The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 02, 1926, Image 2
Chevrolet Motors Moke Another
JReeord.
Another monthly - production rtHE,
cord for Chevrolet motor cars war
shattered in May when the Chevrolet
ifotor Company produced 74,617 automobiles,
the largest single month's
production in the history of the company.
This production also constitutes the
largest single month's production of
modern three-speed transmission
cars by any manufacturer in the uutomobllc
industry, and is an increase
of 21,620 cars over May, 1025, when
52,007 cars were produced. With sales
continuing to break all previous records,
the production of ' Chevrolet
cars for 1026 is expected to total approximately
700,000 as compared
with 510,0J50 cars made during 1025.
!>uring the first Ave months /of
1026, up to the first of June, a total
of 307,332 Chevrolet cars were produced,
an increase of 102,444 cars
' over the same period in 1025, when
total production reached 104,888
units. Sales will continue to 'break
precedents throughout the summer
ar;-- ;<>. months, Chevrolet sales officials predict."
"Oyr constant endeavor to improve
our product, taking advantage
of the most modern appliances
Jcnown in the automobile industry,
.with never-relaxing vigilance on
maintenance of quality, is meeting
with the sincere appreciation of the
public," said W. S. Knudson, presi'dent
of the Chevrolet Motor Com\
pany.
"The $10,000,000 expansion program
of the company, providing facilities
for production of one million
Chevrolet cars during 1027, is well
under way at this time, with ground
broken and building additions being
i .made at Chevrolet plants throughout
the country; Machinery necessary for
the increase in our production is now
in transit from the manufacturers
and by January 1 the company will
be fully prepared to go ahead with
its enlarged program."
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The Three Dudes ?
^ Three dudes were walking along
the Btreet one morning, and met an
aged, decrepit old minister, with long
white hair and beard. Desiring to
poke fun at the old, the first called
out, "Hello, Father* Abraham." The
second said, "Hello, Father Isaac,"
ami the third chimed in, "Hello, Father
Jacob." The minister, seeing the
situation, and likewise using scripis*..*
ture, quietly replied, "I am neither
Abraham, nor Isaac, nor Jacob, but
Saul, the son of Kish, who went forth
to hunt his 'father's asses. And bcv
<. hold; I hnve found them."
It is estimated that two-fifths of
Russia's area is covered with forests.)
Notice of Lost Certificate
Notice is hereby given that Certificate
No. 1, representing Twenty
Shares of the Fidelity Building and
I/oan Association of Camden, S. C.,
issued to T. J. Arrants, has been
lost and that after due publication of
this notice I will apply to said Association
for a duplicate of the above
mentioned certificate.
A. W. HUMPHRIES,
Administrator.
Estate of T. J. Arrants.
Camden, S. (\, June 2f), 1926;
13-16-sb
r Have Them Rebuilt at the
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, Red Boot Shop
Abram M. Jones, Prop
Next to Express Oilice
CAMDEN, S. C.
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Camden, South Carolina
Py*hon Doesn't CM
for "Throe Squares?9
The following atory ! tohl by on#
who visited u snake deulet end had
the privilege of Inspecting the stock
which he kept for sale and hod been
secured by ugents In different parts of
the world. He suys: 'Nye entered h
cage-like compartinent which, at first
sight, appeared to contain only y bed
ding of straw. Then pointing to a hole
In the straw,, he called my attention
to a dark, slowly moving mass. There
are M) pythons in this room/ re
marked the snake dealer, 'and all of
them are from India. Most of them,
of course, are only half-grown specimens
about 10 feet long.' He bent
down and grasping one of the reptiles
round the neck, began tugging
lengths of snake out of the straw.
Then, holding up much of the
python as he couJd lift, he Inquired If
It was not a splendid specimen. I
agreed, and asked If he was not afraid
of any risks. 'We keep the snakes
well fed/ he replied. 'Lf they are given
one good meal a week It satisfies
them and putkes them less dangerous.
Live rabbits, frogs, or toads are their
usual menu, for a snake must he very
hungry before It will eat any creature
that Is already dead.'"
Operating a Camera
Beneath the Ocean
The process of submarine photography
was discovered by D. L. Boulan,
professor of zoology at the University
of Paris. He made several experiments
to a depth /ot severul hundred
feet near the coast of France and In
the waters of the Mediterranean. He
wears a regular diver's outfit, having
extra heavy leaden soles to enable
hi in to get a good foothold op/the bottom.
An ordinary photographer's outfit
is employed, but It must be protected
by waterproof coverings. Leyden
Jars are placed In a barrel surmounted
by a bell gloss which Is provided
with the necessary lump. The
latter Is a spirit lamp, to which Is attached
u receptacle for magnesium
pow der, connected with the usual pneumatic
ball and tube. The photographs
are taken by an Instantaneous flash,
which foljows the scattering of powdered
magnesium into the flame. A
branch tube Is connected with the
pneuinntlc ball, which forces a puff of
air Into the powder and carries It Into
the flume, exposing the lens at the moment
of maximum light.
Fortune Thrust on Him
There Is this very strange story told
to Lord Ullswuter by Mr. Campbell of
nunstaffnage. according to London
Tlt-Hlts:
"He said that when he wns a young
man he went out to Australia. On one
occasion, as he was driving, n Targe
flock of sheep down from tils farm towards
the town, an old newspaper
which was being blown about by the
wind got round his feet, lie disengaged
himself from the encumbrance
and resumed his tramp, but the newspnper
again got round his feet. This
time tie picked It up and rend It. In
the advertisement columns he found an
advertisement Inquiring for the whereabouts
of one Campbell, presumed to
be tho heir to the Dunstuffnage estate,
and this eventually turned out to
he none other than himself."
Hardening Golf Clubs
A new process for fronting wooden
golf clubs makes them waterproof and
extremely hard. Heads ef seasoned
persimmon wood are subjected to a
vacuum that extracts every particle of
air and moisture from the wood, whleh
then is Impregnated with the newly
discovered chemical. The club heads
then are dried and hardened. Clubs
treated In fids manner are said to
have greater driving power than other
wooden clubs and not to shrink or expand
with varying atmospheric conditions.?
Popular Science Monthly.
.First Use of Rubber
Itnhher first came under the notice
of Europeans. its earliest mention occurring
In the records of a companion
of Columbus, who noted that the natives
of Haiti played games with balls
"made of the gum of a tree." The
Spaniards in Mexico discovered?
either on their own account or from
the natives?the use of rubber for waterproofing
their cloaks, hut some cen
furies elapsed before Its utility was
recognized in Europe. It made Its first
nppearnnce Iti Britain as a curiosity
for erasing pencil marks.
Fish Not Drain Food
There is a widespread belief that
fish contains a large proportion of
phosphorus, and because of this is particularly
valuable as brain food. The
percentage of phosphorus In specimens
studied nro not larger than are
found In the fiosh of animals used for
food; therefore fish is no more vain
able than meat for the nourishment of
file brain. The opinion <vf eminent
physiologists Is Hint phosphorus is n<
more essential to the brain Hum nitre
gen. potassium or an\ other element
Historic Cave
The story relating to the Judges
'Hve in New Haven, Conn . is that lr
10(11. Coffe and W'halley. two of th?
members of the high court In England
which had condemned Charles I t<
leath. used this location as a tern
porary refuge from the officers o
Charles II. It seems that the howlde
was split In such a way as to form t
small cave. Although certain of tin
townspeople were aware of their pres
ence In the locality, they were afrah
to give them any practical assistance
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A+iOHg Without
Fork in Abyssinia
Tin- following Is h description ot en
terlulninent given the servants of u '
iruveler In Ahysslntu In which r?w
incut format) the menu. Right of the
lending members of the rarfvao who
hod been Invited* to the feast entered
iiimI seated themselves in a circle 00
the. dirt floor of the house, Two of the
chieftain's servants then entered, bearing
a sheep suspended! from s long pole.
The carriers stood oufslde the circle.
The Visiting men pulled out their
knives and cut off strips of Mesh until
they were satisfied. I/lttle more than
a skeleton remained when they had
finished. The usual method of eating
Is to remove a large piece of meat attached
to ? hone. The bone Is held In
the hand and with the knife a small
piece of meat Is loosened by h cut
froirf the base of the chunk. The piece
Is not entirely severed, but remains attached
at the tip. The loose end is
then grasped In the teeth and the other
end freed with a second upward cut
To ftp observer It appears that the
diners ore In constant and Imminent
dunger of severing the ends of their
noses."
Saltcellar in Uae
as Table Ornament
The word "saltcellar" la a combination
of "salt" and "saler," assimilated
In the Sixteenth and Seventeenth centuries
to "cellar," meaning a storehouse.
"There ore two types of Mselent
saltcellurs, the large ornamental "salt,"
which during the Medieval ages and
later, was one of the moat Important
pieces of household . plate; and the
smaller "salt," actually used and
placed near the plates or trenchers of
the guests at table, and termed
"trencher salts."
In Corpus Christ 1 college. Cambridge,
there Is a salt vat, or cellar,
that once belonged to Archbishop Parker.
It Is of gold and silver nnd is
beautifully carved, standing about five"
inches high. The Bishop Fox salt vat
at Oxford Is another famous piece. In
nnolent times the large ornamental
"salt" acted as a dividing line at table
between the high-born and those of
more lowly origin, whoso allotted place
was ^'below the salt."-r-Dearborn Independent.
T oof us
Toofus say to old Chief Cut Plug ot
Flatfoot tribe: "IIow about some valuable
glass beads which I will trade
you for fox pelts?"
Chief laugh and say: "Toofus, 1
told you that Is old stuff since before
the time of Chief Cornplnnter. You
cannot fool educated Indians with
glass heads. Put since you are so
full of business, letnine soli you some
building lots io Fort Mink."
"I.ots In tamarack swamp." sn.v
Toofus.
"They may be a little dump."
"Four feet of water.. That Is how
damp they are."
Chief grin nnd walk awny.
I "That Indian will do me," say Too
fus, "if I not watch out. He is unscrooptilous."
? Louisville " CourierJournal.
Wouldn't Bear Out Theory
Theoretically, a head-on collision
between two freely moving bodies of
the same weight and type would result
in an ofpiitl shock to both, regardless
of their speeds. Thenforces
of. Impact act equally on both bodies,
and In the case of two automobiles
would tend to throw all occupants
forward In their respective cars with
equal violence. However. In an actual
collision between nutos involving
speeds as high as "?() miles per hour,
so many unevalunted factors would
nurer Ttifif It Is probable that results
would seldom, if ever, bo exactly as |
expected from the Ideal 'theoretical I
case.
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Slam at Patent Lighter
H. <?. Wells Is responsible for the
following story: At a certain fancy
dress hall nil the costumes were Intended
to represent names of famous
books. The majority of hook titles
were promptly recognized, but everyone
was puzzled by the costume of one
charming young lady. It was designed
to look like n patent cjgarette lighter.
All sorts of titles were suggested, but
to each one the girl shook her head.
Finally, someone ventured to ask her
outright the title of the book represented
by her dress. "Why I" she
laughed. "Don't you see? . It's 'The]
Light That Failed.'"
Beautiful Mosaic
Pliny's doves Is a superb and perfectly
preserved specimen of ancient
- mosaic -in- the - OgpltrrRnc TTmseTtrrr ~nt"
Rome. It is described In Pliny's writings,
and Is on that account called
"T'llny's Doves " This mosaic, representing
four doves in the act of drinking.
was discovered In the Villa Adrl
una In 1787 bv Cardinal Kariettl. and
was purchased from him by Pope cie
tnent X11.1 for the museum of the cap
Itol. J'he stones composing it are so '
minute that, on an average pfct piece?
I are required to cover one square inch
? Kant.is City Star
i Agriculture's Cnarm
What pursuit Is more comfortabU
for a man's servants, more delightful
to his wife* more attractive to his old!
dron. or more gratifying to bis friends'*
1 I should be surprised for my own part
r If any man of liberal feelings has me
* with any possession more plc;.'
p thnti a farm, or discovered i.ny p,n
' suit more attractive, or mot? condu
$ elve to the means of life than .grhul
> 'are--:wru tea.
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PITCHER DROPS DEAD
Richmond Boy Dies From Excitement
With Bmm Full
Richmond, Va., June 26.?Floyd B.
Chewning, 19, of Richmond, fell dead
from heart failure today while pitching
against an amateur game against
the Highland Park Juniors. The
bases were full when he sagged and
plunged to the ground and it is believed
his heart failed because of excitement
superinduced by the pitching
crisis he. faced,
Chewning, pitching for the Giuter
Park Juniors, died with a smile <fh
his face. When he fell his teammates
crowded about him. Some one
threw water in his face. But it was
not until Theodore (Pop) Shaffer,
former big league player, and mant
ager of the Highland Park team
placed his ear to the youth's heart
that the tragedy was realised.
Chewning walked a batsman, filling
the bases. The score was tied and
-only one man out. Calmly he toed the
slab and began a slow wind up which
never was completed. With his hand
poised in the air, he crumpled and
fell dead.
Several hundred spectators filled
the grandstand and bleachers. Many
did not know what had occurred until
they realized the game would not be
completed and. saw the body of t)#
youthful pitcher being carried to an
ambulance.
A Killing Near Dillon.
Dillon, June 27.-*-George Bryant,
27, was shot and instantly killed at
11 o'clock last night by Donald Thomson,
another young man, 18, at the
home of George Newton, father of
Mrs. Donald Thompson, about five
miles from Dillon on the Dillon-Lakeview
highway. *
The evidence brought out showed'
that Bryant had last night brought
Mrs. Donald Thompson, her father,
sister and another young woman, to
Dillon to attend the theater. That on
their return to Norton's home Bryant
remained about ten minutes and that
as he stepped out into the yard Thomson,
who was standing some distance
away, shot Bryant down. No evidence
was produced to show that Bryant
was armed or in anyway aggressive.
Jealousy is alleged ta have been
the motive of the killing.
Nine Persons Shot
Baltimore, June 28.?Suddenly
crazed, with a rifle and two revolvers
in his hands, Vance Lee, 35 year old
negro, shot down nine persons in
northwest Baltimore in a space of 20
njinutes today before he died with 12
police bullets in his body. Three of
his victims, two of them policemen
and the other a seven year old negro
girl, are near death. Of the others,
all more or less seriously hurt, three
were policemen and the rest were bystanders.
FINAL DISCHARGE
Notice is hereby given that one
month from this date, on Tuesday,
August 3, 1926, I will file with the
Probate Court of Kershaw County my
final, accounting as Guardian of the
estate of Martha Workman, minor,
and on the same date I will apply
to the said Court for a final discharge
from my trust as'said Guardian.
D. A. BOYKIN.
Camden, S. C., June 30, 1926.
FOUR KILLED WITH A*
Unknown Assailant Snuffs Out Lives
of Four at Tampa.
Tampa, Fla., June 28.?Four per-i
sons were killed with a blunt instru- ]
/ment here today. Police believe an'
ax was the weapon used, but, up until
a late hour this morning, said they |
had no clue to the murderer. i
Ira Rowell, Bee Rowell, ?nd their
grandmother, whose name was not
known early today, were found dead
in their beds about 8 o'clock, afnj
Lena Rowell, age 16, died in a local
hospital two hours later.
A bloody ax was found by police
leaning against the bed on which lay
the body of Mrs. Rowell. The murder
occurred at 116 South Nebraska'
avenue, near the Union station, a few
blocks east of the business district.
The victims were discovered by'
Miss Rtfbie Silner, who, accompanied
by her father, called at the Rowell
home this morning to go with Lena
in search of work. When, a knock at
iUie front door" brought no response
she went around the house to a side
door where she said she saw Lena
and Mrs. Rowell lying on a bed in a
pool of blood. She summoned the
police.
Two patrolmen answered and rushed
the young girl to a hospital in the
hopes that she plight recover sufficiently
to tell of the attack. In a
back room the police found the other
two lying: dead on their .beds, their
heads crushed almost beyond recognition.
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Several neighbors testified to having
heard a commotion after loud
j voices about 1 o'clock this morning,
[but none investigated.
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Sixteen Shot Hit Car.
I Fairfaxes. C., June 26.-?J>awrence
i Youmans, 'planter, sawmill operator
and school trustee of Fairfax, arrived
in town last night in the automobile
he was driving when helcf up by Sumter
county officers in the Wdferee ri ver
swamp, about 18 miles from Sumter,
at 3:30 o'clock Friday morning.
The car bears. 16 bullet marks, made?
apparently by buckshot. Mr. Youmans
fortunately escaped without injury,
as did Ivey Adams, who was in the
car with Mr. Youmans at the timo
of the shooting.
Mr. Youmans is widely connected in
this section and other sections of the
state and is probalbly the best knownman
in this part of the state. He
has always been a law abiding citizen
and has never been in any kind
of difficulty before,
j Citizens of this' community regret
the occurrence very much and although
indignant over this occurrence
and others of this kind that have happened
recently, are grateful tthe *
sheriff and citizens of Sumter for
courteous treatment accorded; Mr.
Youmans during his stay in their r
city.
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