Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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? r~j. c. cox I Sanitary Plumbing and Heating ? TELEPHONE 433-J I I Estimates Furnished on Short Notice <1 ii ii M i.t t 5The Side of The Road. l aoula Mutt live wlththeir self-e.ontent; like stars, that dwell Armament; r souls that blaze their 8 never ran? y the aide of the road I to man. house by the side of the of men go by? Rood and the men who bad us I. i the seorner's seat do's ban? louse by the side of the to man. y house by the side of ' e of men go by? ley are bad, they aro e strong, > am I. I sit in the scoriicr's e's ban? y house by the side of to man. Sam Walter Fobs. >ur Vocabulary? y 3.?.Do you know jze of the vocabulary in*?, noted author, ac!. A. Wauchope, proh language and litty of South Carolina. ??r ~ n Mr. Ilorton I)iea At Lancaster 1 ?:?' : - - c John I [amp ton Ilorton, aged 58 t years, died at his home on Barr street u Wednesday about 4:80 p. m., as the res/ult of a brain tumor. Deceased had been in poor health for some time but he had not been considered criti- ; cally ill until a short time before his g death. Mr. Ilorton moved here a little over't a year ago from Kershaw where he ( had made his home for a number of f years. He was born in Kershaw, county but was widely known in this'fi county. ;c I>eceased is survived by two daugh- ji ters, Misses Gertrude and Robbie's Ilorton of this city; one brother, Will < Ilorton of Kershaw and three sisters,' Mrs. Jeff Estridge, Mrs. Will Mor-J gan, Mrs. Frank Stroud and Mrs. I James Hegler of Kershaw. He is 1 also survived by his widow, Mrs, i Mary Jane Ilorton.?Lancaster News, i fc Snakes Bite Mule' c Darlington, May 5.?One of the ? strangest incidents ever reported in I snake biting in this section occured j1 Thursday night on the farm of Holly v Davis, five miles from Darlington on ? the Hartsville road. , K Mr. Davis, who had been up far R into the night with a very ill child [ and was walking around the house I heard distressing sounds coming from ! the horses' stable near the house. Go- 1 ing into the stable he found that one e I of the horses had been bitten severely r all over the nose and mouth by the t snakes which had been concealed in t the trough. The snakes measured ( over three feet long. The horse was a bleeding profusely when found. J WHAT UK WANTED There is now going tHo rounds of he press a unique "Help Wanted" ad vhich recently appeared in u KenUcky puper. It was inserted by a armer who know what lie wanted, iiwi it is an interesting commentary n this fast-movjng age. Here it is: "Wanted? ! want a man to work m my farm. 1 don't give dancing essons. I have no piano. I can't ervo planked steak three times a lay. I do give three square meals, i real bed and fair wages. If any nun knows a cow from a talking Machine, can hear an alarm clock and jet up at 5 o'clock and wants a job, will agree not to treat him like one if the family, but a darned sight betor.?Morgan ton (N. C.) News- Iler,ld. (Tprn Snake Valuable Columbia, May 3.?'"The corn snake s a valuable friend to the farmer and ihould never be killed," says John t. Crawford, director of physical edication for men, University of South 'arolina. "It helps to rid the corn- I iold of mice." This snake -looks something like i copperhead, but more than a curs?ry glance can distinguish them. It J s sometimes called a red chicken oake by farmers. It kills by con- i friction. (Jeorge T. McNeill Dies George T. McNeill, 62, died ut his iome in Bishopville Thursday mornng, April 2,r>, after a brief illness. He s survived by his widow, who was lefore her marriage Miss Aline Green ?f Bishopville, four brothers, D. K. ilcNeill of Baltimore, Md., J. W. Mc-. "Ceill of Columbia, W. A. McNeill of Jalzell and K. P. McNeill of Harts'ille, two sisters, Miss Jeanette McNeill of Bishopville and Mrs. F,~?M#Taughiman of Dalzell.?Bishopville lease rvger. Happiness A Boomerang Columbia, May 3.?"Happiness is ike a boomerang," recently announcd Dr. E. O. Harbin, director of receation and personal development of he Southern Methodist church, at he University of South Carolina Tim pel exercises. "The more you give way, the more comes back to you. Cone of it is lost." I Very Hare Snake Columbiu, May d.?-Probably the only snake of its kind ever found in the world. So .lohn A. t'rawford, director of physical education for men, I'niwrsity of South l arojina, describes the two-headed com snake that he keeps in a bottle of alcohol. "When the snake was found by a negro in Kdge field, I received a number of letters telling me what kind it was," said Mr. Crawford. "Some tried to convince me thut it was an ainphisbaenu, a lizard that can crawl with equal ease forward or backward. This snake, though having the proclivities of the arnphisbaenae, is merely aiuuhodatenie. There is a distinct head at-either end of its body and the body is (perfectly formed." Two-headed snakes have been found before, /but both the heads were always on the front end of the snake, where the head should be. Many Synonyms For Drunk Columbia, May 3.?Two hundred ynonyms for "drunk" were contained in a "Drinker's Dictionary," published in Charleston in 1737, asserts Mrs. Koamonde Wimberly in her thesis "Drinking Customs in South Oaror lina, 1663-ltJi30," submitted to tho University of South Carolina in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. Some of the expressions for "a man is drunk" appearing in this dictionary are: -"lie is addled," "he's catching up his accounts," lie has been at 11arbadoes," "he's in his airs," "he's Prince Kugenc." Check Wat Still Good. A service mail cleaning up the cash register at didder A- Weeks drug store Tuosday found $3v> in currency and a cheek dated 151.28 In the cabinet. All of the currency except f<?ur one dollar bills "Was TtPthe large variety. l>r Weeks explained the presence of the money by saying he guessed it was dislodged from the drawers when they bet-ante too full. The key to the hack had been lost for many years, permitting a considerable sum to accumulate. The cheek, by the way, was also good, having been given by large corporation In Newberry which is still in business?Newberry Herald and News. United States exports to (Jreat Uvitain in 1034 totaled $802,700,000, an' increase over 1033 of 3?> per cent. Meets every need of Carolina Car Owners JUST as famous Model-T back in 1925 won the hearts of Carolina's car owners because it was an economical, dependable car over any type of road, so the modernFord V-8 is winning car owners today in the Carolinas because it meets their every need. It is not surprising that this newest Ford V-8 with its fine car performance, big car roominess; with safety-glass all around, all-steel body, comfort zone riding and streamlined beauty should cost even less to own and operate than its famous predecessor of ten years ago. Ford has always aimed to give car users the biggest value possible. Ford is the only car in America which water-cools not only the complete cylinder walls, but also the upper half of the crankcase. This unique 5 V2 gallon cooling system reduces cylinder wear and greatly lowers oil temperature in the crankcase. This means greater oil economy and is seconded by directed, air-flow, crankcase ventilation which reduces corrosion, lessens oil dilution and cuts sludge formation to a minimum. See for yourself the comfort and roominess in this new car ? its almost effortless handling which brings you to the end of a day's journey refreshed. ~ Get the thrill of that 8 cylinder feeling at first hand. You'll agree the new Ford V-8 is the biggest dollar value ever offered by the Ford Motor Company. FORD W495 ' IMMEDIATE DELIVERY ALL MODELS REDFEARN MOTOR CO., Camden, S. C. , ? ; * * . v * * - ? ... - ?r#*?y . * . AMD UP, F. 0. B. DETROIT Termi Hi rough Unl* versal Credit Company. EVERY MODEL GIVES A COMPLETE REFRIGERATION SERVICE The Super Freezer provides ? the rix111 kinds of cold for , every purpose?nil in the LJ same cm hi net. There's Jast freezing for making ice cubes and desserts; frozen storage for meats and ice cream; extra-cold storage for keeping a reserve supply of ice cubes; moist storage for vegetables STANDARD MODIL 4 - 3 a I'ses less current than one ordinary lamp bulb. Lifetime I'prcelain interior. Equipped with Super Freeser. Interior light. Automatic reset defrosting. Automatic ice tray release. IIydrat or. ONLY and fruits; and normal storage below 90? for foods requiring dry, frosty cold. It's more economical, too. See it today. Full'value allowed for your old refrigerator i on the 1935 Frigidaire Camden Furniture Company, Inc. 1036-1038 Broad Street Telephone 156 STRESA, A GAY RESORT j Italian I own Scene of Con fort'net' of j World-Wide Import. When British and French diplomats I arrive*! in Stresa, Italy, yesterday, to i confer with Premier Mussolini about ^ German rearmament, they were wel- 11 coined by a brand new town. The * Italian leader had the-little city reno\ated, its railway station rebuilt, ami K Jt- imam street -paver! in honor of' the '1 <?. ' a-ion. j Spm-sh has about 2,Odd inhabitants. % I i--es 1 l oin the we.stcrn shore of J i lake Maggiore about three miles 1 .south of Pallanx.a. \ j "Lake Maggiore seems a loadstone ^ | '"??r conferences," says a bulletin from 1 j the. Washington, I). ('., headquarters 1 j of the National Geographic Society j "len years ago representatives of the j chief countries engaged in the World ! J war met in a town at the -Swiss end of this same lake to draw up the j famous Pact of Lacarno. j Located almost 7dd feet above sea level, at a particularly breezy place on the lake, .Stresa is cooler in. summer than most of the near-by vil-' lages. Railway trains and steamers j bring- -throngs of travelers to rest in ! its palatial hotels and villas, to listen to band concerts, and to stroll ulong "the quay, watching regattas and fishing boats. The lapping of; sunny water on stone, and the rhy-! t'hmic <1 ip of oars, mark the tranquil j tempo of existence in Stresa. Among Stresa s attraction for tourists is a cogwheel railway lead-! ing up the grassy slopes of near-by ML. Mottarone. From the mountain ? top, 1,802 feet above sea level, can ( j be seen splendid vistas of snow-cap-j I pes I Alps, ami at least six lakes. On t clear days, the Cathederal of Milan ( | looms up out of the Lombardy plain, j Along the lake shore south of St/tesa, small villages cluster around tiny harbors; vine-clad villas are spilled like pink, blue, white or yel- j low- mints in the midst of gardens! blazing with color. lake Maggiore, with an area of; about 82 square miles, is Italy's sec-1 ond Jargest lake. The upper fifth of it lies in Switzerland, the remaining four fifths in Italy. At the north end; of the lake, into which pour floods of { melted snow and ice from the Alps,' the water is green. Toward the' south, the lake becomes bluer, until, | in the roadstead of Stresa, skimmed j by fishing boats and rowboats arch- j ed over with gay awnings, the water is turquoise and sapphire. kike four emeralds set in the blue, the Borromean Islands rise from lake Maggiore near Stresa. They are named for the noble, ancient Rorromeo family, to which three of them have- belonged for centuries. Iaola! San Giovani, nearest the mainland, I is the smallest. Isola Madre, the largest, was the first of these islands to be planted with luxurious vegetation by the Counts of Borrom-j eo. Today, its villa crowns a garden' rising up in five terraces, where white peacocks wander among orange ami lemon itrees. "Most famous of the islands is Isola Bella, within easy rowing distance of $tresa. Until 1660 the island, except for a few buildings, was a barren rock. To Courtt Vitaliano Bo<r-1 romeo, artist as well as warrior and i diplomat, goes the credit of convert-! ~ " Mrs. Muldrow I)ie? Mrs. Margaret E. Muldrow died at icr homo Sunday, April 7th after u on*? illness. Funeral services -were ield on Monday afternoon at Salem Muck River (Ilriek) church and were n charge of her pastor, Rev. .J. M. Vaggett, pastor of Mt. Zion church, isaiated rby Rev. R. L. <Jrier of the dayesville church. Mrs. Muldrow was before marriage diss Margaret Emma English, laughter of (he late Maj. R. M. Engi<h anil Margaret II. (Shawl English lis wife. She was born February !l), ISO.'). In November, IKX7 she was nurried to Mr. (leuige .Muldrow of dayesville who died in 112. Surviving Mrs. Muldrow are one son, Villium Muldrow and one sister, Mrs. \. E. Shaw, aNo a number of nie.es tnd nephew*.?Bishopville Messenger. ihg it into a world-renowned beauty +pot. In soil brought from the mainand, he planted an amazing array of subtropical trees and flowers,creating \ garden of ten terraces. The lowest rests on piles driven in the lake bottom. The highest rises 100 feet above the lake. In spite of their "enraged rococo" style, the opulent gardens', (hung between blue water and bluer sky, possess a charm tliat dr^ws throngs of visitors annually. Isolu Bella has l>een praised by Dumas and Wagner. Wearied by cares of state, Napoleon fled here to rest and enjoy family life. Down paths where Napoleon strolled with Josephine, tourists now wander from terrace to terrace, among fragrant cedars and magnolias, cork and camphor trees. Stately cypresses form a backdrop for blossoming oleanders and camellias, orange and lemon trees, ami exotic plants. Lavish as the gardens is the island's P<t; Zi y nfmmoifeuT Viliu, lOidw n uS Borromeo Palace. In its palatial rooms, hung with 17th century Flemish tapestries, and filled with costly furn- / ilu re, cardinals and princes- have feasted literati and ambassadors have listened to concerts and theatrical performances. It is in this villa that w Mussolini may hold some of the meetings during the forthcoming conference on Germany's rearmament. Owned not by noblemen, but by ftsherfolk, and lacking both palace and elaborate gardens, foola dei Pescatori is the bumble Cinderella of the four Borromean islands. Yet is is possibly the most picturesque. Its quaint, medieval-looking village, almost covering the island, is a Mecca for many water-colorista. Houses with brownish-rod roofs, ami with geraniums and carnations bumc-hed on their wooden balconies, crowd each other along narrow streets. On outside staircases, women sdt gossiping in the sun, or watch ing men playing boccie, a game played with wooden balls. Black fishing boats rocking at anoor and long nets spread out to dry on the shore furnish the means of livelihood for the island's inhabitants. Once a year an interesting festival takes place. All the fishermen row to the center of the lake to watch the setting free of myriads of flngoHing trotit, from the Borromean fish hatchery. Before they are released, the pariah priest, in splendid robes, blesses them, saying "Be fruitful, multiply and fidl the waters <xf the