Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PRESIDENT, IS ENCOURAGED BY REPORTS OF PROGRESS Washington, Nov. 13. ? After a close stu 2/ of charts showing in creases in employment and total wages now being -paid, the President believes the recovery progarm is mak ing commendable progress. Secretary of Labor Perkins reported that the average Hourly wage rose during Oc tober from 42 cents to 1ST cents, while the average hourly work week de clined from 42 to 89 hours. 'A special report by Government economists as serts that the reaction in production in some of the major industries, principally confined to textile, leather and steel, was the result of overpro duction between March and July; hence a recession in those lines was unavoidable. It > was between March and July that tho Natioanl Recovery Administration to control "hours of work was being organized. The Pres ident credits the NRA with the in crease in work wages and decrease in hours. The latest chart shows the | prices received by farmers for thei? products "have increased from th^1 spring up to October Tl from' an index figure of 40 to 52, while the prices paid by farmers increased from the index figure 68 to 77, or 3 points net in favor of the fai-mer. These index figures are based on the level of 1920 as a parity of 100, the level which represents the Administration's goal. WE LIVE ON OLI) SHOES. FEED them to us. .Rowell's Shoe Shop,] one door South of Chronicle office. Columbia, Nov. 13. ? Lotteries were] formerly legal in South Carolina and were used for many purposes, some of them religious and charitable, said| a University of South Carolina pro fesBor recently in commenting upon I the decision of the French govern ment to arise public revenue by the | lottery system. Judge Andrew Pickens Butler, one | of the famous jurists and statesmen of ante-bellum South Carolina, the professor pointed out, used to tell thfs story: There was a lottery in the Dutch Fork, The whole population of the section turned out to witness the drawing of the lucky numJbers. & sturdy Dutchman, who had bought several tickets, late in the day hat won no prizes. He proclaimed the whole proceeding an infernal swindle. A moment afterward he drew a prize, whereupon he exclaimed, "Ise does believe that /a jist as fair a lottery] as ever was, and can whips any man whose disputes it." j ? READING FUN IN STORE FOR BOYS World adventure thrills are in store for readers of THE AMERICAN BOY ?YOUTH'S COMPANION, accord ing to word just received from th' editor of youth's favorite magazine From the Artlo ? to the jungles o' Haiti, and from the plateau of A sir to the Hon country of Africa, the edi to.'s have chartered a course of ex citement and fun in the 12 issues of 3>34. ; Several years ago, THE AMERI C \N BOY introduced to its reader? the popular, black-haired Jlmmie Rhodes, Army Aviator. Those who -fVj'rvr'""'. *?' - ,'1 ".?yifV*! ? Kolly Field, and with the 04th Pursuit on cross-country hops, target practice and formation flying, will be d':Mf?h'ed to learn that Jimmie Rhode? has returned to the magazine. The new se ies tftkes him to Haiti where a revolution is impending. THE AMERICAN BOY? YOUTHT COMPANION, filled with the infor mat ion he needs, and the advice on hobbles and sports ho is always seek ing, 1$ the Ideal present for that son cousin, nephew and chum. It's the kind of present thnt renews itself every month when the mailman lays ft eoT>y on tta doorstep. Approved by teachers and educators, and endorsed | by high school America, the magazine enn solve your Christmas sh%plng difficulties. Tho subscription price is $2.00 for one year. Until January 1, you May take out a three-year subscription for $8.0fy a.savirtg of $8.00 over the one-year rate for three years.. After1 January 1, this three-year rate Will be withdrawn* Mall your order di rect to THE AMERICAN BOY-^ YOUTH'S COMPANION, 7430 Sec ond Blvd., Detroit, Mich. Service on ? your subscription will start with the issue you specify. '$4 Colombia.' I? ov. 18.? The attention attracting values of various magazine advertisements afe being tested in an iment by clssws In elwmentary under Prof. Kersaw Walsh Ivswtfty of South Carolina, it was discovered that noticed- more often > ones, but it #t./the ad ? coto.| 5 EXAMINATIONS -- .. _ ... -State, Civil Service ission has announced open com as follows: " Assistant Psychologist, $2,600 to $8,100 a year, Public Health Service, 'or duty at the United States Peni entiary, Leavenworth, Kan*. Senior Agricultural Economist, $4 >0 a year, Agricultural Economist,] (,800 a year, Associate Agricultural Economist, $3,200 a year, Assistant Agricultural Economist, $2,600 a year, , Agricultural Adjustment Ad ministration and Bureau of Agri cultural Economics. ' . Senior Inspector, $2,600 a year, In spector, $2,00 a year, Junior Inspec tor, $1,620 a year. Optional branches ? ship construction (hull), ship con struction (mechanical), ship construc tion (electrical), engineering ma terials (electrical), engineering ma-, terials (mechanical), and hull materi-| ala. All salaries given above are subject to a deduction not to exceed 15 per cent as a measure of economy and to a retirement deduction of 3 1-2 per cent. All States except Delaware, Iowa, Maryland, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia have received less than their share of appointments in the apportioned de partmental service at Washington. Full information may be obtained from M. H. Moore, Secretary of the United States Civil Service Board of Examiners, at the post office in this city. Relieved By Taking Cardui **I was weak and run-down and suffered quite a bit with pain^ in my Bide," writes Mrs. Nick Bar ranco, of Beaumont, Texas. "I was nervous. I did not rest well at night, pnd fos appetite was poor. "My ^nxStnor had used Cardui with beneficial reoult, so I decided to take it. I surely am glad I did, for it stopped the pain in my hide and built up my goneral health. I took seven bottles in all." Cardui its old at all drug stores. Interpretations in Respect (o Terms Used in the T'rovisions of "Instruc tions C. C. C. Form 1" The Executive Committee of Com* modity Credit Corporaton has adopt ed the following interpretations in respect to certain teAns u?ed in the| provisions of "Instructions C. C. C. Form 1": 1. Term "marks" as used in para graph 12 to include tags. In this connection warehouse ?re graph 14, lending agencies and sub-| sequent holders of eligible paper will necessarily have to carry a risk as to the un-insurable portion of the loan in cases where insurance cover age can not be obtained for thfc full amount of the loan. This risk should be small in view of the fact that such lending agencies $nd holders will loubtless know the quality of the cot 'or. pledged as collateral to paper held by them. 3. "Eligible cotton" ns used in paragraph 1. Round bales are eligi-| Me. Middling tinges and strict low middling spotted cotton acceptable or, samo basis as low middling. 4. "Producer" as used in para graph 1 includes share croppers. The following inteppretai,i?-..s have also been made of certain terms used !n the lbari agreement, C. C. C. Form A: A. The terns "federal agency or instrumentality" as used in para graph 7, includes the Federal Surplus Relief Corporation or any other corp oration, substantially all of the capi tal stock of which is held directly by the United States, but does not oi course incudo American Cotton Coop erative Association or other coopeil* tivo marketing associations. B. The term "Within walls" as used in the warehouseman's certifi cate and waiver, paragraph 1, means within a structure floored or erected V?pon a platform suitable for the stor- 1 age of cotton for a period of one year and enclosed in such manna that cot ton is adequately potected from weather damage. This letter is to be considered in Connection with the instructions con tained in C. C. C. Form 1 and the provisions hereof may be made pub * LYNN P. TALLEY, Pres. Commodity Credit Corp. Washington, I). C. ? ? ? ? ~ LIQUID, TAIU.CTS, HAI.VK, NOSE DROPS Cheeks Malaria In 3 day*, Cold* first day, Headaches or Neuralgia In 30 I mlrtutes. FINE LAXATIVE AND TONIC i Most Speedy ttemedle* Known. 1 Snappy Stuff San Diego firemen dashed to a home in response to an alarm to help untangle a cat from a washing ma chine. .r , William Long of Blanch ester, O., has filed suit for divorce, alleging Mrs. Long removed his bed and made him sleep in *a chait. ? ? While members of the Open Forum Club at Amarillo, Tex., listened to County Judge J. M. Simpson lecture on the subject of crime among boys, three women were rdbbed of their purses by a sneak thief who mingled with the audience. Englebert Langenhovel, 73, and Mrs. Martha Langenhovel, 72, of Stockton, Calif., were remarried re cently after being divorced since 1913. Found guilty of stealing corn off the stalk, Fred Witchman was sen tenced at Plainfield, Wise., to h<vkk what remanied in the complaining farmer's field. A broken nose was the only injury suffered by two-year-old Johnnie Beatty of Monte Vista, Colo., when he fell from the third story of a ho tel. Judge Desort gave a divorce decree in favor of Mrs. Helen Pulls of Chi cago, after she had testified that her husband persisted in sprinkling cigar ashes in her blonde hair. Already a grandmother, Mrs. Frank Priest, 37, has given birth to her fourteenth child at the Broadway Maternity Hospital, in Cambiidge, Mass. Dreaming he was being attacked by robbers, Odis Workman, of New Martinsville, W. Va., asleep in his parked automolbile, kicked his right leg through the windshield. Applying her knowledge of jig-saw puzzles to a letter her husband tore up, Mrs. Alma Rfoux of Chicago, found a blonde, and is suing for di vorce. Mrs. Clara Godkin of Chicago was arrested for begging with a baby in her arms when the "babby" was found to be a doll. Chester Raymond of New Orleans inherited $20,000 from an aunt while in prison for picking pockets. "You're a good sport," said Charles Carrol of Chicago to the judge who sentenced him for a year instead of five, as he might have done. Miss Marion Groll of Cardiff was expelled from her church foi playing jazz music at a church entertain ment. Fined for fishing, Charles Morse of Chicago asked the court to pay him for the day's work he had lost waiting to bo tried. Mrs. Adelaide Mason of San Fran cisco got a divorce to marry again, 30 years after her husband deserted her. Miss Elsie Rutter of Chicago iden tified James Larkin as the bandit who held her up, because ho stuttered. Sidney Darvoil of New York ac cepted a farewell dinner from Samuel McMillen, and thefi eloped with his wife. Charles Morrell of Chicago pleaded Ho was suffering from- aphasia when he committed bigamy, but ho got a year in pison. Mrs. Esthor Forgert of St. Paul testified that her husband "hnd got ten worse every year," and wns granted a. divorce after being married 40 years. Rev. Phillip Groden of Chicago apologized for repeating a nold ser mon, saying that a burglarThd?! stolen his new one. , V ) , Mrs. A dele Busz of Waukeska, Wis., obtained a divorce from August Busz, dairyman, because he smoked his pipe in bed and allowed only one quart of milk a day for family use. 4 Harry Gear, a ragman of Boston, was fined $10 when a witness testi fied that he shouted so loudly that he disturbed tho whole neighborhood. ~ >,-;S Edward Anthony of New York has tnarrled Mfss Esther Howard, al though he wrote a book entitled "How to Get Rid of a Woman." . ' p. ' vxo: *? ' v , '? > WOOD FOR SALE? WILL HAVE for sale from 1 to 100 cords of wood. The v/ood is being cut to help the unemployed in hopes that our white and colored friends will give us orders for same. - Se\ on yard or deliver. Chevis L. Green, Longtown S. C. Report of the Associated Charities of Camden-Kershaw County for October 1933 Balance from last monlh . . $497. 68 Receipts this month 507.5o CHILDREN S HOME .... Incidentals $9.51 Ilent (Trimnal) i-.OO Boston Storo f>151 Sou. Cotton Oil Of 2.30 1 fastenings Seed 1Iouho 2.35 Morris Garage . 4.95 J.' J. Newberry 2k46 Mrs. B. R Truesdale (milk) 21.30 Telephone bill 4.05 Robin Zemp 1.60 0. E Lamoy (gro.) 6.75 Barber J 2.10 Mrs. Kirkland (eggs & butter) . . 4.80 Thomas & Howard (gro.) .... 37.t)3 Water and Light 6.20 Onion plants 8.00 Mrs. Kirkland (butter & eggs) . 5.70 S. H Ross (gro.) 5.35 S. H. Rons 5.75 Labor & sorverant hire 78.00 Lamansky 4.00 Mrs. Kirkland (eggs &. butter) . . 5.70 Plowing % 75 Thomas & Howard 25.00 DePass Drug Storo 4.68 Williams Fire Ins 36.20 Mackey Hdw. 1.00 Burns A Barrett 7.24 Home Furn. Co 5.95 Pe^p^ Co. 1.18 Ed. -Pried 3.00 S. C. Highway (License) 13.10 S. H Ross (gro.) 11.60 Mr* Kirkland 4.80 O. A. Partin . . . 1. 8.00 Stationery (envelopes) 1.60 Stamp tax (84 cks.) . 68 ' V ?M 846. 7^ Balance 659.44 THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES Childrens Home Department WAftREN H. HARRIS, Treas. Some ipeople believe this way and some people that way, but all will adnit that selling an idea is usually more difficult than selling a commodity ? and especially is it easier in selling the commodity, if advantage is taken of the modern, the economical and the quickest method. That method is in the use of advertising space in the Wateree Messenger. Whether you are a merchant or a citir.en, when you want to buy or sell, trade or lftase, rent or find a commodity, read and use the advertising columns and let ppople k:iow of your needs or offerings. GET RESULTS! Use the ads and read the ac'ls every week in ? . ' ' * j f fci> ? M&Uxn Mt'ssjmarr . - 1 \ * * ,M/J Tempting Thanksgiving Dssseyl Fig Cake With Orange Butter Cream Entices Satisfied Appetites. JUST about this time many n housewife .Is scrutinizing her cook-books and hunting everywhere I or especially delicious recipes, for t'.a Thanksgiving feast she serves \.\ll he the evidcnco of her ability r'frA cook. Of course, the tradition :.i Thanksgiving turkey will bo her y do rc8i3tnnoo. Hut after the r . :i I Mrd ar-1 r-tufTn? have dls rr'.? rcd, sho is facc;l with the p. .iiloni of croating another food l : i-.trs that v:i!l rcrv.vnkon and -.1 (ho r/ to. i appetite::. o~v< I".; a ?.ior;t tmccersful In nc th!-: vr.ftl triumph will , " ,.c v. o takes a le;if ? <?jr, . of t iiri ancients. <? </.? i.ot try hr.d aueh . ?)?:(/. t ho (J;cek and ? c '.r.ici ! "av/ as much V. ir, in any ji;op!o now 1 1 v a io. ; i.ie for:iii they es \ no fj ''o highly r cuc . :? i?t ?act, ti-.ai llgs wero i y? the most patrician ?a eplcuvos will ar:i'oo with jnts when thol ? hottest) ; superbly <1- \'vn flft fco light ami !h'.V ' ' .t y will entirely i ? y .jo saying a m "I couldn't eat another thing." A id <*he herself will bo * pleased by the discovery of h w 1 tie trouble lta making took 1 . rt tbe busy Thanksgiving ? p ? oar tlonn. And If, to the Ine.xu-- **-.ced cook, the recipe looka'A t,|t con plicated, she can RtlU b<? bUi'O Of hor succors, for the lngred'-.n & on?| their portions have bean planned with the utmost care and fullj* tested. The recipe for n# cake In as t?1* lows: a/4 cup shortening, l '/> cup* sugar, 4 HI whiter, 1 teaspoon lemon extract, t cup# pantry flour, 4 teaspoons tartrate baking powder, "a teasp-on salt, 1 cup mlik, t teaspoon cinnamon, 1 tenspoon nutmeg, 1 tablespoon molasses, 1V? cups finely chopped n(t?, floured. Cream shortening; ?i*d sugar slowly, beatlna Ih well. Arfrf Java Far In L?id I'ern first showed the world the tal tie of clnehonn trees which yield <iul nine, but now 07 per cenl of the world's quinine *uj?i?ly comes from uva* * ? ImmMM Lom i? HlL. It \? entlroatod that lomm ? on the tnrmR by erotton In tto tttntcn nmount to *200,000,000 1y. the contra! nt?toi? making., tt r?t contribution,.