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rgg CAMDEN CHRONICLE UUILMii' ami PublUhci Published every Friday at Number (ion Uroud tttreet and entered at the Camden, Houth Carolina poatofflce ae econd ciaee mall matter. Price per annum JtOQ, payable In advance. Friday, February 7, 1936 THEY MU8T~ WORK The Chronicle it* In receipt of th?' following letter from I^&urence M Plnckney, elate administrator of PWA which Is signed by Harry b. Hop kino, Administrator, from Washing ton. Mr. I'inckney urges that we pub Hah this letter inasmuch an there 1? considerable projects going on in thIh county "It is tlio policy of the Works Progress Administration that projects shall he operated with the maximum degree of efficiency that Is compatible with carrying out the primary purpose of the Work Program, which Is to transfer people from the relief rolls to useful work, in the groat majority of (uses, workers to whom cinplo) meet has been given have shown that they desire to render conscientious service. 'Reports have"'""boon received, however, thai In certain instances a small proportion ol workers have detracted from the efficiency of operation of projects by their unwillingness to deliver a fair day's work coupled with a belief thut their employment would he continued regardless of their utti tude. Workers employed on Works Progress Administration projects are expected to render as conscientious service td that administration as they would to a regular government department or a private employer. Habitual and intentional shirking will not be tolerated. "In cases of demonstrated shirking or mlucouduct, employees may be suspended without pay for periods uot exceeding one month or they may be discharged. Since foremen and supervisors are responsible that conciciitious service Is rendered by all employees under their Jurisdiction, tliuse who habitually permit shirking by workers who are under their di ruction may similarly be suspended or discharged. Employees discharged lor these reasons will not again be employed by the Works Progress Administration either on the same or another project, nor will they be cer tilted for employment to any other government agency which is partiei- j pating In the Work Program unless they can demonstrate that the discharge was not warranted. State administrators ate responsible that tiie contents of this letter are brought to the attention of all employees and thut its provisions are enforced." General News Notes bah or leaders of New York, are threatening walkouts of three industries?dressmaking, fur workers and building service employes involving 137,000 workers. Two hank bandits were killed and a third seriously wounded, when they held up a bank one block from the sheriffs department pistol runge iu El Monte, Calif., Eighteen of the best pistol marksmen of the sheriff's staff answered when a telephone operator relayed the bank's call to the target practice, they got busy and shot tilings up when their cars stopped. A Reading train Jumped the bridge across the Susquehanna river, near Sunbury, Pa., and fell into the river. Five dead and .".1 injured. It is the theory that the accident was caused _by the explosion of tl^e locomotive boiler The live persons killed were the tirst fatalities among passengers on a railroad iu the Fulled States since 1113.4. - J... -T The tirst white victim of the ^Nortif* Carolina state prison's new method of execution, the gas chamber, was Ed Jenkins of llastoti county, who went to his death in the chamber last Friday, for the murder of Paul Collins at Ressemer City last July 4. Jenkins was a man of 4lJ years, and weighed 2a0 pounds, and was pronounced dead in seven minutes, though he was probably unconscious in thirty seconds after the gas was released in the chamber. rile Cnited Mine Workers, in convention in Washington, have directed their executive council to chart tho course for the union's tight for a social justice" amendment to the Cnited States constitution Also the mine workers have given their endorsement to the re-election of Preal- J dent Roosevelt, and will aid the campaign to that end with a contribution trom th, $2,000,000 fund in their treasury Tw, nl> negro convicts, trapped be hind the locked doors of a motorized i age. w r<> cremated near Scottshoro. Ala . Friday, when the truck they were iu was m t on lire from an accidentall) tired gasoline container as they huddled together to keep warm In the > almvn zero weather, as the truck was converted into a blazing funeral pyre. Two other convicts, very seriously burned, survived the holocaust, being rescued by two white guards, who iu turn were seriously burned about tho hands and face 1 WHERE THE BONUS WILL GO i .. ,,.Whatever may be thought of the wisdom of pussing the bonus bill, It ' Is a fact (bat a vast amount or money ' will aoon bo turned loose In the chart* ' itola of trade, with a considoruble ami) invested, and It la lntereatniK to consider In what way, according - to the beat Information, thia money will be a pent. The I'nlted Htutea News prluta the results of a questionnaire sent to the eleven thouaaod active poata of the American legion, and on the baa la of repliea received estimates that the largest amount Of money will go to the payment of old debta. Nearly one-third of the total amount, or approximately 470 million 500 thouaand dollars, la tentatively ear-ijiarkod for thla purpose. Doctora, storekeepers, mortgage holders and others who have been waiting for their money will !>?> paid and the "slow accounts" will he'cleaned up. The News feels that the second larg-j est amount will probably come as a surprise to many observers, and that' (is the amount thai will be Invested in homes, farms and equipment. This ! jhuin, placed at 518 million COO tlious'and. Is the largest single item, it la! i pointed out that one of the paradox-1 es of national recovery has been the { large, amount of money Invested In J automobiles while the demand fori new homes lagged at almost the low | point of the.depression. The survey made through American Legion posts indicates that the new demand will turn in the direction of better housing. At the same time the sum of 97 million dollurs has been assigned for ! the purchase of automobiles, and the motor vehicle industry has already been making preparations accordingly. Personal and family expenses will call for 229 million 900 thousand dollars. It is explained that under this classification comes new clotheB, education, insurance, recreation und travel and many other Items which go to make up "the good things of life." The returns Indicate that the sum of 184 million dollars will go Into active use as business investment or salted down as savings. The last item, together with the 500 million expected to he left in uncushed baby bonds, 'drawing interest at 3 per cent, represents a total of 684 million dollars. j When this sum' is added to the ex-; pond i t u res for Public Works and Works Uelief programs, a decided im-j petus should be given to business. ] It Is true that even with the results of this questionnaire in hand it j is not possible to predict with certain-1 ty how the bonus money will be spent, but past experience will throw -soino light on the question. In 1931 more than 800 million dollars was borrowed by veterans on their udjusted service certificates. About one-half of] the veterans took advantage of tlio opportunity. About one-third went to relieve pressing necessities, since the borrowers we re for the most part on relief. Another third went for perse onal and family expenditues, although the borrowers were not in actual need. Finally, 35 per cent went for investment, suvings and the purchase of automobiles. From the data some observers see a suggestion that more money will go for food and relief tiian the American Legion's figure for this year would indicate. I ho stimulus to business will come ^ as a consolation, even if we still must ! wonder what new taxes will have to 1 be levied to meet this bonus payment. ? Macon Telegraph. Native Of Camden Dies In Georgia City The following is from the Macon, C?u.. I olograph of Sunday, February j .2. i ".lohn A. Young, dairy operator of, the Zebuloii road, died suddenly at ! his home last night. He was 62 years ' of age at the time of his death. I Mr. Young, a one-time conductor i on the (I S and F. railroad for more' than twenty years, had made his home ' in Macon since he was 18 years of' age. "His death xvas sudden, although ! he had been in declining health for several years. He collapsed as he was preparing to retire for the evening at about 10 o'clock, and death was immediate. Mr Young was born March 15, 1813, in Camden, S. C. He cam<> to Macon in his early young manhood, and was employed by the Georgia. Southern and Florida railroad. "Retiring from that position, he en- : tered the dairy business, where he continued until his death. Mr Young is survived by his wife, and four sons and seven daughters, three brothers and one sister. Mrs. Julia Sinclair, of Camden, S C., bo-' ing a sister " Receives Commission Rev. George R. Hobo*- of Camden, spent a few days last week with his parents. Mr and Mrs. D. R. Hobo. Mr. Hobo has received a commission as chaplain in the reserve corps, rating as first lieutenant. He has recently applied for active duty, as chaplain at one of the Civilian Conservation Corps camps.?Clinton Chronicle. I MAN'S SIZE GAINS \ FOR LAST CENTURY j - People of Today Average Two Inches Taller, Says Expert.. MI n lieu polix. ? .Mankind has been lu, creasing iu size In the last century and ax a result the men and women of today are two Inches taller than those of UN) years ago, Dr. Kdlth Boyd of the Minnesota university depart' ment of anatomy reported to anthropologists at one of the closing sessions of the American Association for the Advancement Hcleucft There was an apparent stowing off, however, she said, and perhaps In the next hundred years human beings would recede to their average stature of 100 years ago. Doctor Boyd's discussion was based on research by Dr. C. M. Jackson of the University of Minnesota, Professor Bowles of Harvard and by her own. work in association with Dean It. K. Kcummon of the medical science fac?. ultyut Minnesota. Research, she declared, had disclosed that the growth Increase and decrease | moved in cycles through succeeding generations. "Professor Bowles has demonstrated that the Harvard student oh an average is two inches taller than his grandfather," Doctor Boyd saltl. "That means a span of uhout 100 years. "The same results have been found by Investigation In women's colleges. We find the same relutlve sltuatloh among army recruits and college students In England, Germany, Sweden. We find the same for Minnesota as demonstrated by Doctor Jackson. That growth has been true for about one hundred yeurs. Now there seems to be a slowing off." Nation's Sweet Tooth Is Making Remarkable Gain Washington.?Figures of the foodstuffs division of the Department of Commerce show a striking gain for the nation's sweet tooth In 1934. Sales Of candy und competitive chocolate products during the year totuled 1,299,103,140 pounds, valued nt $183,783,081, compared with a total of 1,100,776,458 pounds, valued at $102,275,000. In 1933. The sales In 1934 averaged more than ten pounds per capita. Sales by manufacturers Increased In both volume and value for the first time In a number of years. The vol| u'?c increase of 1934 over 1933 was 11.3 per cent and the value Increase 15.1' per cent. The 345 manufacturers on! whose reports the figures are based represent between 75 and 80 per cent j of the total manufacturing volume In ! the country. Chocolate-covered bars were firstranking in value among the several, types of confectionery and competitive j chocolate products shown in the de1 partment's report; sales totaled $30, 791,520 in 1034, compared with $30,I 310,991 In 1933. ! Sales of penny goods, the type of con| fectionery commonly sold over the j counter to children, during 1934 totaled 247,244,510 pounds, valued at $27,974,390, compared with 206,228,472 j pounds, valued at $22,S17,435, iu 1933. ?? ; r Hot Baths Cure Bite of Black Widow Spider Washington.?Hot baths will offset effects of the bite of the black~wrab\v spider about which there Is more or less panic in some parts of the country, It having been reported as deadly to human beings, says a statement from ihe American Nature association. Though commonly referred to as Insects spiders belong In the class arachnids. They all have eight legs when adults; Insects have only six'. W. J. Baerg of the University of Arkansas, who had a hard time getting a widow spider to bite him, recites his experience for the American Nature association. He says: "Taking a general view of my experiences with the black widow, it maybe said that although somewhat unpleasant, It had more than enough adventure in It to make up for this feature. It was possible to get a reliable record of the symptoms caused by the poison, and to determine accurately that the bite of the creature may have decidedly painful effects on man. It has not. so far ns I know, ever caused death, and only under the greatest provocation can It be made to attack humans." Ohio Hat a Gretna Green Bowling Green, Ohio.?This community still lays claim to the "marrying center of Ohio." Probate Judge B. O. Blstllne, who has been issuing marriage licenses for the last sixteen years, reports that 2,150 couples received licenses here last year. They come from nearly every state in the Union, particularly Michigan. Breeds Millions of Stingless Bees Cape Max Court House, N. J.? Well, there's a difference In bees. | You take an ordinary bee and you're ttnb?r- rn got i But t.ik .me of Henry Browns I.?.?wx?.?h??> 111? :?ti 1 variety ami. utiles-; x.iuTe s<*:u,-?,.?|y a ),,-?> i naturally ! - > \o, you'll be per I ei I Ix -? i' e. Brow i. ., i|,.-r Ivu-<?<-mm sailor, has the b'.'Vo.roti stingle-.. Uh-s hi j liis apuir.x .it Bnrieich, near lie-e. 1 I's i iken l'j wars of cross breed i irrg to pro,|u?e them, be said, from | Italian and 'ypriri'i parents. I hex <?nl\ sting. Brown defaced, when s<| ire/eii in the hand ?r othervx Ue prox. k,.#| m^m" 1 \ Rules Governing | Flower Show Entries _ * The following are the rules governing the entries and Judging in the flower show of the Camden (lardeu Club?1M6, the date of which will be auuounced later. Persona Interested In the following please keep for fulure reference as there will not be a repeated publication: All classes are open to the public whether members of the (lardeu Club or hot. Professional exhibits are welcome but .may not compete with entries by amateur growers. Flowers must be grown by the pars* on entering them for exhibit, except In the Artistic Arrangement classes. In those classes, flowers may he collected from greenhouses or friends. , All exhibits must be in ,y)&co by 11:30 a. m. Exhibits will be open to the public at 2 p. m. and will close at 0 p, in,- Exhibits may be left over night. The club furnishes containers for individual specimen bulbs. All other containers must b furnished by exhibitors. Exhibitors of artistic arrangement must place their entries in the space allotted to them by the receiving committee and no one may touch or reset such exhibit except Its exhibitor. Three premiums will be awarded In each class, a blue, a red and a yellow ribbon. A list of prizes contributed by members of the club will be awarded according to the schedule which follows. In classes where, there Is no competition, or if in the Judges' opinion the class does not qualify, these prizes may not be awarded. Winners of blue ribbons who are members of the club, compote for the sweepstakes prize. A silver cup, presented to the club by Mrs. Hunter of Court Inn, is awarded to the best arrangement in the J artistic arrangement classes. A silver bowl, presented by MrB. Dacre Bush Is awarded to the outstanding exhibit in the entire show. Tlie.se cups are held by the winners for one year. A "collection" ineunB a group of different varieties of the same flower. The decision of the judges is final. The committee is arrunging a noncompetitive exhibit of evergreen shrubs which are grown in our vicinity. They ask branches of both native and exotic plants, branches 18 j inches or so long, for this display. Please give, if possible, both the common and the botanical name of each plant. There will be ah exhibit of quaint or rare flower containers. Schedule for exhibits in the flower show of the Camden Gardeu Club, 1936: SECTION A?Bulbs White Narcissi: One long trumpet; one medium trumpet; one short trumpet. Cream Narcissi: One long trumpet; one medium trumpet; one short trumpet. Yellow Narcissi: One long trumpet; j _OJ)C medium trumpet; one short triun-1 pet. Bicoior: One short trumpet; one medium trumpet; one long trumpet. Polyanthus; One white; one cream color; one bicoior; ope yellow. Jonquils: Sweet scented double; sweet scented single; petticoats; largest collection of jonquils ( round leaf varieties of narcissi). Double Narcissi: One yellow; one bicoior; finest collection, horticulturally; greatest number of varieties in one collection. Hyacinths: Finest single stalk, double; finest single stalk, single; finest collection, hortlculturally; finest collection. Judged by number of varieties; other bulbs: leucojums, cillas, aliums, etc. Collection only. Collections of each sort as presented to be judged for perfection of bloom. Points of Judging the above are as follows: Substance of flower, 32 per cent; freshness and condition, 17 per cent; color. 17 per cent; balance pet. crown and perianth, 17 per cent; size suitable to variety, 17 per cent. SECTION B?Annuals Enter here pansles, English daisies, any annual in blossom. To be judged for perfection of bloom only, not for number, arrangement or variety. SECTION C?Perennials Enter hero verbena, allyssum, etc., to be Judged the same as annuals. Substance of flower. 22 per cent; freshness and condition. 17 per cent; color. 17 per cent; size suitable to variety. 17 per cent; foliage, 17 perl cent; rare variety, 10 per cent. SECTION I)?Flowering Shrubs Enter hero foray Lhia, Japanese 1 quince, etc.; not to exceed three] sprays in one entry. To be judged as follows: Color of flowers, 21 per cent, color of foliage, ! 17 per cent; freshness, 32 per cent; ] vigor of stem, 12 per cent; rare variety, 18 per cent. SECTION E?House Plants House plants, flowering; house plants, foliage. Floriferousness. 35 per cent; condition. i:> per cent; symotry of plant, 16 per cent; size 10 per cent; foliage, ! SECTION K- -Old or rare flower con1 talnere To be Judged for antiquity, for Intereit, and for beauty. SECTION O?Artlatlc Arrangement In case of error in claaalflcatlon the committee may change any entK and Its proper class. In the Japanese manner; penrlod arrangement; massed bouquet; corsage bouquet; line arrangement; wood?u chopping bowls with fruit or vegetables or both; miniature arrangements, not to exceed 4 Inches in flight; arrangement In pewter, brass or copper; arrangement after an old flower, print or chints design and be shown the model; shadow boxes. These are to be judged; Color combination, 26 per cent; relation to receptacle, 20 per cent; proportion and balance, lb per cent; distinction and originality, 20 per cent; suitability of combination, 10 per cent; freshness of flowers or folliago, 10 per cent. * FOR 8ALE?Two hundred year old mahogany grand father clock. Address Mrs. Pratt Henderson, 901 Edgefield Avenue, Greenwood, 8. C. 39-4 6 pd FARM8 FOR 8ALE?Small and large. Some very fertile lands. PriceB in line with the times. Let us show ' you.?Shannon Realty Co., Camden, I S. C. 37tf FOR SALE?Homes, any size, any style, any location, any price. . Are you waiting for a higher pricS? It's coming. Some genuine bargains available now. Better see us. Shannon Realty Company, Crocker Building,! I rhone 7. WINTER HOMES?We still have several choice, com- j pletely furnished, heated j homes, 2 to 8 bedrooms. Ex- j cellent locations. Shannon' Realty Company, West De-j Kalb street at Broad street, j Phone 7. FOR SALE?Slightly used gas stove. Uses Rulane gas. Four burners,! one oven and broiler. Fully equip-1 ped with c abinet with two cylinders, j Can be bought at a bargain. For j sale for cash. Apply at Chronicle office. MEN WANTED--For Rawieign Routes of 800 families. Reliable hustler should start earning 225 weokly and increase rapidly. Write today. Rawleigh, Dept. SCB-20-S, Richmond, Va. 46-48 pd. < FREE ROAD SERV!CE?Creed's Fill-' [ ing Station Fifty-Mile Free Road | Service. Call Telephone 486, Cam| den, S. C. Wants-For Sale FOR RENT FURNISHED I Three room apartment, bath. Four-room apartment, bath. Five-room cottage, bath. | Six-room cottage, bath. Five-room cottage, bath, and at cam heat. | Six-room cottage, two batha, umi ateara heai. Four-room apartment, bath, ami ateam heat. Unfurnished cottage, five-room* ami bath. All have garages, See Shannon Realty Co. Phone -?- vt- 0rocker Building SALESMAN WANTED RAWI.WKJil Routes open for reliable men. Good profits for hustlers. Old establish, ed company. No experience necessary. Pleasant, profitable, dignified work. Write today. . Rawleigli, Dept. SCA-20-P, Richmond, Va. 45 pd FOR SALE?Cabbage Plants, field grown, frost proof, HJarley Jersey and Charleston Wakefield. 100, no c<#ts; 500, 75 cents; 1,000, 11.25; 5,000, |5.00. Postage paid. J. N. Talbert & Son, Patrick, 8. C. 44-49pd COUNTRY BUTTER?Notice to customers :A The country butter which wus solw at Lung's Grocery can he purchased at Gladden's Grocery on Broad street. Atyo at the ClUb Market on Saturday mornings. , Every pound guaranteed. Mrs. Pearl Truesdale, Uoyklu, S. C. 44-46 pd, WANTED?I.arge or small tracts of,." : timber within one or twenty miles of Camden. Prefer Pine. R. J Little, Cheraw, 8. C. 44-47pd FOR 8ALE?Electric refrigerator, in' good condition, now lh\ use. Will sell cheap tor cash, or terms to reliable party. Selling because 110 volt current not available at new residence. Cyril B. Rusbee, Phone 446, Camden, S. C. 46 pd. CARPENTER AND BUILDER-?Be- i fore you decide who should do your work, telephone John S. Myers, for any class of carpentry work?outside or Inside. All t^ork guaranteed. Specialize in cabinets and screening. Any kind of furniture repaired. I solicit your patronage. Telephone 268, John S. Myers, 812 Church street, Camden, S. G. 16 tf. THE MAN WE WANT?la between the ages of 21 and 40, preferably married, and has lived in Kershaw copnty for several years. He Is desirous of building a business for himself but has not yet found himself. He is a worker, fine character and willing to put In from one to two years In sticking to the job in order to succeed. To such a man the position will appeal and he will make an effort to put forth hia best to get the place. Give full information in a letter telling what you have done during the past tlve years All letters held in strict confidence. Box 1317, Columbia, S. C. ' ' 45 sb. ?\ Famous Tea Store Kind "~1 (ASP) CHEESE ib. 21c V * " / Sunnyfield ESTASUSMtD .. r^r^iOATS 4 M#d- pk??- 25c PANCAKE OB BUCKWHEAT j FLOUR a-' 3 >? 20c GELATIN DESSERT J SPARKLE 6 25c 1 SUNNYFIELD FANCY CREAMERY I BUTTER SET- ib. 39c RAJAH BLENDED SYRUP 2 ?-? ? ?? 25c 10NA FLOUR SmSu. 80c GRANDMOTHERS ROUND ROLLS 2 dor. Sliced or Uitsllced PULLMAN I 20-oz. Leaf 9c PAN LOAF 14-u. ? Kellogg's Wheat Krispies Pkg 10c ?f)ap 4 15c ^xvdol 10c j Itcd Circle '^ffee "> 19c Kellogg's All Bran {!? 13c lona Peaches |? 15c lona With Pork Beans e c?n? 2Sc I I MID-WINTER I I ORANGE SALE I Jj Large Size?19c to 27c dozen; $1.45 Bag I I CAULIFLOWER, 2 lbs. for 25c I GOLDEN BANANAS, 4 lbs, for : ..r2Se??I? MUSTARD SALAD, 3 lbs. for * 25c I .fB BROCCOLI, 2 lbs for ?25c I JB j STRING BEANS, 2 lbs, for - 25c ' I ' ? ; 'v ? A&P FOOD STORES! I