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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE H. D.~NILE&~. Editor mud PubUafcer Published every Friday at No. 1109 Broad Street and entered at the Camden, South Carolina post off ice aa second claaa mail matter. Price per annum $2.00, payable in advance. Camden, M. C., Friday, Dec. 28, 1928. ' 1928 DECEMBER 1928 'snsnssssssEi beee 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 .25 26 27 28 29 I 30 31 ?, f y bn ? i i * More Liven Lost Lo? Angeles has the record of a peculiar accident which points a strong moral to motorists, traffic officials, sttite highway authorities, and especially our state legislators. A driver in crowded traffic had an epileptic fit and crashed into a sidewalk filled with pedestrians. A police car was rushing to the scene, when down a hill came another motorist and ran headlong into it. More injured and dying. The second motorist had not heard the police car's shrieking siren because, it developed? he was deaf. And he could barely see the car because, it also turned out, he was blind in one eye! That's all. The fact itself is enough to emphasize the necessity of state laws that would require the examination of those who would drive automobiles. For u motor car is a dangerous machine when loosed out of the hands of an irresponsible driver. It must be kept under constant careful control or death will occur. The American Automobile association and its affiliated clubs ure using their influence for the adoption of drivers' license laws in every state such as exist in New York and a few other states. By virtue of these laws, only persons physically and mentally fit to drive are permitted to do so. Such laws would save many a life. . -i Pranks of Tornadoes Many people find it hard to believe that tornadoes actually drive straws into boards. The velocity of the wind in the whirl of a tornado is terrific. It probably sometimes attains a speed of more than 300 miles an hour. That Buch wind will frequently drive quills, straws and splinters into solid surfaces is well established. "Straws," writes the director of the Weather Bureau, "have been driven by tornadoes short distances into the bark of trees and in some cases into the surface <?f wooden boards or the wooded parts of trees. Many witnesses have testified to these facts, and photographs of the phenomena are rather common. There is some uncertainty as to the depth of penetration in most cases, also as to the real hardness of the small surface of materials thus penetrated, hut there is no question that wind does sometimes drive straws into wood." According to the National Geographic Society, tornadoes have been known to drive planks all the waythrough the trunks of trees. A tornado-like waterspout at Calcutta, India, assert E. E. Free and Travis Hoke in their new book entitled "Weather," once drove u bamboo cane completely through a six-foot wall faced on both sides with brick. These phenomena are no mystery to physical science. The velocity of a straw, splinter or other small object may be so great that it will penetrate a harder body before it is crushed itself. It is the energy with which a body strikes another that determines its piercing effect. A small fast-moving object may possess far greater kinetic energy than a large slow-moving body. The straw hurled through space at a tremendous speed expends its kinetic energy in penetrating the harder object, and this happens so quickly that the inertia of the straw prevents it from crumpling before it penetrates at least some distance. Because of the same principle wax candles can be. shot with a rifle through solid boards. MASONIC BODIES ELECT Officers Of All Branches Named Far Service During Coming Year The various Magonic bodieg have been busy during the past weak* electing officer* for the en?uing year and the following have been elected: j / Kershaw l<odge No. *20, A.F.Mr? T. V. Walsh, Jr., W. M.; S. W. Hogne, S. W.; Dr. W. H. Clyburn, J. W.{ J. II. Clyburn, Treaaurer; J. E. Ross, Secretary; N. K. Ooodale, Jr., S. D,; J. 11. Osborne, J. D.; G. A. Creed and M. H. Deal, Stewart#; J. W. Wilson, j Tiler. . I Rising Star Chapter No. 4, lt.A.M. ?John R. Goodale, H. P.; W. F. Nettles, King; Frank Campbell, Scribe J, Jan. D. Zemp, Treasurer; J. K. Rosa, Secretary; T. V, Walsh, Tr,, C. H.; S. W. Hogue, P. S.; Dr. W. R. Clyburn, R. A. C.; C W. Evans, D. J. Creed, and N. R. Goodale, Jr., Masters of the Veils and J. W. 'Wilson, Sentinel. Lafayette Council No. 25, F. & S. M.?W. R. Zemp, I. M., W. . . Nettles, D. M.; J. R. Gopale, P. C. W.; F. N. MoCorkle, Treasurer; J. E. Ross, Recorder; Frank Campbell, G. G.; S. W. Hogue, C. C.; J. D. Zemp, Stewart; J. W Wilson, Sentinel. Camden Commandery No. 12, K. T. ?W. F. Nettles, PL C.; J. R. Goodale, Gen.; T. V Walsh, Capt. Gen.; Frank Campbell, S. W.; Dr. W. R. Clyburn, J. W.; Dr. J. W. Corbett, Treasurer; J. E. Ross, Recorder; W. It. Zemp, Preatle; J. H. Osborne, Standard Bearer; S. W. Hogue, Sword Bearer; A. PL Miller, Warder; M. H. Deal, D. J. Crede and G. A. Creed, Guards, and J. W. Wilson, Sentinel. I ^ Tax Commiaaion Thankrf Officers Probate Judge W. L. McDowell is in receipt of the letter below from Mr. Claude K. Wingate, inheritaqcp tux examiner, of the South Carolina Tax Commission office. Mr. Wingate closes by saying that Mr. Beattie joins him in wishing him a merry Christmas and a very prosperous New Year: "At this season of the year when we are closing our records, our thoughts turn to those of our associates whose co-operation makes possible the assessment and collection of the various taxes with which the Tax Commission has to do. The Commission, therefore, takes this means of extending to you its sincere thanks for your part of the work. We have collected more taxes in 1928 than in any previous year and a large amount of praise is due the various County Officers who have assisted us so efficiently." Banquet For Football Team. j On Friday evening the American I Legion hall was the scene of the banj quet given by the business men of Camden honoring the Camden High School football team. This courtesy extended the squad whs a mark of appreciation on the part of the townspeople for the splendid work done by the boys during the past season. PL I). Blakeney was toastmaster for the evening. Talks were given by W. R. Zemp, B. M. Smith, C. H. Yates, Mayor C. P. DuBose and the team's three conches, J. G. Richards, John M. Villepigue and D. C. Shaw. The members of the team were given silver footballs and J. T. Hayncs, chosen by his teammates as the one playing his position best, was presented with a watch. Music for the occasion was furnished by the high school orchestra and a group of high school girls sered as waitresses. 1 i .-^Crusoe's Island Pretty Spot One of the most fruitful spots in South America is the little island upon which Robinson Crusoe is reported, in legend, to have been shipwrecked. According to one writer, Robinson Crusoe was more to have been envied than pitied, even if he had to find his man Friday from among the cannibals and was compelled to make his own world a place in which he could live. The is1 land is said to be one of the most picturesque spots in South America. It is part .of the crater edge of an extinct volcaho, 370 miles from Yalparaiso, Chile. On it eVery imaginable plant seems to grow, including such widely divergent 'kinds of the cork oak of Spain and apple cherry, and olive trees. ~" . The island forma the base of the spiny lobster fisheries, 80,000 lobsters a year being shipped to South American markets, where they command a high price. It has a population ot 287 persons of mixed French, Italian, German, and Spanish blood and depends for medical treatment on the wireless. - The fishermen have built a little hospital, completely equipped wit^ medicines, given by the Chilean RedCroes, and an operating room, tot there is no doctor. 'When any one Is Yhif THIS WEEK Mr. Brisbane's editorials are put* luhed as expressions of opinions of the world's highest-salaried editor and The Chronicle does not necessarily endorse all of his views and conclusions. Scientists study Ashes that live mile below the ocean surface, Bring them to the top, removing' the water pressure, they burst and die. Human beings live at the bottom of an atmospheric ocean, 500 miles deep. If you took us to the top w* probably should burst, and we shoold die surely. Man cannot live even ten milos up, to say nothing of 500 miles. We pity the poor, submerged deep sea fish, leading such dull lives. They would pity the submerged poor jynong human beings. Science says all of earth's life was once in the ocean. Some animals climbed on the land, developed lungs in place of the fish's bludder, ears In place of gills. Men were included in that migration to land. Other animals, even more ambitious, learned to fly?the birds. Among human beings a few, birdlike# fly, albove the level of necessity to the realms of wealth. Once they get there, they, like the birds, are safe. But, like the birds, they dont do much thinking. They don*t have ,to think. ( - Mr. Broun,-known the world over as the recalcitrant stormy petrel 'of thought, quarrels with President Coolidge because the President speaks of good will between nations then asks for fifteen cruisers. That's not inconsistent. The other nations know that we can get the fifteen cruisers, and fifty if we want them. And that creates the "good "1. ~ _ ' out into the world armed only- w tn faith more timid than he who carr es weapons?" Of course he is. Look at 1 the rabbit. He carries no weapon, j and is more timid than the lion or wolf, that has a mouthful of weapons. You can t bo truly courageous uni less you are wise. And if you are wise, you keep prepared. Socialists of the country discover with grief ami surprise that their I Presidential candidate. Norman1 Thomas, polled only 300,000 vote?, | against more than 1 ">,000,000 for overnor Smith and 22,000,000 for I Herbert Hoover. Debs, in 1012. got nearly 900,000 I votes. However, Socialists need not be downcast. Their candidate had a hard time, running against prosperity, 7,000,000 Coolidge plurality, the "wet-dry" question, etc. When people are as busy as that, they haven't time to think about Socialism. Will Rogers selects an "All-American Team of ability, as follows: Thomas A. Edison, Henry Ford, Herbert Hoover, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and Lindbergh. He probably leaves out the ablest man in the country, as yet unknown. That's fortunate, for it means we have reserves. Rogers would have those five' men run the country, "move Thanksgiving Day up to election and do away with elections entirely." The plan would work, of course. The original John D. Rockefeller could have done the job alone when he was younger. He would have known how to select the men. But the people must plan to govr enr themselves as babies mustlearn to walk, no matter how badly they do it At first". If you always hired a mag to push your baby around in a wagon the baby wonldnk develop.^ More worry, for the criminal. Tfci steamship Aquitania, COO miles ai see, received by wireless photograph, from Dhyentry, England. Herdlher a criminal leaving Jill country under an assumed name taa] have hU picture sent broadcast to : treatment is ladlcated by raido, When an operate must be performed a surgeon is yym 11 ' Betty'. Wedding Now Approaching Camden Society Much Excited Over Kvent. Couple Buy Dundy New Ford Frout The Redfearn Motor Company. Camden Clothing Company Will Be Bob* h (lothiera While Betty Will lie Outfitted By The Fashion Shop. Choose l<om>n? sky Brothers, Burns & Barrett, McLeod-Rush and Camden Beauty Parlor. ft woji't be lony now, Until the wedding of the pair, If Bobby knew his onions, He'd choose the 'lectric chair. 3 From the Redfearn Motor Company, They bought a Ford the other day, Bob says it beats all cars he's owned In every single way. They're proud of its appearance, It's comfort and its power, And ever since they bought it, They just motor 'by the hour. And when it stands by other cars, Bob's proud that it is his, For the snappy-looking neiw Ford's As pretty as there is.. Now Betty sets the fashions, When it comes to ladies' clothes, Because to the stylish Fashion Shop, She always, always goes. Therq she'll buy her winter coat, And dresses by the score, The Fashion Shop is always stocked, With pretty things galore. She'll buy lingerie and hosiery there, And accessories for each gown, It's well-known that the Fashion Shop's , f The smartest store in town. Of course like all good dressers, They're careful about their feet, And naturally Lomansky Brothers, Will see that these are neat. At Lomansky's Bob will buy someFlorsheim shoes, The leading make for men, While Betty will buy pretty pumps, Every now and then. Instead of buying new shoes, \ And throwing 'way the old, They'll take them to Ixxmansky's And have them heeled and soled. From the Burns & Barrett Hardware Store, They'll buy their kitchen dishes, And any aluminum kitchen ware, That pretty Betty wishes. They bought a pretty henter, Just the other day, While Betty will do her cooking, The Perfection Oil Stove way. For every kind of hardware, and farm machinery too, Bob will go to Burns & Barrett, Like all wise people do. From the McLeod-Rush Grocery, , Their groceries they will buy, That they're wise in this selection, You surely won't deny. ' There they'll get fresh greenstuffs, And groceries that are nice, McLeod-Rush deal in quality, At sery moderate price. When you want the nicest groceries, Just Telephone four-four, And you'll get much better service Than you ever got before. Now Betty's very beautiful, Has nice skin and pretty hair, And of course the Camden Beauty; Parlor, For both of these will care. There she'll get a permanent, A facial and shampoo, She patronizes this shop, 'Cause most smart women do. For complete beauty culture, This is where to go, Their wrok is really finer, Than any city shop we know. BOB AND BETTY g Chosenthe Following Firms: N. C. ARNETT and C. P. DuBOSE C. A. CREED BARRETT BUILDING MATERIAL COMPANY CAMDEN FURNITURE COMPANY REDFEARN MOTOR COMPANY CAMDEN CLOTHING COMPANY THE FASHION SHOP HEY MAN'S JEWELRY STORE LOMANSKY'S SHOE SHOP BURNS & BARRETT McLEOD-RUSH GROCERS CAMDEN BtSAUTY PARLOR NEW YORK CAFE W. SHEORN & SON HUCKABEE BODY WORKS J. B. ZEMP'S DRAYAGE MYERS VULCANIZING SHOP ZEMP'S "NO MO KORN" W. ROBIN ZEMP'S DRUG STORF EI.ECTRIK MAID BAKE SHOP PARTIN ELECTRIC SHOP D. J. CREEI), RADIOS CAROLINA COCA-COLA CO , CAMDEN PAINT SHOP KATHBRINE DeLOACHF FUFI HASTY'S BATTERY SERVICE A. A. SHANKS, PLUMBING ? CLEANER? ? M^vgea^gV?N STORK * CITY JJttUNG STATION l PAI ACE BARBER SHOP , for Bob wcck) i TAKEN UP l ^Jfaken up on December 24 1928 one smeU black horse mU ' ? 2 , ' ! fe year. old. (WcTgk "?X Si. I5.ttwn<rsh'I> ""d PWhister r - w- J- BRAiSINOTON 40-<L.-pd c>_Route 3, Camden S C December 26, 1928. - notice i S Cro.nwood, S C. 2 u\ j liny. January 8, 1929. aathur LBE, Secretary. Camden Methodist Church Lyttleton Street near Hampton Park, George Pierce Watson, Pastor. Sunday, December 30: Bible grades' and ages. Epworth League, School, 10 a.m., with classes for all 6:45 p.m., which all the young people are urged to attend. Public worship, 11:15 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. The morn-) ing service will be conducted by the Rev. Peter Stokes, presiding elder. Evening service by the nastor. Theme: "Farewell to the Ol$l Year." Mid-week prayer service, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. The piiblic is most cordially invited to all the services of this church. Seats free. Delightful music. Congregational singing. The study of helpful themes. Come and bring your friends. Wants?For Sale STRAYED?One setter dog, about T87 months old, answers to name of "Joe." Color white and lemon, both ears lemon, one spot between hips, dew claws on both hind legs. Liberal reward fo r I nfo r m at ion or return of this dog to W. C. Mc Manus, Box 11, * Rte. 8," Camden.' S. C. . t * 40-pd LOST, STRAYED OR &TOLEN?' Dark Jersey cow from my plantation two weeks ago. Liberal reward for any information leading to recovery. George T. Little. j. 40-pd WANTED?-600 bushels field .peas at market price. Apply Welsh Motor Company, Camden, S. C. 40-tf POR KENT?Two farms in Kershaw County. Apply to L. A. Wittkowsky, Camden, S. C. 40 tf. RADIO BARGAIN?We have 'just traded in an Atwater Kent model 37, all electric lamp socket model,! only used a few months. Price i complete ?85.00; without speaker! $65.00 W. O. Hay, Atwater Kent' dealer, Camden, S. C. 38 sb. FOR SALE.?Dry pine wood, 1,8 aT"* 24-inch lengths, delivered; also dry oak wood, Z4 and 30 inches. 'Send! orders to W. A. Edwards, West-1 ville, S. C., R 1. 36-6t-dRADIO REPAIR SERVICE?We are! equipped to take care of all At-1 water Kent Radio sets regardless] of condition. Have never returned a set to the factory for repairs in over six years experience. W. O. Hay, local dealer. 38 sb. LOST?On Saturday in Fischel's store in this oity, keys to fit Chrysler car. Finder will please return to Chronicle office and be rewarded. . 40-ab-cos WANTED?Two good big Wardrobes. \ Mahogany preferred. Top price $25.00. Answer 1307 Broad street,' V Camden, S. C. - 35 tf. i FOR SALE?Nice let of oak wood, i just right for best fires. Also some dry pine and some llghtwood. Sawed length wanted and can deliver. promptly. Address Workman & Mackey, Westville, S. C. 37-42 pd. RADIO BARGAINS?w7h?ve? in Atwater Kent battery 0? Radio sets at bargain price! we put them in good shafl fore offering them for sale. ? Hay, Atwater Kent dealer, ( FOR RENT?.Four j oom cotti^l Broad Street. Apply to K.J kowsky, Camden, S. C. WANTED?No. 1 pine logs. cash prices paid; year roo^| mand. Sumter Planing Mifl Lumber Gb., Attention E. 8/1 Sumter, S. C. M ATWATER KENT?is now M 8,000* sets a day and has E work on another factory whi? when* completed make his 1 plant cover more than 33 ] There must be a reason fofl (W. O. Hay, local dealer, C? S. C. * t J FOR SALE?Near Camden, piano, with ben*h and rolls. I about one year. Will sell ffl paid balance on easy terms? ?? particulars -. address fJEdw*r? Hart, 1515 Taylor Street, Col? S. C. 36-? FOR; RENT^Packard touring car, for rent br w? month. Telephone 226, T. l! ter, Camden, S. C. ^ l(rl FOR RENT IN CltV OF CQL]? ?Beautiful bungalow, for? seven rooms, three bed rooms,? baths, sleeping porch, two g? furnace heated, Ideal locations dress "Home," 908 ing, Columbia, S. C. &? KARL BUERLE, chief enrial the great German Graf Ze]H chooses the Majestic Radio.-? dein Furniture Company. fl CARPENTERING?John S. 1? phone 2G8, 812 Church Camden, S. C., will give H factory service to all for alia of carpenter work. general repairs, screening, cfl making and repairing fori? My workmanship is my refe* I solicit your patronage. ? ing you in advance. ? MONEY TO LOAN?At six a? half cent interest on impH city real estate. Apply Savage, Jr., Camden, S. C.j THAT Super-Dynamic Speaks built in every New Majestac m the Radio everybody likes to? ?Camden Furniture Compaq FOR RENT?One seven rooml on corner of Fair street and ton Park. All modern conve? and Interior ^pfpsably^Mwa t Apply to O, C. Bruce, 410 W ATWATER1" KENT-Uyn?mlJ and dytidmfc- spoaksx* *re. ?? demand that the factory has recently partly caught up demand in their home city Of delphia. We can now make H deliveries on these seta at complete. W. O. Hay, loo** < Camden, S. C. For colds, grip and flu take (alotabs m TMil MARK Rlf. RsBstm ths COdfMtiOQ, prtrwti complication*, nnd hasten* recovery. '&?&*' ' ' ^ * J ,' $ gV;-_ fiRFFTllCS^jP W29 \ May peace and I attend 1929, and may that vear I be generous to your projects as I I. you have mode 1928 generous to I I ours. Our greetings are heart I DeKALB SURVIVE 10 4 ; I Pr GREETINGS! I " ' % *-fw T '\L '^J?. , |.'j .', - ,7-r?~? ? | While New Year bells e i*iti><in?, W(i B '^H take occasion to thank our many I patrons and friends for their en 1 couragement and support dur- I the past year, and at the same I time to wish everyone in I town a HAPPY NTEW YEAR! I <a ^jgW McLEOD ? RU COMPANY