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? THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE jpijii jO j#~ 0" tC f i"** '"" ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H. D. NILK8.,Editor and Publisher s Published every Friday at No. U09 '"" Broad Btroet and entered at the Cam* ' den, South Carolina poatoffice a? ecoivd elass mall matter. Price per annum $2.00, payable in advance. Friday, December 9, 1932 COMMON SENSE SERMON Camden ban nearly always been fortuhate in the ministers who have been called to the different churches in tho community, but it has never been happier in this reapoct than now. Tho consecrated) ablo and intelligent pastors who Oil the different pulpits In tho city at this time probably constitute the greatest influence for good that has ever been at work here. On last Sunday those who wore fortunate enough to attend the Presbyterian church wer? charmed and edified by one of tho most comprchen?, ?ivo common sense sermons that it ' has been our privilege to listen to in many a day. Reverend Mr. McAm had the .Sunday before discussed the causes of the present unrest a'nd depression throughout tho world. Someone who had enjoyed that sermon, during th<rweek, must have suggested to himiMp.^ he give his ideas as to the needed remedies. This he did Inst Sunday. Without professing to | offer a panacea, Mr. McAm did, wo j think, unerringly point to somo of i . tho things that might be done to relieve the present situation. His suggestions with regard to the payment of debts promptly wherever possible and in part where they cannot be fully paid, the giving of gainful employment to others, and the sharing of u >rk among those who labor so; that the greatest number may he fed, were to our minds fraught with such good common sense as to be remarkable. I When ministers, such as Mr. Mc-1 Am, willrmit forgetting their duty to keep the light ever before their people. intelligently discuss practical issues of tho time, their sermons are bound to be helpful to their people. HICK TOWN STUFF Quite a number of business men, operating large interests, were awnkVvw ened one night this week by anoriymous calls telling them that their business houses were on fire. All made hurried runs down town to find that they were victims of practical jokestcrs. In talking to one of the victims, he stated that he passeB it by this time in a aenso of humor, but he would not appreciate it for a regular nightly occurrence. Such jokes are serious and may result in a bad wreck or collision when there could be no -excuse offered. No names are being called but the party or parties should try some other means of having fun. It is hick town stuff. They'll Fill The White House When Governor Roosevelt and his j family stopped in Omaha last September they were taken out to the ( farm of (lus Sumnick, who has 11 children, all at home, for farm-cooked chicken dinner. The Sumnieks had the threshing on that very day which added to the enjoyment ol* the Roosevelt party. The governor himself got his campaign hat covered with dust from the machine and Mrs. Roosevelt climbed over a barbed wire feptfo to see all there was to be seen on the Sumnick farm. On bidding their hosts goodbye, -Governor Roosevelt gave Mr. and Mrs. Sumnick a cordial invitation to visit them at tho White House in Washington next summer. And that is exactly what the Sumnick family is going to do, children and all. They aro planning for that trip righl now in spite of hard times. But - then Gus has four farms and enough cars to carry the entire family for what will, no doubt prove to be the most thrilling outing they over had. Think These Over and Buy at Home. Here are a few short paragraphs, author unknown, that are worthy of pasting in your scrap book and putting :r.te daily practice: I buy at home because my interests here. %dk*4u-e the community which ig""'i enough for me to live in is good iv-r mc to buy in. Because 1 want to see the goods. Because I want to get what I buy when I pay for it. lb-cause, my home dealer carries me when I run short. Because the men I buy from stand back of the goods. Because I sell what I produco here at home and here I buy. Because the man I buy from pays his part of the town, county and state tax. Because tho man I buy from helps support my schools, my church, my lodge and my home. Because when ill Juck, misfortune or bereavement comes, the man I buy from is here with his kindly greeting, his word of cheer and his pocketbook if need be. I buy at home. Here I live and here I buy. t . 0 mmmtmammemammammmK mm > Capital Observations (Spocial Correspondent) . Washington, 1). ., Doc. 6.?Befpre the city of Washington was laid out there was in the territory which was embraced in the District of Columbia a settlement of considerable sise called Georgetown, and for a long time it maintained a separate municipal organization. Many years ago it was merged with Washington and the entire district was placed under ono and the same government. Only a^mull stream, Hock Creek, separates the two soctions now, as the two cities gradually 1>uilt -up towards each other. Many of the most elegant and stately residences are located in old Georgetown. After tho election in 1020 the Hepublican majority in tho Seriate refused to confirm the appointment of any ono of tho opposite political faith, and the Democratic high command in the present Sonate now purposes to even matters up by holding up any further nominations of President Hoover, so that Democrats may be named after the fourth of March. The effect of this in South Carolina will be that the reorganized Republican patronage aggregation will have no further business to transact. It is now the time for old Joe TOlbei't to laugh. Ho was turned down flat and allowed no patronage by tho present administration but it would seem that he kept his? organization in better shape than his successors; who made a ludicrously insigniftcanV?bow! ing at the polls last month. I A proposition to amend the constitution of the United States now be-1 fore the states for approval is face-1 tiously known as tho "Lame Duck , amendment. Senators and represen-; tatives who may have voluntarily declined to stand for re-election, or who j may have been defeated, are called, lame ducks because of being politic I rally .crippled. The last or short session of congress is referred to as the | lame duck session, and this tho | amendment referred to purposes to do away with. Representatives elected I last month become membres on the ! fourth of next March, but unless eo?Igrftss Uncalled in special session they do not actually participate in legislation until the regular session in December of next year. The amendment provides that Congress shall convene on the third of January of each year, when members elected in November shall participate, and tho newly elected president will be sworn ^ in on the 20th of Janua/y. The principal object to be accomplished is to prevent control of legislation and government policies for three mortths by an executive and a Congress that may have been rejected at the November election. The proposal has already been approved by seventeen states, I nearly half of the number necess'ary, land there is every prospect that the ; new amendment, the twentieth, will ! become a part of the constitution within a few more months. If so a record will be established by the preliminaries being completed within one year. ^ Led in the. House of Representatives by Speaker Garner on the first day of the session the anti-prohibitionisLs failed by a close margin to obtain the necessary two-thirds majority on a proposed amendment to the constitution abolishing the eighteenth. The proposal was for simple und outright repeal, and it is believed that favoral)le action may hnve been had if thoro had been embodied a provision for outlawing the saloon. The reason for precipitate action .on the first day was that under the rules tho first and third Mondays in any ono month are the only days when there can be a suspension of the rules to permit consideration out of the ordinary. The question may come up in tho Senate during the present session and possibly passed in a modified form. If so it may get back to the House for attention, but if not itit is certain to come up in Congress ag:fin during an extra session after the fourth of March. The effort on Monday to put the horses before the. cart, so to speak, would <eem to he ! logical. that is t>> endeavor to repeal 'the prohibition amen.'.men4, before ak . ng up a bill to legalize h.. :. or I'iight wines. | The ptonunv.alion of proper names v;u ies widely, and i> iftrge.y a matter ; of choice. The best method, however, would seem to be to follow that of the bearers of a particular name. The 1 members of the family of the next; president pronounce their name in. two syllables, and as though spelled i Rose-velt. Anderson county is appealing to the supreme court from tho decree of Judge Featherstor.e allowing four lawyers $">,000 for collecting $20,000 from the bondsmen of the county treasurer who defaulted. One of them was Solicitor Ieon W. Harris, late candidate for the United Statfcs senate. and another ^was the county at- j torney, Hald Major, and the quartet i of lawyers took, tho case on a .con-1 tingent fee contract which people of the county are trying to annuT. H. N. Boykin Shot By Doctor Kendall Columbia, ..Dec* 6?H. N, Boykin, former (Columbia police officer, was shot and killed today in his room at a local hotel. Aftei^he shooting, Dr. II. W. Kendall, Columbia physician, went to the police station and told | Sergeant C. K. Weaeott he had killed Boykin. N. A. Theodore, attorney for Kendall, said the physician would plead self defense. Theodore said Kendall had been called to Boykin's room for "professional services," but that when he arrived Boykin started an argument. Kendall, through his attorney, said Boykin had been drinking and appeared to blame him for his dismissal from the police force October 11. When he started to leave, Kendall said the former officer exclaimed: I "You can't leave here. You're on the spot,. I'm going to kill you." The physician said tho former of- i fleer then reached for his pistol and he shot Boykin once. Kendall turned over his pistol at the police station. He was detained, while Sergeant Wescott went to the hotel room to investigate the shooting. . * Wescott said he and Coroner W. A. McCain found Boykin's body, fully clothed except for a coat, lying in a pool of blood. Ho said Boykin's pistol was found lying partly under his body. x | Boykin, who came here from Bishopvillc in 1917, was dismissed from the Columbia police force on charge ' of conduct unbecoming to an officer. I Kendall, who was his personal I sician, was said to have testified rolajtive to his physical condition, j Mr. Ifhykin, who .was unmarried, j was horn in Lef' county, his mother dying when he was about five years of age. He was adopted by J. E. Chewning, a first cousin of tho boy's mother, and raised on a farm near Bishopville. In 1911 he came to Columbia while Colonel Griffith was superintendent of the state penitentiary and served as a guard at that institution until 1917, when he became a member of the Columbia police force. In January, 1920, Mr. Boykin, then a member of the city police force, shot and killed France J. Yonce, a soldier of Camp Jackson, at the Seahoard Air Line railway station. Mr. Boykin was indicted, was tried and was found not guilty by a jury. J. C. Chowning, clerk of the board of county commissioners of Lee county, was notified of the death of his kinsman, Mr. Boykin, early yesterday and came at once to Columbia. He took charge of the body and this) morning will take it from Columbia [ to^phis home near Bishopville and then to Spring Hill where the funeral sefvices will be'held. * Doctor Kendall received his medical degree at Tulane university in New Orleans and did post graduate work in the city of New York. "He has been practicing his profession in Columbia about five years and : is a former city physician. He was born and reared in Columbia. Convenient Memory. All I know is what I see in the papers, and it does appear, reacting between the lines, that Col. Raymond Robins is a first class fakir. His loss of memory, or amnesia, has all the ear-marks of a put up job to fool the folks. In the good old days when tramp printers abounded, sympathy and a handout always could be had for a deaf man, generally known as a "dummy." I remember such a fellow [ coming to The Enquirer office when typo was set by hand. Dummy worked all day at the case, and in the late afternoon asked me about freight trains going toward Raleigh. I knew a number of trainmen, so mado arrangement for Dummy to beat his way on an outgoing freight at night. But next day tho train crew in returning to Monroe had a good laugh' at my rxnrn-c. Arriving at Hamlet, Dummy ua- requested to alight, >-ince rule- wrrv strict about transporting' tii.mpv. Dummy suddenly regained' h " \c?al organs and "cussed a blue; s 1 reak." There is another type of citizen; who sometimes suffers from amnesia, l or loss of memory. He is the fellow who gets on a spree and cannot remember a thing except those tilings he doesn't want to forget. Kick a drunk man in the seat of his pants and he'll remember it until his dying day.?Monro? Enquirer. Dozens of breweries, some with capital in excess of a million dollars, have been chartered in New York ' state during the past few weeks, according to an- announcement of the secretary of state. ? A dear hunter in Pennsylvania re-; ports the killing of a 20ft-n?und buck ! i which had 21 prongs. I J Gen. Kurt von Scheliechcr ha* been! [chosen as chancellor of Germany. He will become virtual dictator oLthe republic. ^ Hog Cholera Is , [ Reported In County Th$ro hove been several recent outbreaks of hog cholera in the county and thd# it* to urge all hog owners who have not had their hog* and pigs vaccinated to do so as soon as possible. . None of these outbreaks have been allowed to spread very far due to $he fact that the owners of these hoys have gotten in touch with your county agent just as soon as the sickness was noticed and arrangements were made, for getting all the hogs in that community vaccinated immediately. However, the majority of the herd of hogs where tho outbreak starts is usually lost beforo treatment can be administered. Within the past one 'or two years hog cholera losses have been cut down a great deal in Kershaw countj* duo to tho splendid cooperation the farmers have given in this matter, but, the ultimate aim is to efadicato cholera from our county as, nearly 100 per cent, as possible. This can be done by each farmer having his pigs vaccinated when they are about six or sevcp weeks of age or just about a week before weening. This age is best because it gives early insurance throughout the life of the hog and costs less because less serum and virus is required for a small pig than for a shoat or larger hog. In event of outbreaks of cholera our farmers are urged to get in touch with the county agent immediately. <> Atlanta Doctor Burns Old Bills Atlanta, Dec. 6.?'Dr. George Brown burned <tjjs account books Saturdayand told his patients to forget whftt they owed him and "let's start all ? ' r over. He had $81,302 worth of due bills ' on his books and at 9:30 a. m., tossed 1 the records into a fire. He notified ! his patients by mail that he had cleared the .slate "so - please forget I that this little service of mine was | over rendered and jojn me in passing along this message of good will, good hope and good cheer." Some of the bills destroyed by Dr. Brown have been running since 1892 when he started practicing medicine. He said payment of the bills would Ik? a hardship for many and that since election of Roosevelt and Garner ushers in "a new day of hope" he would wipe off the slate and start over. Dr. Brown formerly was a member of the Georgia legislature. _ Hepry Ford, recently operated on at Detroit hospital for hernia, has so j far recovered as to be able to return ! to his home. , New York city on Saturday experienced the warmest December 3rd on i record, the thermometer registering 61 degrees. , ^ Vice conditions alleged to exist in Houston, Texas, among high school boys and girls are ?0 bad as to have claimed the attention of the grand juiw of the county. ? . . Three New Yorkers, agents of a counterfeiter, were arrested in Norton, Kansas, after a 16-mile chase after two merchants had called police when the trio tried to pass off counterfeit bills. The recently launched French liner Normandie is too big to go through the Suez canal. The ship draws 37 feet of water, while the canal has a mean depth of but 30 feet. C. E. Bryan, of Edinburgh, Texas, is exhibiting the hide of a 10-poini buck that he recently lassoed with a rope and then wrestled with until he killed the animal with his knife. "J. S. C." advertised in a Warsaw, N. C., paper that he wanted a wife because he was lonely. He has had replies from 184 women, who say they are too lonely. Clement Studebaker, Jr., 61, member of the family that established the Studebaker automobile company, died at his homo in Chicago Saturday from a heart attack. Secret service agents found $45,000 in counterfeit bills in safety deposit boxes of a Chicago bank last Saturday and also a number of plate? u?ed in printing the spurious money. It is announced that the Chrysler automobile corporation will increase tho working forces in its several divisions by ''..000 by the middle of the month. D. I*.. B-ndshaw of Omaha. Neb., has been chosen as head of the Woodmen of tho World to serve the unexpired term of \V. A. Fraser, who died November SfR. Columbia hanks distributed more " than $50,000 to Christmas club members this year. London, with a population of 8,000,000, has only about 80 without shelter on an average night. "William Crider at Petersburg, W. Va., confessed to stealing a horse. He was given a life sentence. A Ix>s Angeles, Cal., woman after marrying and divorcing two brothers has now married a third brother. And Try This One, Mr. President "I know how to settle this unemployment problem," said the club wag. "If we put all the men of the world on one island, and all the women on another, we'd have everybody busy in no time." "Well, what would they be doing?" "Why, boat-building." 5 ii i . , ... The Kansas supreme court has ruled that a man's breath and staggering is sufficient proof that a man is drunk. v*The appealant must serve 30-days in jail, pay a fine of $50 and lose his driver's license. 'High pressure salesmen are reaping a harvest of coin in the Chicago area "by selling stock Jin proposed breweries, to start operation just as soon as tho sale of beer is legalized. The suckers are falling for it hard. Wants?For Sale FOR SALE?'Pedigreed Cocker Spaniel puppies. Address Mrs. 'W. G.. Peterkin, Jr., Lang Syne Plantation, Fort Motte, S. C. 30pd NOTICE, FARMERS?My corn mill is in operation every Saturday on lower Main street, opposito the drinking fountain. J. B. Zemp 3G-39 . FOR iLALE?Pool table 2V(."x5'V cues and balls. Also No. 7li and No. 4 Erector combined. Both in good condition, cheap. Phone 353-J, Camden, S. C. 36sb ROSES FOR SALE.?Strong ttvoyear-old field grown plam^p 20 varieties, 25c. Talisman, PWRsident Herbert Hoover, Rev. F. Page Roberts, 35c. each. At Community Market in Camden Saturday. Mrs. R. E. Rembert, Rembert, S. C. 36-37-sb. SALESMEN WANTED?Men wanted for-Rawleigh City. Routes of- 300 consumers in and near cities of Bishopville, Eau Claire and Columbia. Reliable hustler can start earning <$23 weekly and increase rapidly. ' Write immediately. Rawleigh Coi* Dept. SC-76-V, Richmond, Va. - 3G-38sb FOR SALE?Two year old budded roses at 36 cents. Colors white, pink, red, yellow. Can be seen at Community Market on Saturday morning or write or telephone long distance. Borden Nursery, Mrs. C. M. Emanuel, Rembert, S. C. 34tf SALESMEN WANTED?Men wanted for Rawleigh Routes of 800 Con sumers in and near Counties of West Kershaw, Fairfield, Lee and Sumter. Reliable hustler can start earning $$5 weekly and increase every month. Write immediately. Rawloigh Co., Dept. SC-76-S, Richmond, Va. NURSING?By hour, day or wqek by registered nurse. Address Mrs. . J. W. Ingram, 205 Hhile Street, Camden, S. C. 34-36sb ELECTRICAL REPAIRS ? Bring your electrical appliances to us for repairs or adjustments. We guarantee .satisfaction, oiir charges are moderate. Telephone 220-W, Shannon Electric Company, Camden, S. C. \ \ '. 82tf FOR KENT?A four-room apartment, - private bath, porch, large yard for children to play In. Can rent rooms a furnished or vacant as party desires, Apply to 1305 Lyittleton street, Camden, S. C. 80tf FOR SALE?-Very attractive property on U. S. Paved Highway No. 1, * three miles out, consisting of acres land, nice ttvg, room,.house, dairy barn, gnu-age and other buildings. Located in beautiful pine grove. 350 feet on. paved highway. Electric lights and 'phone service available. No paving assessments and no city taxes. Immediate possession given. Address T.' K.' Trotter, Owner, Camden, | S. C. 34-36sb FOR SALE-?tWe have for sale at the Guignard Plantation milk cows, hogs and pigs, Oats and oat straw. Also 'trades considered. Address . W- P. McGuirt, manager, or telephone 148, Camden, S. C. 26tf MONUMENTS?I. handle only the _ | best grades of marble, and granite. Come to see or write to T. J. McNtnch, Camden, S. C. lOtf C ARPENTKK irs u?jonn S. Myers, === phone 268, 812 Church Street, J Camden, S, C,,~ will" ^give satisfactory service to all for all kind* of carpenter work. Building, general repairs, screening, cabinet making and repairing furniture. My -workmanship is my reference. 1 solicit yjur patronage. Thanking you in advance. 50 tf. Santa Claus Season Is Here .: --;.// ( ,. , . A store full of pretty, useful Christmas Gifts. A beautiful assortment of Cards. Come here and ^our shopping will be made easier and you will be pleased with our moderate prices W. R. ZEMP'S DRUG STORE Broad Street Phone 30 ' /CITY DRUG COMPANY DeKalb Street \^. Phone 130 IHHHHJIIHAHHMIHHHBHIIMHiHMQRHMH GRANDMOTHERS' 1 BREAD 2 32? lows 9c ' PEA BEANS 8 * 25c ?SALMON w3 tSoL 23G CATSUP <Br 2 as 25c RAISINS ieeded or Seedless 3 SHELLED lb. 55e MIXED NUTS lb. 15c WALNUTS lb. 21c ALMONDS lb. 25c Cake Coloring r^Li? 25o I DATES ?SS pkg. 15c I ??"RAISINS 3 Bbt. 25c I FIGS ?L*2 ^ 15c J Also GJncc Fruits, Peels, etc., at Attractive Prices. 11 PINTO BEAKS 4 lbs. 15c I A ATC Sunnyficld O Large OCa UM O Quick or Reg, ^ Pkg?. 11 RICE Bwg* 7 k 2Sc 1 PRODUCE r iJ Beets, per bunch 10c Ripe Bananas, lb. 5c Carrots, bunch Celery, lUlk ... ^ Large Lettuce, head .. 10c | fl Tomatoee, per lb. .. 12V?C I I MARKET II Pot Roast Beef, lb. .... 16c Shoulder Lamb, lb 15c Lamb Stew, lb. ...... 8 l-3c Pork Liver, 3 lb.. or Neck B?aij?+tt?i hr 2?4 : 4 FUh, 3 ?b?. for 2Sc