Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE * g,' D. NILB8. .Bdltor"*tod Publish*! u&rt8;S4 . <*? JHfML %rfK . , tonum fl.Oo, payabto lo sdv*n?s. Friday, August 7, 193t A NATIONAL NUI8ANCC Quite a lot of crusading ha# bean (lone with a view to doing away with the barricade)* of blllboa$? which ... war (he beauty of our natural scenery, but in spite of some progress mud?? here uud there, the billboard la h(111 un outstanding national nuisance. If this nuisance 1h ever to be effectively ubuted it must bo done through convincing advertiser)* that their part in perpetuating It la bad business for them. Appeals to sentiment und love of the beautiful are generally futile. State, county and city authorities can aid In the movement very materially, however, but It la often difficult to spur them to action. An example of commendable activity in the fight ugalnwt uglinoHa Ih seen in tleorgin, where tho county cominlaHlonera of Fulton county, in which Atlanta ft situated, ordered the removal of ull algna and billboards along the hlghwaya under their jurisdiction. The member who sponsored Ibis "measure safar "There la u proper place for every thing, including advertising. Our highwaya ure designed to give tourlata and Atlanta motorlata the moat beautiful aconery possible, but that acenery la being ruined by tho ever Increaajng number of hlllhoarda und aigna." Thla la true for every county In America where the encroachments of the "outdoor advertiser" have been * permitted to have unrestricted sway, ni.llhourda la locations which render them offenalve are Irritating to the public, without benefit to the concerns which pay for them with the mistaken Idea that they are building business good will.?Newberry Herald and News. INDEPENDENT MERCHANTS IMPROVE SERVICE A recent national query asking the opinions of rural editors on the chain store question, brought forth a large percentage of replies to tho effect that chains are not a curse to the independent grocer, but an aid. Reason: They have shown him how to better his service to his customers, havo forced him to "get on his toes" and adopt modern merchandising methods. and have demonstrated to him the merits of mass buying. Experience throughout tho nation proves this The growth of tho chain system has been paralleled? by Hhe growth of voluntary buying organizations made up of independent merchants. These organizations can und do buy as cheaply as any chain. They cut costs all along the line. And they place goods on the storekeeper's shelves at the lowest possible prices. It is a matter of fact that a hundred illustrations could be cited where Independent. merchants have run chains out of business ?by offering lower prices, or by giving better service. And limitless illustrations could be cited where chain and independent stores exist side by side, each catering to Its trade, and each prospering. This kind of competition la sound. It keeps merchants?chain and Independent?up to date. It protects the Interest of the consumer?which, after all. is the most Important matter at stake. And It gives the American people the highest standards of merchandising service existing In tho world.?Industrial News Review. ECHO OF CHAIN LETTER CRAZE Uncle Sam. who made millions of dollars In stamps sold for the chain letter craze of 1934, is still rocelvlng an Income from this source. For several weeks, postal workers in Washington and the various branch dead letter offices over the country, have been opening undeliverable letters containing thousands of dimes, quarters, halves and also dollars, sent out by believers in (his get-rich-quick scheme Wrong or unreadable addresses were the cause of these letters finding their way to dead letter offices and, of course, their contents are now going iuto the cotters of the post office department. In Beaufort county there was some criticism of the sheriff for not collecting delinquent taxes. The grand jury Investigated aud in Its presentment complimented the officer for his human method of not collecting hack taxes due and unpaid. The Peoples Bank building, the only skyscraper office building at Charleston, has been sold by the liquidating committee of the Peoples State bank. The building brought $10,000. A small boy in Charleston fell from a dog house in the back yard and Injured his arm so much that It had to be amputated. ,._t MACHINES MAN BUILDS a MAY TURN AGAINST HIM 1 Col Charles A. Lindbergh's speech on aviation In Berlin was a sobering reminder of the fact that the race acquires tremendous new responsible tlea every time It makes a conquest over the realm of Inanimate. It Invents the airplane and frees Itselft fiom the old limitation of time and space In a way that people of an arller generation could not have dreamed of. Hut at the same time this uew invention Increases to an appalling degree, the race's power for sheer destruction, it changes the whole character of war and, as Colonel Lindbergh points out, does away with defense. "As I travel ovpr Europe," said Colonel Lindbergh, "I urn more than ever Impressed with the seriousness of the sltuutlon which confronts us. When I see that within a. day or two damage can bo done which no time can over replace, I begin to realize that we must look for u now type of security." All of which Is to suy that a new advance in the mechanical arts, a device like the airplane for instance, is a .double edged tool. It can be used both ways?to make It easier for the I races of men to get along together on this troubled planet, or to make it harder. And unless we get so that we cau display us much wisdom in using new tools of this kind us we did In devising them, we are very apt to rue the day that we ever heard of them. Colonel Lindbergh's own career Is a rase in point. When he flew ulone from Now York to Purls he gave us one of the most spiritually uplifting experiences of the century. There wus something about that exploit which made eternally visible the triumph of the dauntless spirit of man over hostile environment; as his silvery plane circled over Paris In the dusk, ull of us shared in that triumph and were uplifted. Hut you need only turn that flight of his inside out to get a clear picture of the sort of thing he was talking about In Berlin the other day. Suppose there Is a war. Over the sea come other planes ?whole flights and squadrons of them, this time, with swollen egg sacs of bombs in their bellies. Each plane is flown with all the skill and Individual bravery of that llrst lone flight; hut when they circle over Paris?or London. or New York, or Berlin?at the end, they provide no uplift of spirit for anyone. ?instead, they rain down death and destruction. As Colonel Lindbergh says, In a few moments they destroy things that can never be replaced. And the sunlight that glints on their wings signalizes the folly of a race which has the mechanical skill commit hari-kari and lacks the sense to refrain from doing it. Moth of these flights come out of the same egg. The Wright brothers bequeathed them to us when they took their sllk-and-bamboo crate into the air at Kitty Hawk. As Colonel I Lindbergh says, our only security henceforth lies In Intelligence. Unless we can bring to the use of airplanes the same Intelligence that went Into the inventing and perfecting of them, we face a dark future.? i Sumter Item. AUGUST FARMING GUIDE Cleinson, Aug. 3.?Many phases of farm work are important for August attention, say extension specialists, listing the following: Agronomy?Plan now for abundant legumes for soil., improvement, the most economical way to increase soil fertility bo, not pull fodd6?T~"it- Is extremely disagreeable, tCw- expeuslve practice, nmt^reduofd the yield of corn. Clean up weed* everywhere to prevent seeding. \ \ Horticulture?Beans planted in late August often bring a good price: After peach harvest cut out all broken limbs, as a preventive for shot-hole borers. Clean up ground where vegetables have matured, to lessen Insect and disease damage next season. Plant the fall garden. Insects and Diseases?Plow under old plants soon after harvest to destroy insects. Be prepared to fight the fall army worm with potson and barriers. Continue spraying tomatoes with 4-4-50 Bordeaux to control leaf disease. Begin cleaning tip the orchard and destroy all fallen fruit. Clean up all fly-breeding places and use formaldehyde poison. . Agricultural Engineering?Get mower and rake in good running condition for hay harvest. Use August leisure time to construct and repair farm buildings. Make grain storage buildings rat-proof and tight enough for effective weevil fumigation. Build a water-cooling tank beside the well for dairy products; It may lower temperature 20 to 30 degrees. Investigate possibilities of installing running water In the house by using a hand pump, a hydraulic ram, or other lewcost system. Jesso H. Jones, chairman of the Reconstruction Finance corporation, is a patient In a San Fvmaoieco hospital. ?.-* w-v ?#-> ^ : . - ^ . . 7-r? i Future Farmers . Attend Camp ~ The boys of the Bothqju* chapter of Future Farmers of America attended Camp Tamassee the weekv of July 27 to August 1. Thirteen of the twenI ty members made the trip, covering approximately five hundred miles at a total cost of three dollars In cash and two pounds of meat. The cash paid for transportation, board from Monday dinner to Saturday lunch and fifty centa camp fee which is required of every Future Farmer attending camp. * The group spent Monday night at Clemson College and Inspected the grounds and buildings Tuesday morning. One of the most Interesting buildings seen was the new and modern dairy barn where the cows are milked entirely by machines and the* milk Is untouched by human hands until opened for use. Camp was reached on Tuesday ufternoon and after a swim 111 a n%uhtaln stream supper was propared and served. Wednesday,,was spent in climbing Tamassee Knob l? the morning and In the ufternoon games were enjoyod among the boys of Bethune and other boys attending camp. Rain Thursday prevented outdoor games but the boys occupied their time talking in groups and playing checkers. On Friday a trip was taken to the old Blue Ridge tunnel and to Isaqueena Falls about four miles ubovo Walhalla. It Is said tbat work was begun on the tunnel in 18G3 and that 1,000 slaves worked for a period of seven years. It was originally to be Ave and one-half miles long, but due to the Civil war beginning In 1861 work was stopped with only five miles of the tunnel completed, leaving the unfinished portion In the middle. The legend of the falls is that the Cherokee Indians, then living near what is now known as Old Pickens, had planned to massacre the whites at Ninety-Six. Isaqueena, an Indian maiden who was friendly to the whites, slipped off from her tribesmen and warned the whites of the proposed massacre, and upon reaching these falls on her way hack was met by warriorh of her tribe who had learned of her mission to the whites and were going to scalp her. Rather than suffer death at the hands of her tribesmen she jumped over the falls, killing herself. After an early breakfast camp was broken Saturday morning and the group reached Bethune early In the afternoon. Those making the trip were: Alvin Kelley, John E. Blackwell, Jack Gardner, John Jones, John Dan. McLuurin, OUn Watklns, Walter Brannon, Tom Ed. HearonA T. C. McCaskill, J. B. Stokes, Leslie Horton, Ernest Beard, Lawrence Copeland, Guy Horton, bus driver and M. C. Mason; Agricultural teacher. . \ I ^ JOHN RICHARD BARXTfct-L John Richard Baxtell, veteran con. ductor of the Marlon and Kingville division o^the Southern railway, died in the Columbia hospital Sunday eve. ning shortly aft'er 8 o'clock, following an illness of about two weeks, aged 81 years. Fellow rairoad employes acted as pallbearers when his funeral was held at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday morning from the Columbia Presby. terian church and the burial was in a Columbia cemetery. John Barxtell, as he was known to his thousands of friends and acquaintances, was the oldest conductor of the Southern system in this state. He waB a native of Greenville and began his railway work at an early age. At one time he was an employe of the old Panama railway, when the DoLe8seps of Franc.e were, making an efTort to dig the big ditch across the Isthmus of Panama. Later on he was employed by the old South Carolina and Georgia railroad between Columbia and Charleston, and between Charleston and Augusta. He -OSftf* ton what is designated as the Marion and Kingville division of the Southern, when the S. C & Ga., completed the old Three C's railroad in August 1888, and has been steadily employed on this line since that time. 48 years ago. Most of his work was between Camden and Marlon, N. C., during those years, but for many years now he has been a resident of Columbia, and his run was between Columbia and Marion. and the past few years between Columbia and Shelby. Mr. Barxtell was a most congenial gentleman and a very efficient - conductor. For years he was ft conductor on freight trains, and In his younger days was known as a man of almost prodigious physical strength. In later years his work has been entirely confined to passenger train work. JJe was a member of the Order of Railway Conductors and also a member of the Presbyterian church. His many friends will be sorry to learn of hlxmisshilf Phils survived by his Fanny M. Barxtell, of Columbia, by one daughter, Mrs. Robert O'Brien, of Charleston and three grandchildren.?Yorkrille Enquirer. ^ L. ? . * "" II 11 ? 1 ' I J).I General News Notes! f Colonel Theodore' Roosevelt' has Dignified his willingness to run for governor of New York, should the Republican party nominate him. Russia Is having her high temperatures Just now. The mercury broke a 67 year old record at Moscow on Hunday when It climbed up to 98.6 degrees. Russia asserts that "War is very near." A Communist newspaper says Raly, Germany, Japan and Poland are enemies of peace. A majority of Vermont citizens believe thai the acta and policies of the Roosevelt administration are leading to dictatorship. A daughter was born July 30 to the Princess of the Asturlas, wife of the heir presumptive of the non-existent Spanish throne. On July 27, Chancellor Hitler, ordered a fund of 60,000 marks, about $20,000, set aside for German refugees from Spain. Henry Ford celebrated his 74th birthday anniversary on July 30, and in an interview said that business over the country would continue to be good. A resident of t Washington county Vg,, took a young puppy home because it was "cute." Now 16 persons are taking the anti-rabies serum. The "cute puppy" was mad. American authorities at Nanking, Chiha, have warned all American residents of Kwangsl province, to evacuate Wuchow, in view of increased military activity in the area. , Burton K. Wheeler, Democratic senator of Montana, Just back from Europe, declares that Governor Dandon "hasn't an outside chance to defeat Roosevelt." The San Francisco-Oakland bridge, now ne&ring completion, and the longest bridge in the world, is to be insured for $44,000,000. The cost of the bridge is in excess of $76,000,000. . George Economou, 13-year-olfl New Hampshire scientist, needed a telescope, an expensive item to further his study in astronomy. So he built one himself?at a total cost of $15. Lionel Barrymore, famous actor, owns a typewriter that writes In his own handwriting. Letters were made for it from cuts taken from his own chirography. ? William Mathues, 82, of GraVlyville, Del., is the proud papa of a daughter, Jacqueline, whom he has just entered in the family Bible as the thirteenth child. Adolph Hitler, atVired in a brown uniform, formally launched the 11th Olympaid in colorful surroundings, at Berlin before a crowd of 105,000, Saturday.' . Two big waterspouts swept into i/-. jt, Ohio, from Lake Erie and Ight of the water did much to property. Many windows imolished. :e of the Peace Ale?" Diggs, ombe county, N. C., performed emony which married his diwife, Mrs. Dorothy Diggs, to J. rell of Kingsport, Tenn. it for December delivery reachhighest price in six years on licago exchange on Friday, g $1.15 a bushel. The world everywhere was over the dolrk. loyal Spanish warships and bel airplanes had a battle six )ff Gibraltar on Sunday night, as land observers could judge, the ships or the airplanes amaged. First Christian church at , Fla., formed a 24-hour cycle rer to save the church edifice, ch there is a $55,000 mortgage 5xt month. The congregation to raise $6,000. lers are being warned by the tural department againpt the se of "novelty" cotton seed, in ?rt to grow "bigger and better" Most of these, it is stated, ely to prove to be "gold bricks." o Friday evening 111 Americans in have been evacuated to the Seventy-four were still living American embassy at Madrid, 101 continued to live in their istdences. n hundred howling prisoners red window panes, banged cell and turned the Oregon penltennto bedlam Saturday in a shoutmarid for food, denied them afTatal riot Friday, ywood's famed star, Shirley e, is showing her age by the ng of a tooth. The little star is sensitive to camera encounters sfuses to reveal the loss of her id T. Garrison, Grady James and and Lewis, all of whom were o be from and around Augusta, rere arrested by Federal agents arges of holding up a bank at , S. C, and robbing it of $569; department of agriculture rethat the corn crops in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma iouth Dakota have been "damagyond recovery for grain produc;/ louncement has been made of lie of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Ity's oldest morning newspaper, L Annenberg by the Klverson ration, for $16,000,000. The paper istablished more than 100 years . r" M ?1 : ' *"-,77" ' There It No Wind When the Wind I? Not Blowing Wind Is air nnturully and hbfilOD tally In uiotlnn with a certain degree of velocity. Thus the old question, "Where ts the wind when It 1? not. blowing?" Is pointless, because there Is no wind which Is not blowing, says a writer In the Indianapolis News. Pure air Is composed of colorless gases and Is transparent. Therefore, the wind could not be seen If the air were pure, but the atmosphere always contains minute particles of substances other than the constituent gases and one can ee? the wind readily enough wltb the aid of a bright sheet of metal two feet In length with one edge straight, such as a polished handsaw of large size. A windy day when the atr Is dry should he selected for the experiment to get the best results. The sheet of metal or saw should be held at right angles to the wind; that Is, If the wind Is blowing from the south, the blade should point east and west with the straight edge up and tilted away from the direction of the wind at an angle of about 35 to 40 degrees, permitting the air current to strike the smooth surface and glance upward. If one then sights carefully along the blade at some sharply defined object in the vicinity, one will see the air flowing over the edge In graceful curves like wator going over a dam. The speed, but not the volume, of the overflow Increases with the strength of the wind. The phenomenon Is similar to the waves of air seen near a hot stove or over the ground, roofs and other surfaces on hot, cleur, summer days. England, Spain Followed Indian's Style of Pipes While the English adopted the pipe of the North American Indian, the Spaniards followed the practice of the Caribbean Islanders and South American Indians. This was to roll the tobacco In leaves of cabbage or corn to form a cigar, according to a writer In the Chicago Tribune. Cigarar was the Spanish- word meaning to roll. Cigur came to signify a roll of tobaeoo leaves. Continental Europe, except Spain, preferred snuff, as did the Scots. ' t The ciguret developed In Spain. Paper served as the enveloping material, probably because pf the lack of suitable leaves. ' 1." The tirst pipes were makeshifts? sometimes merely a reed or straw Inserted In a walnut shell. Then followed small pipes of Iron, sliver, brass, or carved wood, yielding only a.,few puffs to each tilling. The clay pipe I early became popular In England and held favor till about 80 years ago, } when the briar came Into use.^ Briar pipes are not made of briar. The name is a corruption of the bruyere or white heath shrub, a native of southern Europe and Algeria. Longest Coast Line Florida Is considered to have the longest coast line of any state. According to the United States Coast and Geodetic survey this coast line, exclusive of Islands, Is 1,197 miles, Including 399 on the Atlantic and 798 on the Gulf of Mexico. California Is listed aa second with 913 miles of coast Lake shore line Is not regarded as coast line by this government department If it were, Michigan would have the second longest coast line, according to this same authority. According to otAer authorities, Michigan has 905 miles of coast line in the Upper Peninsula and 810 In the Lower Peninsula, a total of 1,715 miles. The coast of Maine is so Indented that if a small unit of measurement were employed that state would have a coast line of about 3,000 miles. As measured by the methods of the Coast and Geodetic survey, it has only 228 miles. i* ' Strive to Excel Strive always to excel; try always to keep that attitude of mind which abhors defeat; for It Is a proved fact that man's nature is so adaptable that he can accustom himself to fhedlocrity and numb his sense of failure. But the converse of this is also true, making it possible for one to train oneself to be satisfied with nothing less, than the best, and with the failure idea made so repellent that all one's faculties will be kept constantly on the alert to discover opportunity, possess It, improve it and through it carve out a significant and satisfying destiny. A study of the careers of successful men will reveal this attitude as one of the underlying factors in their profctfegs. - ft is an unfailing source of Inspiration and the fountain from which flows that matchless determination so pronounced In those who.lead. Lcrynt of Spits Family The Samoyed is the largest member of the Spitx family. Originated with, and got name from, tribe of Siberian hunters and fishermen who still use them to pull aledl?and herd deer. Dense coats often shorn (like that of aheep) and used for weaving clothing. Usually pure white, but may be biscuit or flesh colored. .The Samoyed Is extremely hardy, very affectionate, Intelligent, aactlve. Ml Belongs to Costa Rica * Cocoa Island, famed as a t res an re trove of pirate gold and objective of many a plck-and-ahovel expedition, belongs to Coeta Rica. The Island, a I tiny spot In the Pacific, la only 13 miles I In circumference, baa an. iftltais of 2,788 feet. Ilea dee west of northern I Colombia and nipunlnililj 200 miles ' fintb sod a litis went of Oeotn Msa. BRITAIN TINDa*'1 MALAYAN * | C'TV AFT1W TtN VE**? Singapore.?The lost city 0f Yonif Feng, inhabited by 6.000 CWneiJ(J uud I situated In the midst of the Malayan Jungle, wan found by a British KOv I enunent official while flyjttK <Tv,.r ' district. V. The official, who was employed j.. the land office of the native Malay I atate of Jobore, saw a large aeuie tmeut In the heart of the Ju?g|e which he did not recognlae. Next day he drove to It, and to hta amaxemeut discovered that it was the lost city I of Yong Peng. iy The government was unaware of I the existence of thq town, although u has been a thriving agricultural cen- I ter for nearly ten years. The Inhabitants, who are Chinese work as rubber planters on au area I OX luore than 10,000 acre*. They have fl built the town as their headquarters and provided It with all the amenities I of a native civilisation. I "Suburban villages" also' were found around Yong Peng and were, in fact I a aeries of virtual republics hidden away in the British protected state of Johore, all working peaceably.. The area 1b only 20 miles from a main road, but lies in a region little i frequented- by Englishmen. . ^'1 V 4 ; "YOU It OUTW 1 In a small town in Mississippi on 1 a hot dusty day, two negro baseball i teams, surrounded by their dusky de votees, were engaged in a very Important baseball game. I ' The colored preacher of the community had been approved by both I teams for the position of umpire In this contest?because, as the home team pointed out, a parson couldn't go wrong. The visiting team's clean-up man I stood in the batters box. The bases were ?loaded. * fl "Ball one, high!" the voice of au thority boomed. I "Ball two, low!" "Ball three, inside!" "Ball fo\ low and wide?you is out!" -- ? "How does yo* talk, Mister Ump? Ah gets a base fo' dat!" screamed the mutinous batsman. 1 I "Brother, you is right?but de bases am loaded, an' ah ain't got no place I to put you. You is out!" NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CLEMENCY Notice is hereby given that Leo Johnson, now serving a sentence for burglary from Kershaw county, will at an early date petition the governor of South Carolina for executive clemency.?Adv. I Wants-For Sale I FOR RENT?Rooms. They can be I had furnished or unfurnished. Address 407 DeKalb Street, Camden, 8. C. _20pd LOST?On Wednesday between FourH Club and Dusty Bend, one pair of metal rimmed spectacles. Reward if returned to The Chronicle office, Camden, S. C. 20pd FURNI8HED ROOMS?For rent. Apply to Mrs. J. B. Wallace, 1210 Broad street, Camden, S. C. 20pd. LOST?A pair of gold rimmed eyeglasses, in blue case. Reward if returned to Betty Stevenson, Camden. s- C,_ 16-20 sb. FOR 8ALE?One female PAtnjnr nun. ~ about four months old. Can be reg^ istered. Apply Chronicle Office. CHOICEST BUILDING LOTS ?In city, on Blast Walnut street Fine neighborhood, quiet, near business, churches, schools, theatre. Car cost saved In Ave years will repay for lot. For sale, prices and terms reasonable. See J. B. Wallace, Camden, S. C. 14 tf. LOST?Key chain with live keys and nameplate. ... Lost somewhere to Camden on Wednesday night. Reward If returned to City Drug Company, Camden, 8. C. latb FURNISHED COTTAGE?Five'rooms, sleeping porch, bath, moderate rental. Available at once. _ Address Shannon Realty Company, Telephone 7. Camden, S. C. 12-21 sb HOU8E8 FOR SALE?-We have some very desirable homes in all sections of the city at very moderate prioee. See us. Shannon Realty Company, Telephone 7, Crocker Building, Camden, S. C. 19tf FOR SALE?A desirable live room bungalow, with bath, for fe260, *?y For further Information apply Enterprise Building A, Loan Association, Camden, 8. C. 3sb FREE ROAD SERVICE?Creed's FU1-Inr 'Station Fifty-Mile Free Road Service. Call Telephone 42$. Camden, S. C. ' .; FOR RENT?Cottage of six rooms and bath. Nice location. Apply to _-8hannon Realty*. .Company, Telephone 7, Crocker Building, Camden, SL C. 20-22al> FOR 8ALE?A seven room renovated residence on Mill street. Easy terms . or monthly payment* Uhntarprlse Building and" Loan Association, Camden, S.Tq: 1241 eb. SELL YOUR HOGS?July 22th beginning 6:00 a. |m. $1.00 under Richi d mond prices. \ Weighed, traded and cash payment . while you wait Ad lee how manY you expect to bring. Farmers' Exchange, lac., Sumter, B. C. 17-12 pd. BUILDING LOTA-^Are Increasing m prices. Buy mow and save. We hare live line tots $2x12$, close in; three choice ldta 76x160 in center _ of residential Section; three more neifr Brevard Plkce. Other beaotltol lots. No adteaon In prises oa . these. Address / Realty Company. Telephone Y^Oamden, ?- ^ V L.