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I GALILEO'S EYE TUBE ** * I IC*^L ALILKO discovered (lie telescope. It magnified Hut more than liiiit it magnified the possibilities of glasses. Yo? cannot magnify the importance of eyeglasses in conserving your vision for tomorrow ami in nerving your vision today. I In examining, in prescribing, in fitting, we have scientific means that make our care of your eye? dependably accurate and beneficial ? cull today ? play aafc! , I THE HOFFER COMPANY I JEWELERS AND OPTOMETRISTS THE CHRONICLE OF THE'WEEK Contributions to this Column are most welcome. Names of contributors will not be printed?unless desired. Just sign "pen name" together with your own name and address, the latter for our information only. What the Governors Said A rentier of The Chronicle in Winston-Salem, N. ('., culled the attention of the article as to the origin of "What <(id the Governor of North Carolina say to the Governor of South Carolina," published under the heading of "The Chronicle of the I Week," to C. T. Me('lenagjmn, at Raleigh", N. C7r"aTTTt"tvr~ftrrnhdt<*t- -to*?Lho-1 following interesting data: The table over which the two Governors drank and said their histflMfctdamn, and the glasses from which they quaffed the choicest of the Jones brandies?came down to Mr. Joel 1). Whitaker, of Raleigh, N. G\, from his mother. From them it passed into the hands of his daughter, Mrs. C. Trenholm McClenaghan (Amelia Whitaker), of Raleigh, N. C., aiut from her they will go to Miss Marian Trenholm McClenaghan,**Nvho is now in her Sophomore year at Duke University?to be the proudest possession of the great, great granddaughter of her who is traditionally ! the State's most renowned hostess. j It happened in Wake County, N. C.,, in a house that is still standing, about a table that has been retired with its memories to service as a side board. And the Governor was Governor Kd- i I*" ?" ward Dudley, at whose house in Wilmington, N. 0., owned by Dr. James Sprunt, Daniel Webster didn't find tfce service so deliberate?there was practically no time between -und it happened in 1838, or possibly in 1839. There are no documents. In t;ho year 1923 Joel D. Whitaker being, 71 years of age had a right good hold-oh. the hanuer}ings in Wake County in the first half of the 19tlf" century. Much of his boyhood was spent at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. Nancy Jones, who was born in 1783 and lived to be 1*2 years of age. Her daughter, Amelia Ann Jones, born in 1810 and died in 1907, married Wilson Willis Whitaker, the father of Joel D. Whitaker, and grandfather of Dr. Joel Whitaker, of Indianapolis, Ind. So much for the immediate genealogy of Mr. Whitaker. Hi.?v grandmother lived in the Nathaniel Jones house,- a little beyond Gary, N. C., on the Durham UMttl. The house was built before 1805, and in its day was reckoned the finest dwelling in this section of the State. It is still a fine old house. It was almost half way between Raleigh and Chapel Ilill on the old stage coach road and the only house in which a Governor might rdst HHflHBHHHHBHHDnH IB ami b? refreshed. * When the gentry traveled between Raleigh and the University of North Carolina,, they always found the house of Mrs. Jones, then a widow for many years, with its doors hospitably open. Over against the inner wall of the parlor, which opened on the piatza. was set a groat mahogany table, an<f above the table a decanter of ex^eU lent apple brandy, and an equally excellent decanter of peach brandy. Between them a ilagon of water, always drawn fresh from the well when visitors were approaching. , The mint had flourished just outside the back door. A cone of sugar was always handy g.>n the table; a servant hovered nearby to do the bidding of the guest. These were the days when servants were servants', steeped in tho tradition and the religion of their masters. Mrs. Jones, the mother' of three fatherless sons, was deeply religious, almost puritanical, but sho always received her guests with aristocratic hospitality. Notable guests were no unusual thing on the road from Raleigh westward toward the University and the major town of Hillsboro. Senator.^ and Governors and Judges and the elect generallyVero known to tfoo Jones family. The three sons were at the University. There were Sidney, Rufus and Adolphus Jones. Other citi/gps may remember them, or perhaps their story was told in the Civil War which followed not many years after. I On a June day there was flurry in j the household. Not one Governor hut two were approaching. Governor Edward Dudley, of the State of North Carolina, was approaching in his car- j riage from?Chapel Hill, accompanied by po lesser a person than the Gov-' ernor of .South Carolina. They would assuredly stop at the Jones mansion , for dinner, and Dudley was not unacquainted with the flavor of the Jones brandies, which were made on the place. Laney, the dean of the household i maidservants, dispatched a slave to the well to fetch cool water. The butler himself dived into the mint bed and made him ready to assuage the thirst of the approaching executives. Presently they were shown into the parlor and Mrs. Jones curtsied before them and invited them to bathe their hands in the guest chamber. They were conducted thither by the butler, who immediately did an obeisance and departed to the bruising of mint leaves. The Governors returned to tho par lor. The butJer served them with tall, sweating glasses, and they sat doVn at the table to refresh themselves. Mrs, Jones went out to the kitchen to give personal* supervision to the enlarged preparation for the mid-day meal and they were left to theinselves. The butler hovered about and presontly departed himself for more water from the well J I.?aney hovered about, eagerly watchful of the slightest service that she might perform. The two Governors talked. As Laney listened, she was almost ovoreome with an apoplexy. She departed from the parlor and sought her mistress in tho kitchen. "Miss Namy, did you heat 'era$ she panted as she gained the presence of the lady of the mansion. "Certainly not, Laney, what is the matter?" "Massa Dudley, he said?he said? he said?it is a damn long time between drinks. Miss Nanty, he saidhe said-?damn!" i The puritanical soul of the old slave woman was outraged. Never before in tho strict life of the household had she heard so terrible a word uttered. Mr^. Jones summoned the butler, and he hastily prepared >moro min,t juleps and served them before the Governors. They drank and smacked their exalted lips, had their dinner and were gone. But Laney's dismay at their blasphemy continued for mefHy a day even until the countryside had been apprised of it, and the thing became proverbial. Wv. Whitaker often in the lifetime of his grandmother heard her relate the incident. It was ono Of the stories that ho used to get her to tell him when he was a boy. And it is set down as .he gave it in 1923. But alasi" There btg no documents to i prove it, and~tJiefeT>e some who must have no faith unless bolstered up with documents. For them there is nothing but to become agnostics over the State's most far-flung story. Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church There will be services at the Mt. Pisgah Baptist church next Lord's Day as follows: Bible school at? 10 a. m.; church worship at 11 a. m.; B. Y. P. U.'s meet at 6:16 p. m. The monthly Workers' Council will meet Monday evening. We nre happy to report that the response to the God's acre plan is j unusually encouraging. The committees have not completed the canvass,, but are working faithfully. We are having greater progress than we had anticipated. There are many things happening these days that should provoke serious consideration on the part of every representative of God's- kingdom. . The powers of darkness are raging. The world has challenged the church, and we must admit thai the world has a right to challenge the church and demand that Christians live what they profess. The church is supposed to have a high standard of Christian living. Paul said in 2 Cor. 3:2 that we are the Epistles of God "known and read of all men." There are many people who are not reading the Bible, but they are reading the liv'es of church members, and, unless we live our profession, the world has a right to bring critical accusation against us. ? Worldliness on the part of ^church members is detrimental to the glorification of Christ, and the extension of His kingdom. 1 Tim. 5:6 says, "She that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth," Eph. 2:1 says, "Dead in trespass and sins." Worlds ly chuf^h members are doing more harm to the advancement of evangelical Christianity than all the atheism and infidelity of all time. Now what is the solution to this problem? The new birth is necessary or consecration or both. It does seem from the revelation of God's word that a Christian should "overcome the world." In 1 John 5:4 we find this scripture, "For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, ever} our faith." And Christ in His j intercessory prayer as recorded in John 17:16, speaking with reference I to His followers, saul, "They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world." We should truet the assistance of the Divine grace of God to help us live the Christ-like life. The .public is most cordially invited to worship with us: Luther Knight, Pastor. ? , . ........ '? *4v?v .* To Have Singing Meet The lee County Singing Convention will meet In special session with Liberty Hill Baptist church on Suii- ? day, January 28th, at 2:30 p. m. The 'church is about ten miles north-east of Bishopville on the line of DarlingI ton and Lee counties. , We extend a cordial welcome to all choirs and singers to meet with us and take part in the convention." A V? warm welcome to all. L. A. Modre, President* * ' _ . I Boy Scout News The Viking patrol met at the home of Bill - DeLoache and a delicious oyster supper was served. Plans for a shooting , contest were laid and >j othwfe business discussed. The gamemaster, Edward Sterrett, had planned several interesting contests. Only one member was absent. Bill DeLoache, scribe. Births were twice as numerous as deaths in Anderson county last year, and the county gained over 1,000 population by this productivity and healthfulness. A gas explosion in a coal mine in Czechoslovakia on Wednesday, trapped 140 men. Next morning fire broke out while 120 men were still in the mine. Sixteen bodies were receovered before the fire started. "~==i NOTICE 1 I , ( . I We have a stock of high grade FERTILIZERS and NITRATE OF SODA on hand. Also all varieties of COfcER'S PEDIGREED COTTON PLANTING S^ED. We solicit your cotton business; also your warehousing business. I. T. HAY COTTON & FERTILIZER CO. Telephone 519 ? . a ' ' A .. 41 Rutledge Street Camden, 3. C. ' ' ' ' jiM-Xii-iiL i..w|i.iiuuiL!--. mm mm .1 -jj~' V Safety Performance Entrance Economical Durability ji J - -a The Car Without a Price Class j We feel that you will be interested not only in H comparison of features, but also in the outlay of money required to purchase cars containing the points which make possible the performance, economy and safety that can be enjoyed in the present Ford V-8. The closest car in price to the Ford offering the V-type of engine construction for 1934 is the Cadillac at $2,395.00. In this connection, it is interesting to note th at LaSalle in .cutting its price $750.00 on the 1934 models as compared with 1933, changed from a V-type to a straight-8 motor in order to effect the reduction.. To quote from TIME magazine, issue of January 1st, page 52: "LaSalle, completely re-designed and re-priced at $1,495, a cut of $750 from last year's figure. "To make this price reduction LaSalle Motorman Fisher discharged the traditional V-type motor for a straight eight." The closest car in price to the Ford with a 5 V?-gallon cooling system is the Nash at $1,575.00. The closest car in price to the Ford with a torque-tube drive is the Buick at $1,125.00. The closest car in price to the Ford with twin water pumps is the Cadillac a $2,395.00. IThe closest car in price to the Ford with steel spoke wheels is the Lincoln at $3,200.00. The closest car in price to the Ford with Tj floating rear axle is the Buick at $1,345.00. I ? -i Plus the Safety of a Front Axle . . . I Merchandising, during the depression, has resorted to ballyhooing "features"? offering something "special"?anything to stimulate trade. That may not be so disastrous in the purchase of small items, but the investment in a new automobile is a major investment for the average man. If you do not like the trick golf club bought you can throw it away and charge $3.50 up to experience. But the pur- j chase of a new automobile is something else, "if the new car has bugs in it you will j have to endure the bugs and the annoyance for a long time. . . . _ ?? After all, it is wiser to let the other fellow try new devices and suffer the pos# sible grief. It is time enough to buy new ideas after they have been developed to * a high state of efficiency and proven through the only practical school of experience. ;] In referring to the something "special" we are not unmindful of the free-wheeling, which has now gone the way of the hobble skirt. Some of the 1934 models have another new and unproven feature that they call knees. We want to tell you about those funny knees: A technical expert was asked about the knee assembly from a service standpoint. He said for the next six months the factory intended. * i to do all their own servicing. How about the cost? He said, "Don't worry about that. If you hit a tree, pole or a concrete abutment with this new knee system in it, you can get a whole new knee without any cost." But say, if these knees caused you to hit any concrete abutments, you won't only need a new knee, but somebody will have to supply a new driver. No thanks; no knees for us. REDFEARN MOTOR COMPANY j . SALES SERVICE * li? Ij CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA ^11