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_ ] I r_HE CAMDEN CHRONICLE M. 0~NTij$8. . Editor mid Publisher I'ubll -h*-d ?v?ry Friday at Number] 1109 Broad Ntreet and entered at the (Jftinden, Houth Carolina poatofflo* ua second <da?n mail matter Prle? |>er annum I? 00, payable in advance Friday, April 10, 1936 ROTARY ENTERTAIN8 PUPILS .1 Ition M <K ihhlck, proHldeiiPoloei of the CniveraRy of South Curolina w is ilie gui'hi o.rutor al ThurHduy'H Rotary meeting Forty IIvi* meinbniH of the gruduat ing class and the teachera of tin* high chool nutilor cIhhh wero hIho guests ' or the club: Mr H2KKSKK Ifi KIM talk, which1 waa til?*? < !?*<! to a large extent to the high school pn|>11 a, called attention to the fact that they would fn<e many obstacles after getting their diplomas and urged thein not to.become din couraged. Ho cltod to them the up 11111 light of their forefathers In tnak lug this a great atate, tracing the lives of the early settler* in creating a mate, and later in the Indian warn, which vu'D' followed with I lie l(t Vo hit-ion. Civil and World war They had to take it lot of punishment and In- told 'the young pupil* that llie> too w ntild have to carry on the light Mr M < K issic k s talk was loudly up plamled The high s< liool elass then gave its alma mater song. '.Following the meeting I It*- members of the Rotary <dub remained to e|? < t th?* directors for the coining year. Twelve were nominated at this meet-1 jug and next week six of that number will he elected. The directors in turn' will elect the officers for the coming! year. The visiting Uotarlans were: It. K. j LaFaye, of Columbia; Hill Frande, of, Boston; William A N'avell, of Paw tucket, It I i Committees Named At the Tuesday meeting of the new City Council Mayor J. II Osborne announced the following committees with the chairman of each to serve for the next two years: F. N. MeC'orkle, will serve as mayor pro loin Police?F. N McCorkle, chairman; .1 Iv McKalp, J. H. Itoss. Water and Light Department?C. C. Whltakor, chairman; (Jeorge A Creed, F N. McCorkle. Fire?F. M Mayer, chairman; .1. K. McKain, C. C. Whltaker, Sr. Ilealtii and City Property?J. K. j Itoss, ehitlruutn; (Jeorge A Creed, F. j M Mayer Finance (Jeorge A. Creed, chairman, (V C. Whltaker. Sr.. F. N. MeCorkle. I Streets and Parks?.1. K. McKain. i chairman; .1 10 Ross, F. M Mayer i Many Loans In Kershaw County x The Federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation has closed 1?J2 loans in; Kershaw county for a total of $339,1 a 1 according to information received by Lawrence M Piuekney, state director for the National Fniergency Council lor South Carolina la Kershaw county there were *.'S4 applications for loans from the Corporation of which 2k were withdrawn, Mr Pinckney said, indicating that the applicants were able to refinance their own mortgages or were, able to carry existing mortgages without the aid of the Federal (Jovernment In this county there are two applications pending and 92 are held for further < onsideratIon. The function of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation. Mr. Pinckney said, was the refunding of distressed mortgages on homes which were about to he foreclosed. Kligible applicants were allowed up to eighty per cent of the appraised value of the property involved. Baron DeKalb Planning Finals The tinal commencement exercises of the Huron OeKalh high school will he held in the school auditorium Friday evening. May 1 ."> Appearing on tit. program for that evening will hello State High School Supervisor. .11ihn t; Kelh. who will deliver an atl<Pes> in the graduating class The eh \ ;nh . rade will present a class day program Thursday evening. May li v tt'l tin- first and sei mill grades tie planning an operetta for Wednesday 'Av i.ing 1'lrr Baton HoKaih coiomuiiity will b -..a i- j. nlarlv interested iii the an ttonin . Hi. nt i!., 11 P.-\ K U I'to K.-r, toi l er pastor oi the Hamas* us and Ket-haw MetinnlLt charce. now pas tor of St M at t hi w s Met bodist \ hit11 11. lui- adopted an invitation to speak at the hacculuuivut o exorcises Sunday evening. Max to a' * oVlo. k at the >* liool audttortinn A graduating i l.i-s id twenty e IIt t -I'.ould l-Mire an e\i ell.nt attendant e at < a? b of tie-so progrit tns (*. F. (oole y Named As New Police Chief At the tirsj ni?jvtli,K ?>r the newly Hot-ted tlty eounell Ttieaday uf ' rnooii, '(I F Cooloy was elected to v J'. V.'V!' of "o|,< " t" succeed v; " Whitttker. who retains iiih poMlMori ah street commissioner. . ' I'/ii!1/W ( Police is u native or WIIIlaiiiHtoii, hut bus made |,|M home in Camdtsn for the lust 25 years. 'or nine years he has served uh deputy Hherlff in the office of Sheriff J. M. McJ,eod Ilia election Ih made effective uh of April 15. Other police officers elected were Atva Hush, r, " s. Mayer, Frank *C: tones, Luther K. Harnea. With Jamea Kttley UH tax collector and extra police officer. No change waa made aa to other citir officials and in the water and light department. ^ '} Whltaker haa served efficiently for a number of years aw chief of police and alao as street commissioner and hy his affable manner has made friends In all walks of life In < <mr. rsnlion with Die newlyeleeledt chlid yesterday, Mr. Cooley stated that it was with great reluctance, and after keeping the matter under advisement for a long while, that lie decided to leave tin* sheriff's "lily win re his long association with Sheriff Mr I mod hud been most cordial and pleasant. He also stated that he will cooperate in every way in his new capacity with the sheriff's otliie in enforcing the law.. Mr. CooIcy will he no stranger on Hie police force ys he had served us a policeman before entering the sheriff's office. Death Claims Widow of Former Carrier Mrs. Margaret West Rush. 60 year old resident <,f the Reulah section, died at her home Tuesday afternoon after a long illness. Mrs. West was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs J A West Of that section She was the widow of the late .J. Ktnanuel Rush, long-time popu|ar fulal cartier out of the Camden postoffice She was a member of one or the most prominently connected families in the county and her death brought grief to a wide circle of friends. Surviving are three sons, J. I). Rush, of Montgomery, Ala.; A K. Rush, of Decatur, Ala.. and William W'-Ht Rush, of Clemson College Three daughters. Mrs. It. K Williamson, Mrs S. C. West, of Florence; Mrs Martie Moseley, ()f Camden'. I here are three grandchildren and three brothers, Dr. Carl A. West, W, F. W est and TToy West, and one sister.^ Mrs. \\ ,|. Anderson. Funeral services were held from Mt Olivet Baptist church at 10 a. m., Wednesday, being conducted by K,'x -,o|m ' Utth-john. of Bishopxilh and Rev (ieorge Bobo, of Camden. Pallbearers serving were It. H. Rime. I-,. | Pearce, C B. Thompson I B Bruce. Shell West and Ism , West Diamond Back Most Poisonous ( olutnbia, April 6?The diamond back rattlesnake is most feared of all jtlie North Attierdii-an venomous I snake* because of its great size, ac<-ording to John A. Crawford, instruc"?r of ph> sjcal edu< at ion f,,r men at j Hie I ni\ el-sit> Of South Carolina. It i* tie- largest poisonous snake in the .world ami. having such enormous voj noni sacs, injects a great deal of its I deadly fluid into a victim. I However, this snake's venom is not j more poisonous than that of the moeleasin or copperhead. Although the j pigmy rattler, an entirely different snake, is so small that it is not con sidered dangerous to man because of the small amount of poison injected, drop for drop, its toxin has been proved to he more deadly than that of i "'her rattlers ami poisonous snakes I Of North America. In crystalized j torm its venom is elongated and the I longer the crystal the more toxic the poison i 1 pigmy rattler is often called [the ground rattler in SoulIi Carolina 'his is naturally erroneous and mis leading, since it would lead one to be v, that other rattlers climb trees , None does ami none is a constrictor " "le v w ere. I hex Would b. a real "" man. sim . i hey would t hen able to coil around a man's leg ami b|le ; ( win I to.hinds newest and biggest liner the ijm-en Mar>. built at (Jlaaglow. wa.11 '"'r 'irst workout at sea this u,, |s The vessel |s nf SO.7'hi grcss The ship w ill have a caput it> "M - passengers, tarries a fuel load of 2.0(h) totis of oil and is ex P-'- ' d to cross the \tlantic in foin days, and will make her maiden vox in May.' General News Notes I Mull U being carried to the Roosevelt party flailing In Bahaman watera, from Miami by ulrplanes The Red Cross of El Salvador, Iiuh sent $1,000 for flood sufferers in the United Status. (governor Taliuadge Ik promising Ids state another $I.UOO,OUO reduction In Mate taxes. Italy's uriny at hump Is uow said to total 1,250,000 in mi, and well prepared to defend the nation from tUu outside. Crown i'rincesg Marie Jose of Italy, Iiuh nulled for euet Africa us a Red Cross nurse^A^ ' Pour men"iflft a Woman were killed when an airliner crashed at Gynhurst, England, last week. During the first 85 days of the year there were 1,611 automobile deaths in 86 cities of the country, uh compared with 1.992 for the same period In 1935. A shortage of $50,000,000 has been discovered in the funds of the Phoenix, tin? largest life Insurance company at Vienna. One thousand or more families have been forced from their homes at Seville. Spain, because of Hood conditions. Socialists are behind a drive for public ownership of public- utilities in j Milwaukee, Wis. April 7 is election ( day on the matter. Homer Flanagan, 21, inmate of the 1 Atlanta Federal prison, lias been ac* quitted on a charge of killing a fellow convict, itusHoll Smith. Former ('resident Hoover is quoted as saying in regard to a Republican ' presidential nominee, that the party should choose "the beat qualified I man." Thirty-nine persons arc under ar- \ rest at Mexico City, charged with bombing a Communists meeting there, c No fatalities. i Antoniu 1'intore. convicted of the j murder of eight persons and mutilation of their bodies, was executed by 1 a firing squad at Nuoro, Sardinia, Sat- 1 urday. | King Boris of Bulgaria, has com- i muted to life imprisonment the sen- ' tences of two army officers, convicted of attempting to assassinate him last year j A sneak thief entered the office of the clerk of the corporation court, two floors above the police department at Danvilfe, Va., and stole $45.50 from the cash drawer. Democratic delegates to the national convention in Philadelphia, from South Dakota, are pledged to support President Roosevelt for renomination for the presidency. Ralph Henson and Ray House of Meggetts. S. ('., were fatally injured in an automobile accident near Ways, Ha . on Saturday. They collided with a truck. A resolution by Representative Maverick of Texas, to adjourn congress on May 11, was promptly tabled on motion of Representative Hankhead of Alabama. Three miners wore killed while at work in a gold mine, *>"? miles from Belleville, Ohio, when a blast of powder accidentally exploded at the 300 foot level. Governor Farle of Pennsylvania has called an extraordinary session of the legislature of that state on May 4. and will ask for an appropriation of $70,000,000 for relief work during the next year. George F. Clement, clerk in the post office at Gastonia. N. C.., is under arrest charged with rifling the mails of cash, lie confessed the crime at a preliminary hearing and was bound i over to court in a bond of $1,000. i Scott Winders, World war veteran, ' in the state asylum for- criminal in' sane at Raleigh since 1931, when he killed a sheriff at Statesville. N. ('.. being now declared sane, has been taken hack to Statesvilie to stand trial. The 1'. s S Drayton. Ditto ton first line destroyer, named after a native of South Carolina, Commodore Dray' ton. horn in Charleston. S (\. in 1 1*1 >. has been launched at Bath. Me. 1 J Commodore Drayton commanded the I Pawnee at the battle of Port Royal, j . and the Hartford at the battle j I of Mobile Bay. August 1*64. i | 1 'renin r Mussolini of Italy by decree i j lias abolished all large private indus j tries of the nation and Italy's chainI | ber ot deputies, in preparation for an j extensive Knropoati war He explain ed that bis purpose in placing large industries under state control, was to lake proiits out of war. Following the announcement stock prices of all pri\ ate industries went down sharply. Tile jury trying David A Damson.! ! former Stanford Cnixersitv press of ' ... 1 i i In ial. at San .lose. Cal.for the third! ! time, on a charge of murdering his I wife. Alb-ne. after being out for 3?> | hours was unable to reach a verdict J and was discharged In the three j : trials :'.l of the jurors have been I j for a guilt.v \crdiet. The three trials' of !?amson have cost California more than fv'.ttOO. j Fix e. men rear lied Neiivitas. Cuba, j M> telly .itter spi tiding a night at sea aboard a disabled amphibian < oast vj guard pi a lie from Miami. Fin . base. The district attorney at San Jose, I Cal . has not yet decided whether or - not he will bring David A. Damson. Stanford university press executive, to trial for the fourth time on a , charge of murdering his wife. Storms Heavy Toll In Life and Property TurrlffJe tornadoes which ravaged j (he deep South this week Tuesday night became the third greatest windinduced disaster in (lie history of the I nitial States as a constantly growitiK death list erupt up to 4*42. 1 With more than 2,out) men, women and children injured in the six Southern states scarred hy the storm, it wus certain the death toll would go even hlKher. Mauy of the injured were given only the slightest chance m...rcirBYftr..... ... Adding to the 4W? lives lost in Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina In tornadoes of last week, the roll of death in the South stood at 464 Tuosday night. Tim death lint made the tornadoes tiie third greatest disaster of tills kind in American history. The greatest was tiie Florida hurricane of 1928 which cost 1,810 lives and the second most disastrous was the tornado which struck Illinois, Indiana and Missouri in 1925 and killed 798. Counting an aggregate property loss of over $ 12,u(j(?,000, small armies of leliet and r-hubilitation workers labored Tuesday night to bring order out of chaos and relief and comfort to tiie survivors, in tiie two major disaster centers, Tupelo, Miss., and Gainesville, Ga., the storm-wrecked streets had tiie appearance of World war battle fields. National Guardsmen patrolled tiie wreckage, guarding against looting. Liovernor Hugh While of Mississippi, personally directed relief at Tupelo where deaths stood at 20a. A central relief committee took charge of 2,000 workers in Gainesville, whore the death list stood at 184 and still was mounting. . Officials directing the rehabilitation :>f Gainesville were certain Tuesday night that the deatli roll there would iiuount to 200. They based their be- ' lief on a long list of dosperately injured in hospitals at Gainesville, Alto, Ga., and at Atlanta. They were beginning a check of missing persons. Of the 184 known dead, 142 were identified, 22 bodies of white persons were unidentified and many were burned beyond possibility of recognition. Bodies of 10 unidentified negroes were in morgues. Five injured, rushed to Atlanta, died en route or in hospitals there. With two-thirds of Tupelo laid waste, relief workers could not say when they could write completion to (he death list there. More than 1.200 persons were Injured, and deaths from that list probably will increase the toll. Mass funerals for the unidentified ilead were planned, although it was possible many of the bodies, already burned beyond recognition, will be cremated. HOW PAPER MONEY IS MADE Thousand Tons of Specially Made and Guarded Paper Used In a Year. Every day for the last two decades and longer Uncle Sam's skilled engravers and printers have turned out four tons of brand new currency. This means that the bureau of engraving and printing at Washington manufactures four million greenback's daily or approximately one and a half billion pieces of new currency annually. Yet, with the money pouring from the presses at this rate, day and night, there is but two and a quarter billion dollars more in the hands of the public than there was twenty years ago and only about a three months' reserve supply in the treasury. In 1915 tiie amount of cash in circulation in the United States amounted to about $8,319,000,000 or $33 for each man, woman and child. A recent treasury statement revealed the amount in circulation as approximately $5,629,000,000 or $44 per capita. Where lias all the money gone? Most of it lias replaced worn-out, soiled and damaged currency previously issued. Life of the average piece of paper money after it is placed in circulation is one year. Dollar bills receive the most use and have to be replaced more often about every six months. Careful estimates have been made that a dollar bill changes hands on an average of five times a day or 1,-too times before it is returned to the treasury for redemption. Gil, grease and gasoline are tonsidered tiie greatest natural enemies of money and tho passing of horse and buggy days shortened t.he life "of the dollar bill by several weeks. Spots of oil and grease collect dirt and grit which cut and grind the currency fiber. Changing hands so many times results in considerable folding which tends to shorten a hill's life. Two-dollar bills are unfortunately believed unlucky by many persons. These persons tear off a corner so the d&vil can escape and, of course, the twos quickly reappear for replacement. Fives, tens and twenties last longer while $10(?. $r.oo and $1,000 Wills often last two years or more Paper used in printing currency is made troiu a special tormula known only io certain government officials and the Massachusetts company which manufactures and supplies the 1.000 tons of paper used by the bureau each year. Government guards protect the building wherein it is manufactured under great secrecy. It is shipped to the bureau of engraving and printing in packages of 1,000 sheets and each shipment undergoes various tests for durability, resistance to light and folding rests FINAL DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that one month from this date, on May 6, 1936, I will make to the Probate Court ?f Kershaw county my final return as Executrix of the estate of Ellen Hrannon deceased, and on the same date I will apply to the said Court for a final discharge as said Executrix of said estate. (Signed) MRS. DAISY CASSIDY Camden, S. C., April 6, 1936. David Meisner of Covington, Ky., has been released from prison at London, Ontario, after serving more than two years of a 15-year sentence for kidnaping and robbing John S. Labatt, because the man who did kidnap Labatt has confessed that it was he and not Meisner who committed the crime. It was a case of mistaken identity. Moseley's Ice Cream, call for it by name, there Is a difference. tance. It must be sufficiently tough to withstand 3,500 double folds or creasings without cracking.?Pathfinder Magazine. NOTICE TO THE DEMOCRATIC CLUBS OF KER8HAW COUNTY Pursuant to the rules of the Democratic party, notice Is hereby given that all Democratic Clubs in Kershaw County, South Carolina, are called to meet on Saturday, April 25, 1936, for the purpose of re-organizing, electing officers and members of county executive committee and delegates to the county convention. Each club is entitled to one delegate for every twenty-flve members and one delegate for a majority fraction thereof, based upon the number pf votes polled in the first primary held August 28, 1934. The Club will meet at their usual meeting places at 2 o'clock p. m., on said date, unless otherwise notified by their present officers. The county convention will meet In Camden, S. C., on Monday, May 4, 1936, at 11 o'clock a. m., at the Kershaw County Court House. S. F, BRASINC.TON, Chairman County Executive / Committee. 3 ti. A WANTED?To keep horse fob summer months, for his feed. Will take good care of animal. Telephone 21U2, B. It. Truesdale, Camden, S. C. 3-5 sb f 1 NOW IS THE TIME TO BUILD OR REMODEL USE OUR EASY LOAN PLAN TO IMPROVE YOUR PROPERTY ^ .4 J* We have Ample Funds on Hand to Make Immediate Loans Wateree Building and Loan Association First National Bank Building Camden, S. C. Telephone 62 J- i .... .. j piiiiiiiiigHiiiiiiiiraiiiiiuiiiiguiniiiiiraiiiiiiiuiraiiiiiiiiii^ I || ALL CARS USED BY | JIMMIE LYNCH11 J DEATH DODGERsI I ON BROAD STREET | Here Friday at 11:30 f I 1 Columbia, Sunday, April 12 | I M ARE STOCK PLYMOUTH CARS EQUIPPED WITH ^ ! , GOODYEAR TIRES. j WHY DOES JIMMIE USE PLYMOUTHS? ! Because No Other Light-Weight Car Has: B' j An All-Steel Body |? Molar Steel Springs a: | Floating Power Engine j Time-Tested Genuine Hydraulic Brakes pj Goodyear Safety Grip Tire* p y SEE THE FREE DAREDEVIL DEMONSTRATION IN a I FRONT OF OUR SHOW ROOM j FRIDAY AT 11:30 A. M. | Carolina Motor Co. 11 ^IIHSIIIIIIIIIlllSlllllllllllllSilUIIIIIIIIIISllllllllllllISIIIIIIIIIIIISIIIIIIIIUII^ I I EASTER LOW PRICESI IN GROCERIES PI Salad Dressing g~23d I MILK Eagle Brand Per can 17 c 11 Pinto BEANS, 6 lbs, for 25c 1 J 1 Eatwell Brand SARDINES, tall can .6c 1 I ! FHKSII LI UO UN I) WHILE YOU WAIT I Economy COFFEE, pound 17c I I Salted SODAS, lb pkg 10c] I Amercian CHEESE, per lb 19c1 I II AIt(IO BRAND I I I Sugar PEAS, No. 2 can 17cJ 1 I RF.I> SOUR PITTED. Fine for Pies I I CHERRIES, No. 2 can 2 for 25c I I Medium size PRUNES, lb 5c] I | JERSEY Bit AND I I CATSUP, 14 oz. bottle 10c I I I Swansdown Cake Flour, pkg 29c j | ! PHASER BRAND " I j I Grape Fruit Juice, No. 2 can J-il SUGAR ateUifd HOME STORES^ | CAMDEN,' SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1