The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 01, 1933, Page PAGE EIGHT, Image 8
Cooks 61 Years
For One Family
We .had begun to think that the
old time negro "Mummy" no longer
existed except in the minds, of the
writer* of Tories of "The Old South'
but wo have discovered one right hero
in Cheraw and a typical one at that..
We said "discovered" but bless hei i
heart wo have known her these 50 j
years, , . I
Josephine Jieid or "Jon" ?? 8h<' ia
culled is cookilitf her lilst year for I ,e
same family without missinK " day
except now and then on account or
sickness. She waAorn a slave on he
l'owe farm about two miles north or
town in 1WU; when the war ended
she became free of course but she,
with her mother, continued to live
on John H. Powe's Tflaeo, to whom
jthe had belonged prior to "freedom.
In 1K7H, when 12 years of age, she
hired to Mr, l'owe as a nurse and she
has been continuously in the service
of the family, having nursed all ot
Mr. Powe's children, and has cooked
for 55 years. It goes without saying
that she is an excellent cook and
house servant.
When -he first started work at tne
Powc home Mrs. Powe taug**lmv -to
read and write and she is a very intelligent
pegr.o. When horn her name
of eou.se was PoWe but about no
years ago she married a mpn fiamcd
Heid and has several grown sons who
^'Jive here. "\" ::
The above "7TT^i the Cheraw
Chronicle ami Mrs, J. U CJuy, of Camden.
is one.of the children nursed by
this old-time colored mammy.
Old Wood Burner
Engine Used Again
Quitman, C.a., Nov. 20.?The "cabbage
head" locomotive is puffing oiu |
of obscurity leaving behind the pun-i
Kvnt odor of cord wood smoke. vi
The short line South CJoorgia Kailroad
running from Adel, (?a., to
Perry, l'la., placed the ancient iion
horses of a pa>l era back into serv ice
as an economy move and fouml its
fuel bill lower by 00 per cent.
The', cabbage heads are coal consuming
loco motives converted into
wood burners. With the change,
the slender smoke stack* were iemoved
"ml the huge, barrel-shaped
stacks hoisted into their place.
Cones, or .propellers, inside the
smokestacks are twirled by the draft,
beating to pieces the wood lire sparks
as they strike the stack's screen covering.
? . f
It takes from two to four cards of
wood to make the 75-mflc round trjp
from Adel to Perry, according to the
way the wind is blowing.
Sehools of Eels Stop
Wheel Of Water Mill
Ornngeburg, November 17. Eels,
estimated to be at least 200 in number.
in a writhing mass, clogged a
fiO-horsopower water wheel at Uth
ridge's mill near the town of North
Tuesday night, cutting olT electric
current for that immediate vicinity.
According to reports brought here
tpPay a pile of dead eels, more than
m number, were thrown out on
the side of. the wheel and employees
in charge of the electric plant there
said thir- pile wh- not halt uf two
r.umhr-r which were ovtvnctid from
the wheel.
The rek were wedged into the 10
l?ti' kets of the Wheel >?*? *> - tit that
it was ne.es ary to u e hami -nwto
, U'. tilt-Ill loose. >"!> .' "
mi , mole 11*.an tw>. ?
and were a.- targe a- .? nan a
The w.Ver wh.ee.- I'.-gat
: i . a -1 nig at am. !i...i.v ;
Tae * ouhie w a - m t u mi
morning.
The eels .arm- from t hi go
*.no ,|..\vn stream, and an rv nana' on
f, .. having been rang:.', m 'he
i ;. -a huge ".uniia rwa".er
win id -a
(,if, red by -oiiie who protc-- <<
have seine kn >w uge a ho.,. ^ < <
Tie y sav tha* tin-y were i-v
#lj, way to .-pawn a- t nev -pa-v\'t,.
eir.hei. hei einhi " ami .lanu.it >.
|. A a. a. u> potnti >i "lit t. at t he
law, \er\ ,1- rp water ar.d ;t w a .
. run; a-a-.\el> recently that
,:t ' >Va- d -...on 1 when it w.
j hey lie-v end to grill
... ... t.... A'tan'n- o. fiin otT tin
' . ( r j i ar.d po-s'.hly ofT the
^ ?
Sex of l>ogs Colli rolled
j, . v t. ; apple- bring better
pr'a'e'-* ti.-j ? female. Rowland 11. Smith.
,j,.g hr. ,.ier of San KraneNt o. tested
' out a new - tent .tic theory developed
in Germany which so far has produced
all-male litter.-. The treatment
is simple. Bicarbonate of soda is fe<
to prospective mothers whose blood,
thus made alkaline, results in the
production of males while acid-blooded
mothers give birth to females.
A move is underway to amend the
Lindbergh kidnaping law go as to
make it carry the death penalty.
William G. Jeffords j
Weds Miss Burneti
?
Camden-, Nov. 25.?A lovely wed- j
ding of the fall was that of Miss Cur- [
olyn Whitaker Burnet and William
Godfrey Jeffords, Jr., of Walterboro,
which took place Saturday afternoon
at 5 o'clock^n Grace Kpiscopal church
Camden, the ceremony being per-!
formed by the Rev. Francis H. Craig- j
hill, pastor of the church.
Garlands of smilax, pine and white
chrysanthemums were used in deco- j
rating the lovely old church. Large!
white chrysanthemums were arranged !
in the altar vases, and cathedral
canities burned in the seven branch j
candelabra. Numerous candles light-)
.->,1 the cheiavl of the church, making .
a pretty setting for the wedding i
party. The family pew.-> wei*- marked;
w:th bows of satin ribbon.
I'i;or ti.< wediling Mr-'. B.ake- ;
> y /imp .-ar.g "At Ihiwr.lng." She
'a .i- at coinpanie.l ,.n J tie organ h>
IM A i'e'ta l earn, w in> a'-o played
the wcd..;ug march.
j 1.1 -! to enter the i hur It U. re the
u-her-, Hr. Ib-ddivk Arkt-nii.ti), Jr..
and 11.wad Brown, of Walt . rb<-?...
Burchill Moore. of Ro'.k II 11. ar<i
1J. n'l.n Burns of Camden. 1 \< w w ; i
j ! > >uo ;[. y.; i-?. ,. j w i a ;r. a -.
I Tl-.ey w i e followed h\ M , M,.'\
' U'irnc", t !'.e lir.iii '? sl-t 1", ! ' . ! .V
f
at ti-nuar.t.
I he br.de. w ho w a- g i-r, m ?t ..
ije by her brother. At.drew Barr:<".
wore a becoming .it-- of w:.;te
' -.it.*., p- iiaos style, w :: a a . a'. :.? k
e and long tight fitting sle<\? Ti <
k: r* t was tlared and lengthened in
.*he ha k to form a long train. Her
'u.'.e veil w.i- attached to a coronet
: orar.gc blossoms and wa? u..in
e.er the Ihcc. llel* >l.ap?is were
w lute sat in and she carried a bouquet
j bride ro-es and valley l.lies.
I They were met at the altar by the
i bridegroom and his be?t man. A-h!e>
Halscy. Jr.. of Columbia.
An afternoon dress of black crepe
Moor length, with long sleeves of
chiffon, * beaded wi'Ji crystal beads.
and a black hat were worn by the
bride's mother, Mrs. William S. Burnet.
Her flowers were a corsage of
pink roses and valley lilies.
Following the ceremony, the bride
was given a reception by her cousins,
Mrs. Robert Marye and Miss Caroline
Richardson at their home on Lyttleton
street, their guests including the
out-of-town guests and a few close
friends o/ the couple. J
In the receiving line with the wedding
party were Mrs. Burnet and
Mr. Jeffords, Sr., father of the bride.groom,
The rooms of the lower floor were
thrown together and were lovely with
vases of pink flowers and quantities
of pink candles. A color scheme of
pink was also used in the dining room
where punch, cake and sandwiches
were served.
Miss Richardson and Mrs. Burchill
Moore received at the door arid Mrs.
Ashley Halsey, presided at the punch
bowl. Miss Emily Pitts. Miss Elizabeth
Zemp and Miss Margaret tc
deSaussure assisted in serving.
After the reception Mr., and Mrs.
Jeffords left for Florida where they
will spend their honeymoon. I'pon
their return from Florida they will
make their home in Walierboro.
Mi.-. Jeffords is the daughter <f
Mrs. William Shannon Burnet and thei
late Mr. Burnet. She received her I
education at the Fniversity of Sou*hi
Carolina, where she was a member!
of. the Delta. Delta. Delta sorotaty
and for the past year has hern lih*nnan
at the Camden library. Through
her sweetness and charm she has
made a wide circle of friends, who are
-en' y that her marriage takes her
way from Camden. _ *
Mr. Jetfoid.- i- th.c .-on of William
<, > ,fi cy Jeffords and the late Mrs.
Mai to tt ( ope- Jeifor<l.-, of Wa.t Pii.
lie a'.ter.d.ed the Citadel, la < r
g ' :.'g t t r.e I'r..ver.-it \ of South ( aro'.it
u,- He ts a member of the Sigma
( . fraternity and. is now in the Iff
v.- it an - 1'U- r.e-- in Walterbo:..
F.llisor?I 'arker
(if mu ii interest throughout S?-;*h
* Carolina t- the marriage of Mr"
ai: i* I .....-.iii'. ilaugl.li r of .Mrs.. 1.. L.
?r. t < ayce. to Samuel Par'
-.-n of John Parker. - f I.ugoff. w . n
'r>"k jt'.aa' Saturday evening. November
Jo. The ceremony-was perform.' 1
at the ('ayce Bap; ii par-or.age by : ie
Ilev. R. A. Thomp-on.
After a short wedding trip. Mr. and
Mrs. Parker will make their home in
( ayce. where Mr. Paik'-r is employed
with the liexington Dumber company.
--Wednesday's State.
Judge Sabath. of Chicago, is starti
ing his 24th year on the bench, dur
ing which time he ha.s tried 40,00(> divorce
cases, but is proudest of the
fact that he has effected 2,100 reconciliations.
Write A Letter
To Santa Claus
Boys an<l girls, it is just a little
over three weeks before that annual
visit from Santa Claus. In his winter
home, he is already making ready
for that annual visit that you look
forward to with so much anticipation
and pleasure. What Santa desires to
know most, right now, is just what
each and every little boy an<l girl
would like to have him bring them
Christmas moaning. And right here
is where your local newspaper comes
in handy again. The Chronicle is cooperating
with Santa by publishing
your Santa Claus letters jn time for
him to read and make out his list
of gifts, toys, fruit and candy. So
here's what you <lo?jusi sit down
and write Santa a letter telling him
what you would like to have, address
the letter to Santa Claus. in care of
The Camden Chronicle, Camden, S. C.,
: and we wiU do the rest. Don't wait
| too late: write your letter at once.
1 These letters will be published in the
t issues of December S, 15 and Li 1. in
plenty time for Santa's well-planned
annual \ i-it.
Notorious Bandit
Killed at Detroit
Detroit, Nov. Mil -Admittedly withi
out clue- or- theories. Detroit police
; aril agents <'f the I'niu-d States deipartmint
<>t ju.-tiCe today sought the
! of Verne Miller, notorious
I
j. M id wotc rn de.-perado. whose batter|
ed body ua< found on the outskirts
I of the city late Wednesday.
The body of the man who had b'-cn
.sought as !he machine gunner in the
slaying of four officers and a priso:
r.er at the Kansas City union station
last June 17. was found in a road(
side ditch, nude and trussed up with
blankets. Ident ifiration w as made b.v
means of fingerprints.
York Court House Damaged
York county's court house w^s bad!
Iy damaged by fire Monday nig^t aa
result of a blaze originating in th<
attic. None of the records in the of
fires were destroyed or damaged, but
water is said to have made the courl
house mighty disagreeable for th?
officers the following morning. Th<
county carried $42,000 insurance witl
the sinking fund commission and th<
damage was estimated at $25,000.
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* "* * 1 * ? 4 Vwl
Today, every atom of the- Autumn
air is shot through with golden sunshine!
Looking from a window in
our home, to the forest across the
way, I am greeted with one of Nature's
eye and heart feasts. Massive
oaks and hickory trees, in varying
shades of green, stand rimmed with
amber, against a sky of blue and
silver; stately pines wave slowly in
a gentle breeze. Long garlands of
scarlet bamboo leaves hang from ^h,e
limbs of the trees, swaying in graceful
rhythm. Knrh day I beeome so
absorbed in admiration for the woodland
beauties, when I come back to
the practical present, 1 find my housekeeping
duties and adoration of leaflace
perfection and Autumn skies,
t it <1 up into a scandalous knot!
Today. I planted a rose! That
means not only digging into the earth
to sot out the dormant plant of a
few sturdy canes and vigorous roots
of a two-year vine. In my mind 1
set out a cream-colored latticed
trellis, covered with the tracery of
green leaf-sprays and hanging with
numbers of pink roses. Hut this
would be a colorless world without the
rofC-tirited dreams of women, wouldn't
it? To reach the heights of sucees
< of any kind, a clearly-defined
vision must inspire and urge us on.
So. mentally, I saw my rose-vine, as
it shall be, while working to bring
my dream into a reality.
Pink roses are one of my hobbies!
The rr?~e that I planted is the epieen
. of pink -rose climbers?"Kitty Kinjn,
month." I wi-h that every garden in
. Camden had at least one of these
rose-vines. 1 piantea mine wnen? n.v
pink of the flowers will blend with
the lavender wistaria blossoms on a
vine near; the two colors are exquisite
together'. Kitty Kininmonth
roses bloom in great numbers, are a
very lovely shade that will not fade,
however warm the sun shines and the
J flowers are especially pretty to use
I in baskets.
I .have a wonderful secret for find!
ing Happiness in life. It is a simple
'recipe, in reach, of. everyone, and is
i absolutely infallible. Here it is:
I "Find the Glory and TJeauty in^ttnrI
seemingly common-place, every-day
! things of life." This lesson was
taught by the Master Teacher of all
I ages.
Remembering past years, these
Fairy fingers that lift from the eyes
while dreaming of my flowers to be:
, O, Roses may be, through swift passing
years,
FaiiV fingers that lift fro mthe eyes
Thick, misty veils of fast-falling tears
. To show rainbows of Hope in the
skies.
My Kitty Kininmonth roses arc go
ing to nod a friendly welcome to all
who come within our gates at; friends,
and their fragrance ancl beauty shall
: whisper to all the recipe for Happiness
that lies in reach of us all.
R. T. A.
We have some good news as to the
! outlook for the season here in CaniI
den, which we hope to be able to
transmit to our readers next week.
The Chronicler.
I John C. McLean, 74, hunting turkeys
near Gibsdnville, N. C., fired one
i shot and killed two of the birds.
/SANTA CLAUS
Will arrive at . 1
Eichel's Store
i Wednesday, Dec. 6th, at 4 P.M.
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.
'flot lci.e oflLtsi
m . g.
"I hunted all day ^
long... and just knocked
'em cold.' jpHpRNMft
. "I smoke Chesterfields all
the time-and I'll tell thie ? [IJpi|?|||f
-l^jj^^world...they're milder!"
"Ohestenield li
the cigarette that's MILDER, the cigarette that TASTES BETTER
? 1933, Lir.r.FTT & Myhrs Tobacco Co<