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. jS; jg OlVtam (flirottirk r* ' ?J___ . * vol 25 CHERAW, S. C., JULY 14, 1921 . NO. 36 AMERICAN LEGION DAY A KlTCESt | * Smaller Drewd Than Expected. VotIck and Base Ball Well Attended JjT ? , About 1500 people came to Cherav -|6n Tuesdtay in response to the invita "lion advertised by the Amercan Legior lor that day. Despite the smaller number of people than expected th< day was a success in every way if on< tnay judge from the interest taken ir each part of the Program. The Base Ball in the morning was ? -"a contest between two fast teams, Cam .den and Watfesboro and resulted ir jtbe South Carolinians walloping th< {Tarheel boys. Benson hurled for th: Camden team while Rogers pitched for Wadesboro. "* ( At 1:30 o'clock Dr. E. W. Sikes, Pres pt Coker Colleg of Hartsville made a 'Scholarly address calling on the service men not to quit the firing line jtae said, in substance, that the firins .{line in France meant the line whert (hey gtappled with the Hun in d^ad ily combat but that there was still a firing line here in our own country This firing line is divided into foui i lectors and there is a place in the line for all of us. fhe sectors are: r ? 1. Education. 2. Maintenance of statesmanship politics and good government. S. Maintenance of American social standards .? 4. A newer conception of business. He urged more money, betteT teachers and better equipment for schools jtnd a fuller realisation of tlie impor. |ance of education. : He pointed out European political troubles and warned against allowing toreign ideas of government to get a aold in our country: He said our younger set was adopt. # mg the Latin or French social standard and.was showing in the Dance and n other ways how our social standard iras being lowered. * then spoke of how the war had ihown many people that money was sat everything in life. A citizen oi darlboro is spending a large sum ot noney for a handsome school building llfcdieated to the memory of his son f:g - ? * mk ''Who gave hie life for Democracy, -f Maj. Coker was oh this firing line SiWiig-MMlfe Ume. . Jin conclusion he rapped Geo. Harey saying Harvey was not fit to re. resent this great country in the court T St. James. * At &-.30 o'colck the freak races wert taged and resulted as follows: l Shoe race worn by Rudman. Prize 1.00. given by Walters-Terrell Co 'In this race contestants were relired to take off their shoes and de>sit them in a barrel. Thev were retired to stand 20 ft. from the barre id at starting signal race and gel rir snoes irom me oarrei pui men and lace the:n. , ___ ^ Three legged race won bvBarnej Flowers and Jas. Freeman. Prize $"-.0( given by L. M. Evans Co. . Contestants were paired. Each mar had one leg bound with a rope tc another's leg making each pair hav< three legs. The race was 50 yards. J I Sack race won bv M. Leo Johnsoi Prize $5.00 given by Malloy and Co. contestant required to ract ' "Wltlf feet and legs in a sack and ruct 50 yards. Peanut rolling race won by Dal tor Thompson. Prize $2.00 given by Ladd'i ' Drug store. Racers required to roll a peunui with a toothpick 10 ft. Egg jrace for Ladies won by Mrs Annie Stanton of Marlboro. Prize $5.0< given by The New Store. Ladles required to race 25 yards with an egg in tablespoon withoni dropping the egg. Eight negroes then engaged in : watermelon eating contest, not beinf allowed to touch the melon with theii \ hands. Rev. A. H. McArn acted as Judge, r The crowd thoroughly enioyed eacl f race. At A QA iha onrtAn/t Uooo K#? 11 i.uv uiv otvuuu uaoc vail iUUlK wis started but had to be culled a the ending of the first half of the sixtl inning on account of rain. The scon was 2 to 0 in favor of Camden at thi time. The baterie? were, for W'adesborc Huntley and Lowe; for Camden. Don aldson and Rhame. It was a good gum The Script Dance at 10 o'clock in th evening finished what the boys ar willing to call a "Big Day." The Dixie Rounders furnished th Music and it is needless to sav th Dancers enjoved every minute of th Dance. Financially the dav was not a sw Cess the Legion losing possibly o Rubbing It In. She (bitterly) ? '*.M v |i:ir?*nt< lierai Yy sold tne to you." He (still umri bitterly)?"Y on needn't twit me will my unfortunate hnanciul iuvestment.' ?Bostou Transcript. p I < HOV SCOTT'S TAKE SCOTTIXH TKlTj Scout Masters !'. K. Ilnnnu and II. 1'. krause (>'Ive Hoys Hood Time. (Contributed.) Biggest Eaten?Bas Stubbs Most Willing?J ltd Hurt ie! t I V I Critic?Jarniar Jane Evans j* Paregoric Hummer Artist- Brud Bull " Easiest Pleased-rWm. Powell Cutest?Wm. Hiekson ' Prettiest?Dolly Dimple t>pruill Hardest worker?Chit Kendall Apple Blight?Ray Short \ Most Comical?Fish Mouth Evan* 'l 1 Chief Cook?Slick Laney I?*1 '| Bottle Washer?Runt Ralph Martin, i?" Castor Oil Twins? Jud and Brud ' Tomato Can?Brud Bull . \l< Alpine Apes LMtfy and W'inkums j ' .Merit Scores n 1 Bas Stubbs 875 j^1 Jud-Hurt 9G5 j.'? Chit Kendall 81.", 01 ' Jeff Pegues 285 ! Slick Laney 23", ijj Runt Martin 85 jk' 1 Slim Jim -Powell -"0 Pat and Son Hickson 40 'r Winkum Stubbs 105 Jarmar Jane Evans 215 , 'Apple Short Long 275 01 j Diddy Martin 205 01 Brud Bull 330 1 k ' Fish Mouth Evans 385 11 On Friday. July I t., at 5 A. M.f the ^ 1 problem was how to get liftecn bojs into two cars. This was soon solved k and the start was made at 5:30 with a 0 ' full crew. The first half of the trip A 1 was made by way of the Calhoun High- A way from Cheraw to Chesterfield on to Lancaster and Chester, crossing tne " ' Catawba between Lancaster and Ches- C1 ' ter raihoad bridge. Pictures were 1 made of the wreck of the old railroad e( bridge and dinner was had at Mr. ^ Workman's place, near Chester. " From Chester the ' route was by 111 I Loekhart where the Broad River was 01 ' crossed on a flat, as the new highway " bridge was just being completed at NS I- that point. Spartanburg was the next 'll 1 stop, being reached bv way of Jones- R< ville. After a din in the swimming r( pool at the "Y" and upper at the 01 Royal cafe, the "V" was host to the sl Scouts 'for the night. A dip was tak| en in the pool early next morning and: Hendersonville was reac hed by way! [of the Howard Cap Ro'arJ, which runs j? j thru Ininan, Landrutn, Saluda and J Flat Rock. Dinner was eaten at the Central Cafe in Hendersonville \vh?re the pretty cashier served tnjth picks f to Mr. Krauso and then the trip coninued to the camp, eight miles fron\ Hendersonville. On Sunday the whole crowd went to the top of Pinnacle Mt;1 > dinner being served at one of the houses up near the top. Another trip ; was taken to Pinnacle Mt. on Monday .1 i 1 to see the 'sunset, after fishing for i -mountain trout during the day. Mon-J 1 day night was joy night and all restrictions were removed. The start home was made on Tues.' '( day morning by way of Asheville and; j thru Hickory Nut Gap. The first I night was spent near Rutherford ton i where fried chicken was served in > abundance by Mrs. Lewis. Stylo \<ws Right en Kit! it Avium*. ! Thty are Weaning. ? Orchid and yellow are expected from I * .resorts as being exceedingly popular " not only for sp ri but for dressing fe things. th 11 -Henna and Grav arc mare worn at I , every gathering than any other color, h? | with the exception, of course, of black. 101 [I Knitted wool capes and knitted dres- bt ses are sren everywhere. sh A small black lace covered white sunshade graced the lawn of the Hel- 01 t mont racetrack Saturday. This is the to |'second or third dimiuutixe parasol w ; seen at -onart affairs around New ni I York this summer. rt | Blonde stockings .ire replacing gray. ! and are worn with black slippers, jl A great many co! ired lace frock* i* are seen around New York for dinners theatres and dancing jade and gr i> '' lead, but. so.i e tomatoe red and henna > i >< i laces are seen. J Slip-on chiffon alpaca sweaters with ; the Grossman or Jenny necklae and s t Mat col r arc worn to a great extent . i St If tone tigered crepes in navy or i [. black are relieving the mon.itonv of 'I s the omnipresent plain crepe. ( | Copies and adaptations of French 1 ,, gowns make up a crv large percent . age of what ilie smarted people woar e A smart young woman was seen on q the Avenue recent I v. costumed in a , e cloth frock wi;h Paisley was repeated | in the collar and cuffs. | t y' A ram-* made I iky the |>o;*nl:ir filet 1 t. stitch used in sxviater* was seen on 1 a smartly ilrc.-s-d vonn.r woman in 1 . l pule gray, ana na< w rn over a gray .. frock. i i 1 A tailored suit of navv irii.? ine worn ? at the 1 it I i:ont races, made w'.th a h three-(|Uai ter h nuth coat, showui deep! i horde? treatment of grav chain stitch-j 14 ing botli on the skirt and c .at. narrow i lines of the chain stitching also ex. tending up the center hack of the coat. Gray suede Oxfords, gray hose and a;1 NEW ENTERPRISES [|lie raw to Have New Lumber Yard, Wholesale Cusollnc & Oils, Filling Station. In spite of business depression, lowr prices etc.. Cheraw is moving ahead, ew businesses are coming into beig and so far this year we have no ud a business failure. Cheravfr Lumber & Supply Co., start leir new lumber yard this week. This i a bi and new organization owned v Mr. J. W. Maynard an experienced imber man. Mr. Maynard is a memer of the well known wholesale Lum fi iirm, uuuirej anu ,mi> iicim. Mr. William Mitchell, formerly with leiklejohn Lumber Co., also a man of ide experience in the lumber busiess will be in charge of the new lumer yard as Sales Manager. The place ill be located on the corner of Secnd and Church Streets near the old ght plant. Among other materials ley will sell rough and dressed lnm. er, ceiling, flooring, siding, sHingles nd lathes. See their advertisement i this sssue. Ingram and Wannamaker is anotb. p new firm just formed and the names ( the firm speak the coming success r the venture. Mr. E. G. Ingram well nown business man and J. H. Wanamaker. Cashier the Merchants & armers Bank compose the partnerlip. They will sell at wholesale only, erosene, gasoline and lubricating ils. Their warehouses and tanks will e located below First Street on the . C. L. R. R. tracks. A big tank truck. as been purchased whvh will piloted | y Mr. Daniel A. Boan, the now effl. ent citv mail carrier. The new filling station just complet-; 1 located on the corner of Second &! .. .. . _ - . I hurch streets opposite Mr. .;. e. rot- j mi's store will be occupied bv Palletto Filling Station a new concern vned bv Mr. A. L. I^atta. Mr. obt. McDonald a 30th Division hero ho won his D. S. C. in France w'41 ive charge of the station. They will ?11 gasoline, oils and auto supplies ut J itail. The station is the drive in ,and it variety with all latest appliances ich as automatic tanks, free air etc., hey start business Thursday. City Servi FREE AIR! Gas, Oil and Prompt Drive in and le Market Street. Chera\ ??1 It hat of matching shade completed e costume. Several large black maline and lace its were noted at the Belmont races, i le of them being worn with a crepe ick satin gown of crushed raspberry, lade. Touches of red continue to be noted: i many of the navy frocks seen about iwn, frequently supplemented ith red on the hats, here often takig the form of huge bunches of curi lit s. Meat Importations From China. rhine?e meats imported into this ountry consist of hams and sausage. I'lie hams are cured lu a manner imilar t?i ours, have a peculiar odor, ire small, ami of poor quality, judged \ 11,wine The ssiusnire is irepnred from pork, and Is about the :i/.e- of ii thin frankfurter, Is hard mil oily, ami has an odor pronounced nipleasunt to the occidental nose, rhose products are consumed ex* iusivoly by the Chinese, who consider hem quite a delicacy. 4n3wered. For i easor > of economy a certain i.u.i -? noi*i u'lili ln?r Purler. elates an tin*dsn exchange. She guve ii 1.1 a cnrdiui reference to a prospecive employer A few days iuter she \as annoyed to get a catechism of inestloiis froiu this lady "Was he coureous. gentlemanly, honest, and of dlsingtiislied HppearaL "e?" To which lie replied: "The Dowager Lady lilaiik wishes to say that If her hutler iwned half the virtues euuiuerated she ivouhl have married him herself years igu." Life as I See It. I'll he truthful about It. I don't see why a beautiful woman needs any sense.? I.ouNville Cour!er-Journul. PEACH SHOW TO BE HELD S | AT HAMLET NEXT WEEK Exports from the Department of Agri- C | culture Will bo Present to Give ^ iHstruotlons. , Hamlet, Julv 10.?The first annual peach show and institute of the sand w hill? of the Carolinas will be fconduct- "s ed by the chamber of conjfmerce of in Hamlet July 20. The peach Industry is tr developing fast in the section and it p< is the purpose of the local chamber to si engage experts in peach culture who gi will meet *vith those Interested in this linn for i-r&rtica' talks and round tab- "i le discussions. ttl 1 The IT. S. department of agriculture m and the departments of agriculture of di the two Carollnas are cooperating iu ol making this institute a school of prac- al tical value to the grower and those is who are considering puting in or. g< phorrfo tfl Not many year? ago the Sand Hills ui were considered barren waste land is but now it is beihg demonstrated that w peaches and some other fruits and th some vegetables can be grown better p< and more profitably than elsewhere. The program of the peach show and iistitute is designed to help the grow- w fr to foresee some of the difficulties ilj that othep sections are now undergo- d< ing and to keep fruit diseases and in. sects from getting a hold on the sand ti< hill product. The sand hill peach ai and held at a premium because of the vi uniformity of sizte and excellent flav, w] or. hi o | a pi First Trolley Car. .tl The first street car in the worh". op- ' eruted with a wire suspended over- ^ head, commonly known as a t. olley;| wire, was In Kansas City, ay 1, 1885, ec on a line south of Westport, an ex- in tension beyond what was then knowe^ as the "Westpnrt Horse Car Line." ^ *t Saw th# Sunr<- Sid#. '(X A little fellow of se,:en. whose op- tti tlniism was u perpetual ? 'urlse to hit pl | parents, was being punished by his fa- er ther. He was sprawling neros* Ms parent's knees, nnd after about six n strokes of the cane he muttered to ai hliuaelf: "It won't matter. I don'f I sit down rau li."?Loni'.on Tlt-Blta. ice Station ; bj FREE WATER! ? Accessories. Service. " w of fr t us do the rest. " sc w Phone 128 v, S. C. e ???????????? K _______________r The W*/ .. When the ont*e-weiilih\ lUank ^ parted from Iter husband a.id decided ^ to work for Iter living, fdte became a ( housemaid. Her tirst employer wus a woutau who. in other duys, hud been j one of her own servants. It seemed a queer thing to do, but "the wretch always worried me by giving me notice," suid the lady in reduced circumstances viciously; "she must have done it a half u dozes times. So I took the position?to give her notice, the wretch! t Ami 1 did it, too, after the tirst week." ' ! ? Bulletin (Sydney). t The Beard in Diea -?a. To dream you have a toug beard ( denotes long life. If blac *, you will e have great troubles. If r^O ehaiue ( and disgrace will follow y-?i. If white, | cunning and success In you* undertuk- c lugs. To poll or shave the beard be- i tokens loss and disappointment. If a j young lady dreams she has a beard. ?] sh* will marry well. To dream you are beurdless Is a sign of riches. To wash the beard Is an omen ot sadness. The Truth Won th- Paee. When Dean Richmond was at the head of the New York Central, i l??y j asked him for h pa^s to his home town. Richmond could assume a very terrible aspect, and. looking as uwful as he ' could. he roared at the youngster, "Why do you want a purs?" The hoy whs so terrified that lie forgot tlie ( ..........i. i... 1.0.1 1..0 i-iwi/1 f,.p riia nrra. ' ojirrrn ur- iiuu *( ? ??-. ?..v ?ion. and blurted out. "Because I don't wunt to pay." I)can Richmond remarked that this was the first time anyone bud ever told the tm?h In asking for a pass, and he gave the ^ boy his first free ride. '; v ~ s Van Dyck Supreme. 8 Van Dyck has been rated the great- ^ est portrait painter of all time. with J f the possible exception of Titian. d EES COUNTRY RETURNING TO PROSPEROUS CONDITIO redit Clearings House Organ Say Business Now is Grealer Than Year Ago. Instead of the present suppose idespread depression there is instea i fairly general condition of well-be ig, which, in many parts of the coun y amounts to a fair measure of pros arity," according to the current, is io of "Credit" the official weekly or in of the Credit Clearing House. "ThUa conviction," savs the artich s based on the volume and value o le business recorded in orders sul Itted for recommendation to The Crc t Clearing House. The money valu ' these orders, whether for New Yor lone, or for the country as a whol considerably greater than a year a >; while, taking the lower price3 in i account, It is evident that the vol rh.e of goods covered by these oi;der very much greater than a year age hen we *".?"*e supposed *o be pa3sin trough ayjtfod of exceptional pros jrity. Indebtedness Decreases. "Further, tne Indebtedness of th hole country, in these lines, is stead IT^IlminishiQr; June shows a market crease, as icompared with May. The favorable signs, in the East see ua, and in, the Pacific Coast sectioi e fully indicated in this and the pre ous is3ue of Credit, while both th heat and dottah sections, where ther lis Koon rnol /tonrncoion tn lnv if) \uccu i tai iicf/i gooiuji uuv iu iv? fees of these two commodoties, ar Kjwing .marked signs of recovery. ' These indubitable facts .speak fo iem selves. 4,Wkat, then, are we to say of th lually evident depression in the stee dustry ? "The solution would appear to b de: the fact indicative of returnini rosperity which we have chronicled *ur in the following order: first lere is very general buying by th iblic, Indicating that the famous buy s* trike, having served its purpost bringing prices down, has come t 1 end. General Buying Ineeraseg. "General buying by the puKlc. whici ttends all over the country, mean things: first, the ciearftig of mer hints' shelves; second, the buying o ?w stocks by these saifle tnerctamT! refill their shelves. "This means augmented sales b holesalers, and renewed " prodnclioi r manufacturers. The large sales fo ay already recorded prove that hot lese things have taken place, and ar >ntiou.'ng with vigor. "But all these commodities which ar >ing manufactured and sold requir be distributed throughout the who! intry; this, with the increased cal r railroad cars to move the ne\ heat and the long held up reserve ' cotton, means much. increase eight for the long harassed railroad hich will further profit bv the read stment of wagep and the more res inable conditions which will gover ork after July 1." o?r?i Hunter's Unpleasant Companion. Alllgutor hunting In the tropics 1 Iways exciting, hut when you're njjt ooned on a muddy tint, with a woudS d alligator for company, and ytni un Is Jammed with mud?that ]jt i eul thrill. Tids is whut huppiyeCi t ae. while the rest of my pur?j| wer quarter of a mile away. WJthlni kUS leu IU UU FilT|Jl lliiun luuu II he alligutor's eyes until I attractei he uttentlon of my friends. Afte hey hurl sunk about twenty bullet tito that alligator we measured hit nd found him to be 22 feet long.?hlcugo Journal. I tint Was Taken. "We had a number of guests to dlr ler one evening." writes Mrs. W. G 'and in serving the chicken my bus >and overlooked our little doughte Clsle. She sut there with a dlsej minted look on her face for a while hen a thought struck her. Sh .'rumpled a ' piece of bread on he tmpty plate und holding It up sh eckoned to the dish of chicken sa] ng coaiingly, 'Here rhl.ck, chicl hick! Here chick I Here chick There was a roar of luught?r an Slsle was qu'ckly served."?liosto Transcript. / Eider-Down Dock There are two varieties of ekle luck?the common elder and th ting's elder, the latter supplying th lown which Is exported from Greer and, while that of the former come nalnly from Iceland. Ten thousan )ounds of down is obtained annuall Yom the latter country. The elle s larger than the common duck. Th Irake Is black with a white bncl vhlle the female Is brown with whit ipots. For Baby. There are possibilities In the bnrre loop. Let the male member of the fam ly cut It In one place for you, thei vlnd It with ribbon of a desired tin! nap It across buby's crib or bugg; md tie the tops on. While you ar usy you will uot be Interrupted ti tick up the things he has tbrowi town, Hadn't Adjustrd Chains. ^ Jane was taking her mysle lessons Slie was playing the C scale. Six s played some notes fuster than oth ers. The teacher asked her why six hurried, and Jane answered, "Oh. ujj band skidded." d d Drecm Lore. >- To dream of nets Indicates thai i- your lover or partner In life Is nol I. so fondly attached to you as you wish To dream you are entangled In otx denotes a wnry and powerful enemj who will endeavor to use you for ? tool. v> mmmmm?__?? i Burch s V . i 'I ' Our pr ccs are in keep J Jay, We absolutely folio in our store. Buy from us tcctmg your interests. W< J Dry Goods, Tinware, C ro J. Bun n e e 1*1^, v RARE MON ? SPE( e * * Let These Price t. e Just received 1.027 yards brauti Lawn ? JUST 878 vdi. fine Dr?u G inrfkim* iz 9 ! by checks and boys blouse i- ' St-E ?*- b- w ' Every "txigh priced Organdy and bouse, beautiful styles and tcfials, value* up to $18.50, n: ! ' rj h ' About 50 beaautiful Georgette e shades and styles reduced ft ei . Men, e' e 200 Good Percale Shirts with a II and $2.00 values, special at i! The N< A I Cheraw's Bigge n [ ONE r II ? Buys A One Pound ? it i r To the tirst 86 ? 'chase a three j a_ COFFEE, we wll one pound can f< l^jtfy one to e ' *tirely only 86 cai t 'r We guarantee > please or money e f Community b ^ ' : "NOS : High Gr I3 J The Be; r I for bread anc e A Guarantee V 1 Try y e Horton & ] s ? ? ?. Concerning Wood Dreams Tn dream you are In fSe woods alf* ' nltles wealth. To dreno* of a woodcutter denotes good luck. To dreatu ) of u woodmun signifies embarrassf tuents. To dream of wooden shoes signifies a hasty Journey. To dream of a wood snake denotes slander. To dream of wooden spoons shows an avurtcious und hard-hearted neighbor. To dream t of ua woodpile shows a man Iq love t. with some lll-nutured woman. To . I dream you are In a woodyard denotes s i u happy change of fortune. r\ \ 1 I The Chronicle $1.50 a year. * . r ariety Store sSaizimr ing witk w holesalc prices tow tke market on every article . [ i and rest assured we are pros sell Ladies' Ready to WVar, :kery and Novelty Goods. s :h & Co. K.J:- . f ..t , v \-j -y \ ? ? - i '? ' '' - ? " Jf . 1 ' . "< ':'?l . irv QA\/iMr iHi i o^winvj :ials s Be Your Guide. [ful Figured J2 l-2c yd iRRIVEt) k pretty pUide, U- | Ca v/I patterns, Value wCyd ,'fV rCIAL ' Voil< brtwrt fke / colors lit latest ma- f A *7 C only. tJ ?7./J Blouses in all tke new (P^ AO om$5.75Tto OL.yO I r.nlr' ir without collars, $1.30 98c % i A ' ' iw Store st and Best Store r^rM'T ur/ix 1 Can of Votan Coffee ? >, customers who pur. lound con of VOTAN * < I plve them an extra ir ONE CENT. ueh family and poslas will he sold. , ' BOTAN COFFEE to refunded. Cash Grocery OCA" ade Flour \ it bv Test I I'l I cake making. Vith Every Sack a sack f ^ t * / ' ' - J rl Hendrix Co. V