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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE H. I>. NJLB8. . Editor a?d Published avory Friday at No. 11W Broad Street and entered at the Cam* den, South Carolina poatoffice aa iDcoiul ttUttd mail matter. Price P annum S2.0?, payable in advanttt. Friday, April 15, 1932 hauuncs cotton in tricks Any day, those who have eyes to ?ee can observe the big, ponderous trucks loaded down with bales of cotton passing through the principal streets of Spartanburg, bound north or south. This leads to the speculation?ju?t how much cotton in tins section is being transported to its destination by motor trucks and how much business are the railroad companies losing by reason of this competition? The day is past when the great rail carriers of the land enjoyed a monopoly on* hauling cotton either for short or long distances. Motor bus competition has not only come to stay, but it is on the increase. And until there is some readjustment by regulatory statutes- to make tins basis of competition for freight more nearly equal than now exists, it is useless to look forward to the time when things will become normal with the railroads. As the result of a recent study of the transportation of cotton by trUck conducted by the Alabama Economic Review it is estimated that between 75 and HO per cent of all cotton ?,as_l* Avard between intrnstato^P'd'nta i" Alabama is moved by tiuck and that the lOH.ooo or 500,000 bales of Alabama eotton normally consumed by the mills of that state, were hauled tu the mils in trucks. It i- a laii ns-.uni;>! n. in tin- absence of aecurae !a'i . ' tliat a -niillai pr<?pnrii.it i,:' . ii'.l oi nnonm-nt- it: South ('ill'.: 1 oa .!) ! "tin r ihli-ti'a! -tatei,f ; a:' :;e;i '. 1 J.;I? died hh t i) ' . I 1 \ ! iI'an.a U; i i > -um ma* 'i I m n.ot ni ' i :i k ;ii-::i ry ' I.a .ilceill;. gait.' d for it.-elf a Ir nito * ' place in \ iabaina and I lire::'.: hi-u* the -mii he.i -! a. an un-i ]> o t;c : fa-tor in the 11 an.-portal ion 1 of I'./ttoii. However, there are many; important adjustments to be made. Trucks certainly are not paying their; fair share in the building and maintennuce of the roads they use. They do great damage to the roads by continuous hauling, Although the taxes they pay are only slightly more than those a farmer would pay who owned a truck that be used in a general way. The extra five or ten points a bale the farmer receives for his cotton, simply because it can be readily carried by truck at low rates to a cotton center, is scant reward for what the same farmer and other citizens pay to maintain the, roads pounded, worn and rutted by heavy trueks^fal are not bearing a fair share of the maintenance burden. The railroads! can with .iii-tice -a> motor transport! -'ib-id .'ei| by the public." -Spar-I tar.burg .lournal. | Waste Thi- writer was ,,n a farm a tew. day- ago and -aw jittered about the place and it win a -mall farm n,,? than $ 1,000 worth of farm tools going "i gone to ruin. How coubl any farmer hope to get ahead at -uch a c<?-t ??Vorkville Enquirer. Hardens In the fight against depression there are no better weapons right now than the home garden. This applies particularly to the city. How effective the garden may be made | jn warfare was indicated last year, when school gardens for negro r. this city, under the general direstior. -f Mr-. J. K. Sill*. yielded foei pr-iuct - valued at $l.P>,.?,5 \V n?t..n->aiem Journal. j?, . .. -.tative I Iyer. Republican. of M ?u: . barged ??n the tb>"i >: ...? n . .i .ii >io> .ho. i': an e - : .? ... - - *: : viir.e and d? y ' "'* \ * . oh ^ , *i' \\ : v a ,f A:.;- : '' f.". !. . a"; of Ma;, or J H Mi .let* t; ' * -1-vi ha:,-:y " flrunk'-r. on i a court o ,ie: daring t:.e office vacant. A Bladder Physic Is a medic.ne that wo n.- or. the bladder as castor oil on tne bowels. Drives out impurities and excess acids that cause irjntal.on which r.-suits m getting up "nights, frequent desire, burning, leg patns and baikftch.n <?et a l35c test box of HL -K ET>>. ( > gr. Tablets) the pleasant bla<kler physic from any buggist. After four days if not relieved go ba? k and get >ou.r money. Y..u will f?-i h"""r a.'?*r this clean.-.ng and y??u get >??ui r?*g ular sleep. Sold by IVPi.ss' !>rug Store and DeKatb Pharmacy MOCKING BIRO KXCKLS Ih Kusily Firnt Among Songstera, Excelling the Nightingale "Due to the pa**#**' of l?*w>? making it u crline to hold any of tiativo songbirds in captivity, many foi'mer beautiful cage birds have become ?trangers to the North, particularly to the younger generation," said the Naturalist. "Of these old timers who delighted us in our younger days, and whose limpid notes we never shall forget, the mocking bird is an easy first, in our regard. This famous songster, with his modest make-up, seems to uphold the tradition that the least showy birds, when it comes to singing, are the finest performers. "From early dawn until long into the night, during the entire spring, he pours forth his song, and such a song. Sit and listen to him for an hour and you will hear, not only his own sweet lay which greatly transcends that of his famous rival the nightingale, but wonderfully accurate imitations of the notes of every bird that he ever heard sing, besides comical take-offs on all the < various sounds that have come to him from all quarters. , "The cries of the street venders, the bark of the dog, the moo of the cow and the grunt of the pig, all seem to come easy, while his. imi-j tations of other birds are so accurate I that they are often and no doubt disappointed at finding, on investigation, that what they thought ^oall from a mate, was nothing more than a clever imposition. "The mocking bird, like many other! wild creatures, seems to take great ' delight m hi* performances, for, 'wl'de _rjv 11. t hem. hi> body . s in coni " , ?N , ai^' motion, With WUlg* jW-ktV l-'.n| led, gt.ii-g an > \a;l impression ot a : ! I h>r:na who. > a;.<tl away by ! er w I! melody . : ra - to . \we- m r ., < 1u.g .\ <>;u:ii i:.ou g m < -. "1'tif >: ' .mate!;, , we Nuiih have bat little opportunity ? !' hearing !lh- noble b,i(l perform, for although '/.oolog.c.i 1 gai tlens may b(. allowed to keep one. li, :e and there. 1 d??ubt very much that' \\/ -^ich surroundings he would ri>e *J> his Ifi'egtest heights. "As a mimic, and entertainer, the mocking bird has blit one rival, the parrott. Not the Mexican, or South American green parrot, the kind we oftencst seer but the small gray African bird, with^the red feathery, ip-^jts | tail. The notes and speech of\?he"f green parrot are generally uttered" mj harsh, somewhat discordant tones, while those of the little gray bird arejmost pleasingly musical, and ifs ! vocabulary and talents in general far superior to those of its green cousin.; "I was walking by a suburban es- [ fate one day when I came across a w??nderfu! performance. A bird, evidently close at hand, was at times -mging. then talking and. anon, indulging in ail sopts of imitations. 1 had n<> acquaintance with the gray parrot up to that time and could make, no gues - < n what manner of bird I was listening In fad I could think only of the talking bird in the 'Arabian Nights.' , "I was gazing up amongst the tree branch*-., trying, if possible, to dis-j cover what sort of bird was respon-J sible for my dilemma, when a man.! evidently employes! on the estate.' came over to the fence and asked me! what I was looking for. j "'The bird.' 1 said. 'Come inside.'j he answered, and opening a gate led) me to a sun porch, and pointing to the little gray bird, still carrying on. said, 'There he is.' "I have seen many gray parrots since that day; many of them, no doubt, vocally and linguistically, the equal- of my first acquaintance, but| 1 have never forgotten that, to me. j ;mt ih! performance. "The Virginia -ed bird, or cardinal. iu;,, or.ee .i -age hi - ! He' ! -n't s,.,.m to wander .-o far n-rt h .a N L .\ i x.?. {uo hue- a-? a-, ' a. -I'aguh t. !i(i' a- far Nor'h " " I' ' . qu.'e 'll ' . . a . iett I ; 1 i ... ,k i . a r ' > * ? a t* '? k , #.f!' :.i y H g u-tially i,n- p. ,.f >,vit , three r.oi, 'When. when, whet..' with the Jir-t note the longest an*: very i strongly accented; but 1 have nc.or heard any other bird uttering -uch ' ; dear, penetrating and generally pe! uiiar or.es. So loud are they that j they give no impression of tht> whereJ about s of the singer. He may be I ??v*er here, he may be down this way. 1 The sounds can come from anywhere a- far a* the listener cor. erred. "Like other great rrycr-, 'he card-' j ir.a. s song ha> the e(Teci of attract-i 1 .r,g ?l fTerent kind- of bird-, and he was formerly much u-ed by b.rd : a p. pe-s as a de \ r'roin tne New, ; York Sun. i ETHIOPIAN MELTING POT Im Addis Ababa Which Now It Served lly Air Mail Establishment of air mail service between Addis Ababu and Jubiti, port of French Soiuuliland on the Gulf of Aden, marks a new chapter in the rapid emergence of the Ethiopian capital. "Snuggling against the Ethiopian hills about 350 miles southwest of Jibuti as the crow flies, Addis Ababa enjoyed almost complete isolation until 1018 when the French thrust a railroad from Jibuti to the citysays a bulletin from the Washington, I>. headquarters of the National Geographic Society. . . "Before the first locomotive steamed into the city, most travelers were content with a view of the Ethiopian hills from the decks of steamers plying the Bed Sea. Then, traveling in the country was a test of endurance untf tact. Roads were mere paths and caravan routes, winding in corkscrew fashio^through the hilly country and^ natives were none too friendly. To reach the capital, which lues in tho center of the country, required an arduous trip of nearly 500 miles. "In less than two decades, tho Ethiopian capital has risen from obscurity to the best known city in northeast Africa. In 1928, after a lapse of twenty years, the United i States re-established diplomatic relations and sent n minister to Addis Ababa. A year later the Empire joined the Universal Postal Union. "Hard(j^ had the suspicious natives of Addis Ababa become accustomed to the shriek of locomotive whistles at the railway station, when .the shrill burns of shiny new automobiles sent pedestrians scurrying to safety. Meanwhile men w ere >et to work j 7?a-.ng streets and replacing the' :i a'.ched-ri pfed hu?ts w ith substantial ' - itn i s. business buildings and j .m able hotels. From a stragg'mg settlement the capita! developed lnt<> i city of 70.000 inhabitants.1 a In dt 50 of whom are Americans. ; "But. with all its improvements,' Addis A ha ha is the 'place to go' for all Ethiopians, and its modern veneer' is dissipated by the throngs of. native! visitors. As in pre-railroad days, the streets teem with men and women whose wardrobe consists of a few yards of cloth in which they wrap themselves from shoulders to knees. Hats and shoes ?re seldom worn but often the hot sun demands an urn1>cella which, to the foreigner, re-. senibles a compote upside down on the end of a long handle. "The contents of hug? packing cases from Michigan continue to swell the 'automobile population' of Addis Ababa, but the whir of nonskid tires on the improved streets has not yet drowned out the thud of camel and donkey hoofs. These ungainly beasts will challenge the mo? tor vehicle as long as the roads be-J yond the city limits remain unimproved. "The market place is the focus of life in the capital. There the travel-1 er sees the Addis Ababa housewives in spotlessly clean cotton rubbing elbows with half-naked tribeawomen from remote regions where their grease-smoked, smelly hair is their leading charm. There a wealthy feuMul lord or merchant, astride a gaylydraped donkey, displays his social position by the number of servants following his 'charger.' "A tour of the market place reveals many of the products of Ethiopia and now and then an imported article such as cotton goods from American mills. There aro sacks of salt and grain, goat skins bulging with honey, spearheads and other weapons which young Ethiopians often buy merely for adornment, hardware, crockery, baskets and many fruits and vegetables." 0 Six gunmen wounded four per-gms, one fatally, in a gang war in a New York poolroom on Saturday afternoon and escaped in an automobile. NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of Sundry Tax Executions directed to me by S. W. Hogue, Treasurer, 1 have levied upon and will sell the" following property on the first Monday in May. being the 2nd day thereof, in front of the Court House, Camden. S. during the local hours of sale. Terms of <:ile: Cash. All that lot and building thereon, ir the City of Camden, bounded on the North by land .owned by Fashion Shop; on the Fast by Church street; on the South by W. (I. Kvans; on the West by Karesh. et. al. Levied upon and to be sold as property of Fstato of Sallie Brown for It* 12-T, 11)28, 1929 and 1930 Taxes. Also All tliat parcel of land in District No. 2th Wateree Township, containing 1 acres. Bounded on tbe North by Maude Campbell: on the Fast by L. I. Guion: on the South by L. I. Guum; on the West by L. I. Guion. levied upon and to be sold as property of Jess Glaspy for 1929 and 1920 Taxes. Also All that tract of land in School District No. 38, Wateree Township, containing 100 acres and buildings thereon, bounded on the North by Li mas Gadson; on the East by Estate of J. N. Dunn; op the South by Propst lands; on the West by Walter Kr*.n. Levied upon and to be sold as property of Estate of Bob Roberts for 1929 and 1930 Taxes. Also All that tract of land in School District No. 1. DeKalb Township, .nuning l'>?> a<res and building* -( ? i". . i?<"iir.tiuM or. t tie .North t>y t*ar : rs . i'reek; <>r. the l-la-t by J. I) McFe'-r; U -* by \ nr'io K bin son. ' I . 1 ,i . .. v if- TV K. : A..- : 2:? a- : ' 0 1 , , . s ......v\?..... . N 1- !: T . . ! a ' ] - ; ; n . N. y r I >.I > : - : T. - he W.' ' ' V ' Edward* Levied up? ,.H, i . o:. j a* property of i.e.: 1 ri, :i! . f V 192s. i 929 and l'.Co Ta\?s. Also All *h at t ra : of lar.d ;r. S. J !' -tr:ct No. dp. Wateree T' >wr. -: p, , rta:r.;ng 1.' 0 acres, bounded or. t he [North. East. South and West by lands ; now or formerly J. M. Martin. Levied upon and to be sold as property ? : hd James and William Gran* for 11927. 1928. 1929 and 1930 Taxes. Also A!! * hat tract of land ir. School 'D-st-ir? No. 12. Wateree Town-hip, containing leu acres and buddings hereon, bounded on the North b\ J. M Porter; on the East hy J. V. Miles; * or. the S,,uth by E*tate Mofifc Car| '"r; or. ?he West by J. Porter, fx-vied upon and to be sold a- property . f Estate of R. W. Porter for 192*. 192-9 and 1930 Taxes | J H. McLEOD, Sheriff of Kernhaw Count1. t?. rz NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of sundry tax executions to me directed by .J. (\ Boykin, City Clerk and Treasurer of tin* City of Camden. South Carolina. 1 have levied upon and will sell the .following property on the first Mon^ day in May. 1932. being- the 2nd day hereof, in front of the Court House, ij; Camden, S. C., during the legal hours of sale. Terms of sale: Cash. All those pieces, parcels or lots of hind, -iIuated in the City of Camden. County rf Kershaw. State of South Carolina as follows: All that-lot of land, having a frontaye on North Broad Street, of the City of Camden of "One Hundred Ninety-two (192) feet, and running back Westxvardly to a depth of One Hundred Fifty (150) feet; bounded on the North by 10th Street; East by Broad Street; South by lot of Henry Savage and West by lots of George T. Little. Levied upon and to be sold as property of Lillie M. Banks for 1030 City Taxfs,Also All that lot of land, fronting East Seventy-six (76) feet, more or less on Gordon Street-??T1<1- running back I Westward therefrom with a uniform width of Seventy-six (76) feet, to a uniform depth of One Hundred Fifteen (115) feet and is bounded on the North by premises of Gamble; East by Gordon Street; South by premises of Joe Fisher and West by the Seaboard Air Line Railway. Levied upon and to be sold as property of Allen Johnson for 1030 City Taxes., Also i All that lot of land, measuring Sixty-one (61) feet, more or less, on the South side of DeKalb Street and extending back with a uniform width, to, a depth of One Hundred Ninetyfive ( 105) feet and bounded North by DeKalb Street, East by lot now or formerly of Mrs. H. C. Smith; South by lot now or formerly of A. J. Beattie and West by lot* formerly of. Dr. A. W. Burnet. Levied upon and to be sold, us property of F. E, Welsh for 1930 City Taxes. Also ^ All the right, title and interest of Fossie Williams in and to: all th^t lot of land, fronting Forty (40) feet East on Market Street and extending back West of a uniform width to a depth of One Hundred*Twenty-eight (128) feet and bounded North by property of JRose Williams and Isaac Williams; vEast by Market Street; South by property now or formerly of Solomon Deas and West by property now or formerly of James Brisbane. Levied upon and to be sold ?L,?r?Perty of F<>ssie Williams for 1930 City Taxes. Also All that lot of land, fronting Forty (40) feet North on Laurens Street and extending back of a uniform width to a depth of One Hundred Five ( 1 ()D ) o?/j ^ V, 1'aori'n: S{reet; East by property of *_J ; uthiiilkf'r- South by lot of Withp ' V v' -v property of Calvin ' ::im' Levied upon and to be J^n]uVy nf Fmma Brooks to. 1,u ( i; y J axes. A! so . ' : .r. Cue extended .. ' ra*. ir.g a Northern ' ' N V tee!. .: n EastUj:iU:a-J Iu,a.n^ F-u:.f,rr. :;n.. ?f ;v fV/.'.-v'V1- Lr". " of ,)n'e v ? 5 ?' ? 'foot and Poum.ed N-.rtr. by premiM , now or oim.i.y j,?. Frazier: East bv p:em:<?-< \\.m (,r?k; South bv premises of Charlie Ben>o:i and West j right o. way of the Seaboard A. i . way. levied upon and t<r be ?93w- ,pro?orty J*hn Watkins for 1930 City Taxes. A1 so All that lot of bind, fronting Fortv (40) ,eet on Carroll Avenue of the City of Camden and extending hack of a uniform width to a depth of One Hundred borty (140) feet, and is known as lot 44 in the subd.vision of the Peter Cole tract and is bounded as follows: North by Lot No. 17 of sauf subdivision; East by Lots Nos. 21, 22. 23 and 24 of said subdivision; South by Carroll Avenue ami West by Ix>t No. 43 Gf *aid subdivision. levied upon and to be sold as property of Joi?n Jenkins Jr., for 1930 City Taxes. H. D. HILTON, Chief Af pA 1 i^p e:,.. _s , ..i . oi camocn. The clerk court of Anderson county refused to issue a certificate on each of the federal farm loans thatj no prior mortgage exists on the prop-j erty mortgaged to secure Uncle Sam for the loan. He is the only clerk in South Carolina to refuse to do so, and all the payments of money to borrowers in Anderson county are held up, because his certificate is a necessary condition of paying the money to the farmer borrowing it. More than $20,000 in checks were sent the clerk for delivery after ipaking the certificate required, and they are all held up on account of the clerk's action. Meantime, no more applications arb4, forwarded to Washington, and the field agent of the government is himself searching the records and preparing to make the certificates of no prior lien by special dispensation. Two men were stabbed to death in the Western .penitentiary of Pennsylvania near Jrtttsburgh on Friday by another Convict named James Gordon, who is doing a long stretch on robbery charges. He made his escape from tho Eastern penitentiary some years ago after allowing himself to he covered up in a truck load of hot ashes. - He was later recap- J tured in California. The American Tobacco company ] paid its president, George W. Hill, a salary of $108,000 and a brrnus of $850,000 for 1031. The company's net earnings for the year totaled $16,180,741. 1_ 1 Wants?For Sale NOTICE ? Starting1 Monday. April ' lMh we will operate our ofFictsjaijii''' Showroom a I our Number Two Plant on West I.aureus Street. Our Hast Lam ens Street olfice will be 1 closed for the summer. The Caindi n Floral Company. FOR S AT.E Several" good milch eo\v?s I for sab-. Ranging in price from .*" "? .1. 11. Hu 11-. Camion, S. C. 2sb FOR RENT?High c!a*< furni-hed afaflnient. until fa!!, at ?2?~> per ' ne.nth, : > desirable nr.rtv. without children or dog>. AddrV- P. (V lb x .'I'.'ii, t anulen. S. 2-1 s 1? WK HAVE just received tw-> carl'.n '!?" of sulphate of ammonia. Send us j your orders. Southern Cotton Oil I Com pan v. Camden. S. C. . 2sb 1 WE HAVE IT ON HAND?For sale, kiln dried flooring, ceiling, siding, . roofers, shingles and brick. Kouifh and dried framing. Trices k keeping with the times. Wateree Lumber Company/ Camden, S. C .. 63-64 sb VVK ARE carrying stocks of acid kainit, manure salts and all gradti' of good fertilizers. Wo would ap. preciate your orders. Southern Cotton Oil Compahy, Camden, S. C. " c"' 2sbll FOR SALE?Dixie 14 blight-proof cotton seed, recleaned. Apply G.f Little* Camden, S. C. 52-54pd FOR SALE?Coker's Farm Relief Cotton Seed 60c pOr bushel. C<>k. er's Kllis Prize Winning one ear seed corn $1.25 per bushel. Pu^ bred 'Hampshire nigs 2 months old at $3.50 oach. Mrs.. Lee West, Rt. 1. Camden, S. C. ' 52-2pd FOR RENT?The R. W. Coleman res." idence on North Broad Street. Ap. ply to W. It. Zemp, Camden, S. TSJ f?2-64pd VHdfaUMENTS?I handle only the 'best grades of marble and granite. Come t.n see or write to T. J. AleN'inch, Camden, S. C. 19tl 1 FOR SAI.K?ruignum seed oats, new j crop corn and hav for sale or consider exchange for cattle or hogiJ Will exchange corn for peas baste 1 five Uushels corn for four bushel* cow peas. W. T. McGuirt, Manag. er at Guignard's Plantation, Tele* ' phone 148. Camden, S. C. CAKCKVl'KKi.Mi?Junn ,&? Myers*! Aphf?r:t 2b3, 312 Chur? Street,? "Camden. S. C., will pive satis-.-; factory service to all for all kinds J of carpenter wck. Building,-' general repairs, screening, cabinet making and repairing furniture i My workmanship is my reference. * 1 solicit your patronage. Thank j ing you in advance. 50 tf. Camden Furniture Co. II (Incorporated) SATURDAY SPECIAL f Big Aaaortuient, Lateat Stylo of Beautiful Pull Up Chaira. See them in our window. . $3.48 . j 1 ;?i Emm butter | Fancy Creamery il O C/* j ! BBBi in ?/4 lb. Print. I0" | | WHITEHOUSE?EVAPORATED | J MILK 6 r1.' 19c 5 r. 29c NECTAR TEA 3 S:425c Vi lb. 1 En Vi lb. OQp Pkg. 'Jl? Pkg. AJU Encore i MACARONI SPAGHETTI ! NOODLES pkg. 5c I 1 RJV.JAII | SALAD DRESSING j TJ 10c j.",' 15cQr 29c ~j SPAGHEni RJir^.3 C? 19c j N. B. C. Fruit & Nut Cakes lb. 27c " "I RAJAH SANDWICH SPREAD M?191 /_ O Pint 1 Qo I jar IL /^U Jnr I UU FINEST GRANULATED SUGAR ih *1 / ? io-"> tyvu Mag TUl? LUCKY STRIKE, CAMEL, CHESTERFIELD. OLD GOLD i CIGARETTES 2 ft: 25c. 11 TAX EXTRA CARTON ? 1 *^5 I'l Iona 24 lb. 96 lb. 11 FLOUR 55c $lll 2 in 1 POLISH can 10c | Fairy SOAP 7 cakes 25c j BANANAS, 5 lbs. 25c LETTUCE, 3 heads 25c CAULIFLOWER, 2 lb 25c ? " i CARROTS, bunch .... 1<* j CELERY, stalk TOMATOES, 3 lbs .... 25c ; | A & P MEAT SPECIALS [I Pot Roast Beef lb. 17c Hamburger, lb T. 15c Veal Chops, lb. 20c Frankfurters, !b ^ H Pork Liver, 3 lb* Neck Bones, 4 lbs. "1*1 ATLANTIC