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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE h7d. NILE8, Editor >wd J?roprl?f I'ubli?h?-<1 ?vm y Friday at Number 110V North ilrtwwi Street, and entered at t.h?? t'arrwlen, South Carolina I'oatofflc? an ?e< ond chuM mail matter Price per Y??r I* OV subscription* taken for than Hi* Month* In all irmiance* tlie Kutm riplion prlre l? due and payan01> in advance All auhaciiptlona are can. tiled when auhacrlht-r falls to renew. Friday, December 25, 1936 THE DAY WE CELEBRATE We come again (u tin- celebration of an ami! verssry of the Birth of Christ. Few people know thai the annual t^b rat ion of this great event war originally held In January and in> ? aiiHe ol 11h being moved up to th<- ^Mli day of December wan that on in.- Uath day of December It had been Ij.i i u.^totn to hold a pagan celebration with attendant drunken, and bawdy revelries, stpd the Christian loll, thought that by celebrating the Diiiii of our Savlur on that day It would perhaps overshadow the wild luathen holiday, that Christina* inighi eventually lake Its place, and to their Joy that purpose wan aecom plihhed. However, lo our discreuit. he 11 noted that on thin day many of the heal hen etialoms Htlll hold swa> and there are, we fear, many thous ' and? In this and otln^ Christian lands i who do not give thought to the signihcance of this day. But even ao, there in po question , hut that the birth of iIiIh lowly child to the hutnble carpenter'H wife in a cattle Htall In the little town of Bethlehem Ih honored nearly two thousand years after hy more people who celebrate the natal duy than that of any other person ever born Into thin world. "Peace On Karth" has not yet been accomplished. There have been many warn since Christ carne. The hearts of men have not yet become sufficiently attuned to His teachings to forego mortal strife. Rulers of nations Htlll conspire ugalnst each other, and continue to throw the flower of the young manhood of their countries against j ach other with yet more arid more ghastly and deadly engines of de- ' .HtructIon Hut th" greatest men of this wm hi do not want war aipl.tlpy do i vi-r: ?htni* possible to avert It t.i'-ii .tic! good ni"ii an- .sitting around conn* li tables today devising means to lo [. their countries out of war and i i d tin- wars now in progress I he o io or Christ is in the hearts of man no-.- in authority. They s1 < ' I'd ; 11. 'utility, t lie tragi !> , I Ina. ; .,. !ir a ho ,i h . ai nii-d con '' > know '.oinet li in:.' in the '1 oel h-.-ol.i i ion a'ti-ndant up on w.u, and tlo ir In aits and inmd fe a|iiai reiliiiing the usi-li ss ' lo dd:: i : ! moan hlood <)ur great 't -in.'. I' ra 11V. i i n I i Koosi - v? 1 f, Htnnt. a i e-iponsjve i-ord in the hearts ot III - 'OlifiH^ when h e | i CI* 111 | y saill "1 hate war." and giving farther credence lo that atateiueut he haa Juat done one of the finest thing* that any statesman ha* ever beeu able to ac coiopltMh. in bringing together the ua lion* of the two American continent* i into a conclave calculated to bring | about a better ?nd doner undemtand! Ing and a more friendly feeling bej tween Lite people* of theae nation*, no that* *p, while preeervlng peace land good will on tlila aide of the I world, may act an example to the people* of the Kuropean and Asiatic countries. that they may ?ee and ponder, and perhap* aoine day In the not far distant future the instrument* of war may be turned Into, and utilized a* instrument* of peace. Industry and friendly commerce between all the nation* of flil* world. Ye*. the Hpirlt of the Prince of Peaco 1* yet. and more ho a? the year* go by. In the hearth of the people, and that being ho, may we 'take time on this Christmas day to j thank the Divine Creator for Mending ! Christ to us, uud pray that the da> when He shall have Instilled Himself , Into all mankind everywhere may he ' noon aecornplj*h<-d j THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 1937-1638 r>ii the hoc ond Tuesday In January another General Assembly of thiH Htale will i onverue At the same time GovI ?-i nor Olin l> Johnston will begin the last half of his four year term as Gov crnor of Hnutli Carolina. ! It |h understood that two-thirds or : more of the members of the State I Senate are opposed to any change In the present law regarding the opera tloti and personnel of the State Highway Department, ho that It appear* certain that there will be no further change In this law during Johnston's encuinbancy an Governor. The law. uh It now HtandH, provides for the election of fourteen Highway Com| mlHHlonerH by the legislative delegatIons from the different Judicial Circuit* of the state each four years, and provides further that no commissioner may succeed himself and that no I Commissioner may be elected from j la county having had a Commissioner ! until each of the other counties in the Circuit tjhnll huve had one. In Other words, the office shall revolve among the counties of the different | Circuits It means, so far as Kershaw county is concerned, that we will have ;r Highway Commissioner wli'-n the t' rm of the present Highway t'urn yi ii-.-ioit?-r from thi* Circuit, who ( ails li'oiii lti< III.ind county, si.all li;?v?- ? p i I - 1 unless tlli'ie should he a i l.aiige in tie- law in the meantime, who ! i a- above staled seems ii?o.-%t unlikely W ith tlie House of HeprosentatIves almost . j n a I i > divided, a close coil te-u is expected when that body in it- reorganization goes about the job lot electing a speaker to succeed Claude A Taylor, of Spartanburg, who did not offer for reelection to the House last year. The candidates so far announced are Sol Hlatt, of Barnwell. who has been Speaker pro teni of the House for the past two years, and D C Wannamaker, of Cheraw, who was a member of the House for one term about sixteen years ago, and who was eleretcd front Chesterfield county this year. Mr. Wannamaker is a man of ability and has an excellent background, but lie has not had anything like the Parliament ar> experience that Representative Hlatt has luul. Mr. Hlatt has 1 >< n a ineinh- r of the House for \ r.11 successive terms and during the past two session - has presid' d . \ r t};. I!iui n in !i <?l 'lie t ii.e-. and he has demonstrated his ability as .. ,e 111 the best presiding oflicers that ha* e\i |- wn Id- d the gavel m th? Houm of Representative* lince the late Mendel L Bmlth presided over | that body. The people of the state are interested in a abort session. Mr. | lilatt has a knack of getting work done quickly and satisfactorily. He ! is absolutely fair and there is no con j fusion when lie is presiding. He j knows Parliamentary usages and will ! not have to be broken in. We bo! Hove that his election to the Bpeaji! ership would save South Carolina j many thousands of dollars. Mr lilatt was one of the sponsors j of the bill which with a few changes J was enacted Into the law which now governs the operation of the Ht&te Highway Department and which brought about tin* drastic reduction in the price of automobile license plates. Governor Johnston was not in full accord with this bill and dl, rectly after the primary called a meet, ing of all of those nominated to seats In the House of Representatives who tie believed to be his adherents, for tiie purpose of chfiosing a candidate lor Speaker, at which meeting the candidacy of Mr Wannatnaker was ' launched. No matter who is elected to BpeakI er, it 1h unfortunate that the Governor should have felt it desirable to so interest himself in the matter. Section 14 of Article 1 of our State Constitution reads as follows! "in the Government of this I state the legislative, executive and Judicial powers of the Government shall be forever separate and distinct from each other, and | no person or persons exercising | the functions of one of said Departments shall assume or discharge the duties of any other." It is patent to anyone that the action of the Governor was in effect the assumption by the executive department, ami while it is possible that ho may be successful In dictating who shall be Speaker of the House this year, his action is certain to weaken his influence among thinking people of our state who believe In the preservation of our State Constitution. The Haulers of that Hill of Rights realized the danger of one department of our State government tampering with another, and we hope that the precedent set by Governor Johnston will not be followed by those who follow him in his grout office. LOST, FOUND AND WANTED deer' inr. edditor: | p|.-u- run the followoring classifldo 'adds lor yore friends in flat rock, and send this curry spoudeut, mr. 1111K< Clark, rtd, a detale hill of same after they are printed and lie will try to collect them for you on a nfty , lift> basis . for exchange a nice caff with 2 horns and 2 eyes and 1 tail and 1 cowhide. gentle while nursing, for a 7 lube hotterdyne radio with outside arial ansoforth. rite or foam. scudd Clark, owner. for sail four nice fox hounds, trained for rabbits, squirrels, thieves, birds, robbers, coons (both kinds,), or will exchange for 1 good casings for a moddle "t' and 2$ per dog to boot. first come, lirst served, these dogs won't last long. mike Clark, rfd, dog trainer lost betwixt the county-seat and the 1 >11 nit<- tilling station in flat rock, 2 pints rye licker with only onehall drunk out <<i 1 bottle. allao I hand, ' io.it, 1 pnekethnok with [ <."ai in same. 1 sack of flout, and 1 ! fairly good ott? rmobeel reward ii everthina is I'-tunnd iti-'act with. "lit u if. finding it out t holsuni nioore. j found about a dozen bad checks, payable to bearer and sevveral otli . r folks for \arious amounts from 1? ii K>?. all marked insufficient lands by the bank, dated 1P34 and link', and l'JLIG, signed by art square, if lost, Under can get same by pay ing for this "add." if tlirowed out the wind, r by the payee, newer i mind dr. hubbert green, ill. d. I tar edditor, if you see any buddy who wants to make a nice or it) p< t'i m> loan on some household sood > and kill hell fumy tare, plese t to in -! t in letch "with the un: :-ti> d at him e it will ho repos>-.-> d in in days from heme unless, yores trulie. mik<- ('lark. rfd. town treassure. Mr Ida Ii Wise, president of th? nai Won. n's thii ti;in Temper one I n."ii. i~ making a nation-wide ipp'.il i"r support of the proposed il.i'i u." " education program of the .ina n The union has raised half a . million and asks the public to give the other i.">00,000. Moxio, one of the few remaining I horses to go to France with the af.f, died Monday night In her stable at Fitchburg, Mass. She was thirty j years of age. i A Federal agent noticed what he i believed was a drunken cow in a Texas pasture. Investigation led to a at ill where the cow had been munching mash. The still was destroyed, the owner arrested. rn .11, ??? LL-U -LJ i J Base Acreages Set For 1937 Program The ba?o acreage*) to be used for the 1937 operation of the New Farm ! program, as given in a statement from , if. It. Tolley, Agricultural Adjustment administrator. Washington, are announced hy County Agent W. C. McCariey. Boll-depleting buses and aoilconserving bases for the Southern Reglon, to which South Carolina belongs, briefly outlined are: 'I he soil-depleting bases, including the general baa?, and the coUou, lobucco, peanut, sugar cane, sugar beet, and rice baaea will conform to the 1936 bancs, subject to adjustments to correct inequities. The soil depleting bases for individual farms will be determined by the county committees who will take into consideration variation umong farms in size, number of crop acres, type and productivity of soil, topography, farming practiced, and acreages of the particular crops normally grown. Pases for farms which are similar In these respects will be kept in line and the total bases for all farms in the county wiil conform to standards established hy the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. Normal acreages of soil-conserving crops will be established for farms participating in the program. "Those acreages will constitute soilconserving bases," MY. Tolley said. "These bases will serve as a yardstick to measure increases in soilconserving crops. They are In Hue with requests from producers for more rigid standards to measure performance in 1937." The soil-conserving bases for the Southern Region is the average acreage of soil- conserving crops over a representative period. Had To Tame His Cats "Hello," Sam! Got cut again, I see." "Yes, sah. I done got carved up wid a razor." "Why don't you keep out of bad company, Sam?" " Deed I'd like to; but I ain't got 'nin' money to get a divorce." SANTA CLAUS His Name Is Found In All Parts of the World. Geography has its own answer for "Is there a Santa Clans?" There is. Santa Clans. Indiana, is a hamlet of a few frame buildings and less than a hundred people, but it is national la adquurtt rs for one type <>f holiday bservance. Each Yule season brings to it stacks of /nail, parcels, !ett< rs and cards, of which 99 per cent is promptly re-mailed with the intriguing post mark "Santa Clans." "Beyond a doubt the biggest man in this Hoosior hamlet is Santa Clans himself," says a bulletin from the Washington. I). ('., headquarters of the National Geographic Society. A 2.">-foot statue of him, complete with whiskers and bulging sack, is dedicated to the charitable old saint, in recognition that his Christmas gifts to the town have been name, fame, and seasonal prosperity. Early settlors of this southern Indiana hamlet, seven or eight decades ago, took a fancy to the name of Santa Fe, hut they couldn't use it hecause apother town in the state had J it first So they boldly ehistened I their settlement with Claus as a last name instead of Fo Similar holiday names dot the world ! map Chn-tinas is a favorite in the j ! nited Stat.-s. This name eives a fesjtivo iillip in settlements, all small, iu Florida. Kentucky. Maine and Ari/ona i hr i>t iiias Cove in Maine i.> a ' summer resort. Launches chug into : its Mil k guarded entrain c. not fur ,,!n Boothhay. where pleasant summering makes visitors forget that Christmas is ever coming, until they -ee the name of the post office. Another Christmas Cove, far less cozy, is the small shelti reel anchorage for boats in southern Chile, hardly more than an indentation in San Andres Bay, where homesick sealers can find respite from dangerous winds, but 1 little cheer Christmas, Arizona, a little mining camp southeast of Phoenix near the Gila River, was named on December 2-m 19u2, for more reasons than one. ' Several decades previously, mining prospectors had staked out claims on , .ts site, but had been forced to move I because the territory was included within the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation. On Christmas Eve, 1902, two prospectors received die news' that reservation boundaries had Just I" en changed They reached tin- callable sit. and located copper claims n Christmas morning. Because of 'he date, and also because they ex" - ' 'I ' he;r mines to "Ml tlmir stock nu-v" tli. > < idled I he id.:, Christmas ( a inula al-o 11 i - a hi !ida> i t ; or Wo a i.oll;: r- ptsir U. ...?s ls'and in X.n.i S. otia. within the island of <":ipe Breton, is a tiny dot lose to 11. -eastern s'mr. of C.j-.-at : tns d'Ot . where iUoldm, Arms' of the sea reach inward toward the magnificent inland salt lake of Bras l'>r Less frequented |S die migbboring shelt.-r of Christmas Pond's s andy beach Does Christmas suggest polar snow and sleigh bolls? A famous place. 1 which is Christmas the whole year ! 'oifnd. Is a coral nfoll In the middle # of the Pacific, a realm of white sand, i luxuriant coconut palms, transparent , green lagoons, and lumbering tropical [turtles, a few minutes above the equa| tor The largest known coral atoll In , the Pacific, Christmas Island has about 1.200 acres of coconut groves under cultivation, producing about ten tons of copra annually. It was named by Captain Cook, who spent Christ max woek here in 1777. Another spot which owes its name to this captain's holiday visit is Christmas Harbor, Kerguelen island, in the South Indian ocean. Anchoring here on December 25, 1776, Captain Cook chistened the place in honor of the day, undaunted by the fact that a French discoverer had named it the Bale de l'Oiseau three, years before. Here Cook's crew found grass for their cattle and fresh water, then killed a plentiful supply of penguins and seals. The island of Myauk*Kaung, in the monsoon-swept Indian Ocean, 200 , miles below the western tip of Java, is also called Christinas Island. This small wooded outpost of the Straits Settlement, only about 62 square miles in area, has about a thousand inhabitants, most of them Chinese coolies employed in the production of phosphate of lime. South America, too, has holiday mementoes tucked away in maps. Among the dangerous maze of islands packed tightly around bleak Cape Horn and up the coast of Chile are Christmas Sound. Christmas Harbour, and Christmas Anchorage. For geographical variety, other names associated with Christmas are also used. Yule Island lurks off the southeastern coast of British New Guinea, and Noel names an island i ofT the Java coast. Nova Scotia has a little harbor by that same name, and Virginia and Missouri as well have Noel post offices. ' Santa Clans by another name is far more popular geographically for France has a half-dozen towns named i St. Nicholas. St. Niklaus in Switzer-1 land; St Nicholas in Wales, Hngland, | Canada. Cuba, Greece, Haiti and Java; i Sao. Nicolao in the Cape Verde Is-j lands; San Nicolas In Tierra del Fue j go; St Nicolaax in Belgium?all attest a world-wide popularity of the) genial saint who is the traditional: patron of sailors and children. Kven Florida. Minnesota and Pennsylvania have adopted a St. Nicholas apiece. | Wants-For Sale LOTS FOR SALE?Four choice lots at DuBose Park, also five room house, for sale cheap. Apply AirPort. Tourist Camp, Camden, S. C. 39-44pd. APARTMENT?For rent unfurnished for $25 per month or will furnish for desirable party. Apply Camden Furniture Company, Camden, S. C. 38 tf. WANTED?Hourly nursing, between hours of five and ten p. m. Call Miss Christie Hey, Telephone 206-J, 422 Hampton Street, Camden, S C. 40pd. LOST?On December 18 a black Jersey bald-headed cow. Reward if returned to B. T. Spaulding, 1009 Church street, Camden. S. C. 40pd. LOST OR STOLEN?From car, a tan brief case containing catalogs, price books, ? tc. Valuable only to owner. Reward if returned to Chronicle office. Camden, S. (\ 4<?pd LOST ? Portfolio with valuable papers to owner only. Lost on highway near Kvergreen Nurseries or be mmmmmmmmrnmmmrnmrnammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm tween there and Sumter. Reward if returned to Chronicle office or to Jack ilenebery, Charleston, 8. C. 40yd FOR SALE?Ford Model "A" Truck, in good condition. Ayply to R. M. Kennedy, Jr., Camden, S. C. 40-4 lab LOST?One large white and red spotted Walker fox hound between Camden and Blshopville, November 29. $5.00 reward if returned to J. H. Moaeley, Blshopville, 8. C. 38 tf. WANTED?The public to know that our truck ia in Camden once a week for the purpose of collecting old mattresses to renovate. Leave j your name at The Chronicle office in Camden and we will call. Dantzler Mattress Works, 308 Wright street, Sumter, S. C., Phone 604-L. 37 tf. FOR 8ALE?No. 1 two year rosea guaranteed to bloom, all beat varieties for our climate, 36 cenjts or three for $1.00; 18 inch two year old sweet olive and gardenia plants 60 cents each. Address Mrs. C. M. Emanuel, Rembert, 8. C. 33-40 pd. LOT8 FOR 8ALE?Four choice lots at DuBose Park, also five room house, for sale cheap. Apply Airport Tourist Camp, Camden, 8. C. 39-41 pd. TAKEN UP?About three weeks ago, a black mare mule. Owner can get same by paying costs. Johnny Wheeler, Koute 2, Camden, S. C. 40pd. LOST OR STRAYED?One black and white female setter, about two years old. Reward if returned. Telephone 75 or address J. E. llarvin, 213 DeKalb street, Camden, S. C. 36 tf FOR RENT?One 5 room and one 6 room cottage. Also two larger houses. All in fine neighborhood Moderate rentals. Shannon Reaity Company, Phone 7, Crocker Building, Camden, S. C. 33 tf. SPECIAL?Ix)t 60x130. Fine neighbors, very near business section. A real bargain. Shannon Realty Company,' Phone 7, Crocker Build-, ing, Camden, S. C. 33 tf. FARM BARGAIN?For quick sale. 126 acres, 4 room dwelling, 2 barns, 55 acres open, 2 branches. Easy terms. Shannon Realty Company, Crocker Building, Phone 7, Camden, S. C. 33 tf. FOR SALE?Forty-flve acres, all under wire fence. Good resident, tenant house and necessary farm buildings. Three miles from Cam-, den, S .C., best winter resort in the South. Communicate with owner, * Mrs, E. S. Hough, 720 Westover Avenue, Norfolk, Va. 36-41sb FREE ROAD SERVICE?Creeds Filling Station Fifty-Mile Free Road Service. Call Telephone 486. Camden. S. C. , CARPENTER AND BUILDER?Before you decide who should do your any class of carpentry work?outwork, telephone John S. Myers, for side or Inside. All work guaranteed. specialize In cabinets nnd screening. Any kind of furniture repaired. I solicit your patronage. Telephone 268, John S. Myers, 812 Church street, Camden, S. G. 29tf. Smliimu (drifting# . .. THIS OFFICE WISHE8 TO EXTEND TO THE PEOPLE OF KERSHAW COUNTY SINCERE THANKS FOR THE GOOD ORDER AND THE COOPERATION EXTENDED US AND TO WISH FOR EACH AND EVERYONE A HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND PROSPER OUS NEW YEAR. J. H.MCLEOD. Shcrsff Kershaw County. To greet you at This cheery season with all Good wishes For your happiness. Norris Motor Company We wish for You Life's Best Things and a Merry Christmas. Creed's Service Station - ? ii j r^smmBssmmec?s . ; ''j T' - ? ? May all your cattle* in the air and all your dreamt come true. t TOWN TAVERN For Good Ice Cream, Sandwiches, Hot Chocolate, Tea or Coffee?Visit us next to new Camden Theatre. TTWu? Gbv^rria^ i MHHBHBVRSKaSMttsflK&taHBflttJnSBHSCBcEJ ) ' : To thank you for past kindnesses and to wish yf^u again the Season's Compliments. Home Furnishing Company i W