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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE H O NILfcS, ltdttof and Proprietor pul>ii?li.-d y Friday u? Nuitlftor I |ijj .Ncjrth ll/ua<l Klrcl. wed eiileied at i a<- ' am<l?'U, fvjutli i,'nry|liift I'vilyfiic# a* #?j? ?>11 1 ?:!?*?? mail matter 1'rlo? pel Y.iu 42 00 No aubaer I lakeii fur l.ss Hum Si* Month* In all UialHliee* lit* DiitiMi-i ipliuo price In due and puywhl? in ad value Alt bub?< rlpliuiia aie i itiii'i'lled when ayhwcrlbor falla to lelieW., Kopr> aenled in New York by the Annuli an l'r? aa A??oclal ion and elsewliwi# by *11 tellable Ad verll?lii* A*vl?cW>?i. ? accept no adveillalna of a doubtful uature and try to protect our patrona from rul?rvprca?.Mitation by Adv?rtl???i? ** ' j.hjuor Advertiaeineilta accepted at any price Friday, July 9, 1937 RE8TLE88 age Out* cuiinoi but help be Impressed, and often distressed, with the spirit of restlessness prevalent everywhere 111 thia fant age In which we are living. Vou nee the roads crowded with automobiles, the occupants eaKer to get Into aoine different place from the one in which they were before. After they net there, they are no better satisfied-. but wish to keep on somewhere else. This Hplrlt bus become more up parent becauHo I lie autornohlh} baa given people lbe chance for quick motion from place to place at a moderate expenae. Yet tills l.s not wholly a new development. Before the days of automobile* there was the name dehire to Home extent for going places, hut the home and buggy him InH'ome a tame and discarded amusement now out of date. There in a natural longing to HHO new and different scenes, and average human nature is sweetened and brightened by changes People get Homewhat larger notions, and their minds are not limited entirely by the narrow droit* of their own neighbor hood So It's u good thing to get off on u trip or vacation occasionally as a helpful diversion But the folks who take all their spare time for flying uround all over the country, are not gaining much mentul development Many, to the contrary, are getting In trouble, violating luws and proper standards of living, and oftentimes bringing concern and sorrow to their parents. Tho boy or girl who wants to stay in the middle of the road all the time, and whose parents allow that desire to go unchecked, would be far better off at home sitting under the evening lamp, reading the story of world progress and perplexing problems they soon must face, and acquiring happiness by associating with the family. Molion is stimulating, am] desirable up to a certain extent But II' one must have it Incessantly, It suggests that something Is wrong, thai the emphasis is not being put at the proper' place. Clinton Chronicle. HIGH PRAISE FOR THE SHERIFF elsewhere In this issue of The Chronicle appears the report of Sheriff .1 II Mr Dotal to the grand Jury at its term held here this week, and the presentment of the grand Jury The grand jury very fittingly expressed its deep appreciation for the splendid work done hv the sheriff and his torco, and .fudge (? l>. Bellinger, in commenting on the presentment of the grand Jury and on the report of the sheriff to the grand Jury, stated that the sheriff's'report was the best that had come to MIh notice In the different counties of the stute in which he has presided. This high and well-merited prals* coming from these authoritative sources will be noted with satisfaction and pride by the law-abiding people of Kershaw county. Sheriff Mel^eod has been actively alive to the duties of his office, and while using a high degree of common sense In exercising these functions. he, with his capable deputies and rural policeman, has done a wonderful Job In preserving peace and security throughout the county. It is exceedingly noteworthy that only one homicide has occurred in the county in more than a year I lie grand Jury, while commending ilio sheriff and his jailor for keeping' our antiquated jail in as good condi,ls possible, aeaiii i' co111111 nds ! ' building ot a new mil I he same ' omin,'tidal ion has been made time !' Hiii" ami it i-, hoped that our '! I 'Mi Ml i he I'.. Iief.ll assembly to it that \\ it 11111 t he next > " a -inlaid, jail may lie erected A ongl at ilia!. s hi rift' Mel .end nil p:- i. iid d A FEARLESS JUDGE 1 he thousands ot' titi/etis (,l K.m-' ..w ? "nut> interest,.,! ,n the en- J, I"? v enient of law owe a debt of grat , I'ud" til Judge <; Duncan Bellinger. | "i i 'olumbia, judge of this circuit, who has held the last three summer terms' ot the court here 1 {? does not compromise wiiij those who would trampi" our laws under foot, and liquor dealers, would lie gangsters, and other 'aw violators, have reason to know 'hat it is stormy weather for them when Judge Bellinger cornea to town I here are those who have thought that they could flaunt the recent liquor law continue to sell both stamp d "i?d unstamped liquor illegally V>t so. says Judge Bellinger, in no uncertain terms, and many of those, as well as others, who have disregarded the laws of society will have an opportunity to reflect for a long While, while serving on the chaingang Judges like C, Duncan Bellinger are of untold value to the state. May lie jive long, so that we may have" the benetit of his distinguished and able service for many years to come Applications for new licenses for retail liquor stores in this state are now pouring in to the state tax commission. administering the booze law. and are expected to reach 400 in number by June 30 All must be licensed anew by July 1. and there Is no re newal of a license, each one being a new ode, issued aftor Investigation, like the first one. Agents of the com mission have boon watching stores, and the tiles contain information sometimes not susceptible of proof, and all this will be considered before a license for the next year la issued to a store now operating. There is a reliable tip that some stores In this State now operating will not open on And after July 1. The commission has complete authority to decide that matter. Exchange Club "The HIUtTu* y of the Literate Man" WHS tin- SUbJttCl Of the dlHCOUrHH Kl(hunglte Rev Bryce Herbert. who ad dressed this week ? meeting of the i'itimli'ii Exchange (Mill) Kev Herbert dealt beautifully with hla subject, and as ulwuys, delighted and cdtlicd hlb listeners. The aeiul annual "Ladies' Night" of the Kxchungc Club will be held on Friday. July It) The uhuuI regular meeting will be held next Tuesday, but there will be no meeting tbe Tuesday following "Ladles' Night." POSTAL SALES SHOW INCREASE As it jiuroineter to business conditions In t'ainden as reflected in the sales of stamps at the postofflce, postmustor J*. DuBose, Sr., has released for publication the following figures The figures '-are for the first six months of 19Iit> and 19117 and shows itn Increase over 1936 of $L773 23, percentage Increase approximately 16 per cent; ,<r 1936 January $2,336.01 February 1,987.60 March 2,39187 April 2,242.83 May l,f?17.73 June 1 ,f? 13.7f> Total $11,989.19 1937 January $2,7)64.78 February 2,443.7)7 March 2,608.68 April 2,474.39 M a v 1,976 99 Join* 1,694.91 Total $13,762.32 Baseball in Camden To Be Continued The defeat of tin* Camden Legion Junior ball team by Kock Hill Wednesday 1 to 0, while a keen dlsappolntment to Camden fans and members of the team. It does not mean any curtailment of the program to give Camden baseball fans the very best kind of baseball entertainment this summer. Couch Huan Small is going to attend a summer session of school and in his absence from Camden, the coaching of the Camden team will he taken over by Clarkson Khame and Jack Nettles, two, baseball-minded individuals who have an intimate and well-grounded degree of baseball k nowledge. ll has been suggested J hat an effort he made to place the Camden team in l lie Fee Dee league, which If possible, would add greatly to baseball enthusiasm here in Camden. There is nothing like league competition to siir the interest of fans and it is to he hoped that when the first half of the Fee Dee race is finished this month, there may he a vacancy into which Camden can step. -The American Legion will retain control of the team, carrying out the program that is outlined in another column of this paper. Hie Bureau of Recreation is vitally interested in the future of the Camden ball club. Secretary Heath feels that the defeat of Hock Hill was Just one of those upsets that happen to every team during the season. The secretary feels that the Camden team is just us good today as it was last week and that means It is one of the best teams In its class In the state and capable of giving loyal fans a real treat during the season. It would be a shame to give up the baseball ghost this time and the Bureau feels that the action of the legion In determining to carry on should merit the approval of every baseball fan in the city and community. Finds No Place For Dogs To Drink Water Lately I drove through the streets ft your pretty city, looking for a plat i where dogs could get a drink, but tound none. There were plontv i n L i < I could, tit price. In a pleas .1 park I >aw what looked like a I tiiie marble fountain for animals, hut ' if appi.tred to he filled with Mowers I wondered win-re thirsty dogs g>>? water, and dog.-., like people, are thirsty in hot weather, and may go mad. without water There would he no t bailee of breeding mosquitoes m wide howls, supplied hy a light, steady Mow of frx'sh water, in which dogs i ould drink, and the danger of rabies would be greatly reduced May I hope for this prudent, hum.m improvement. soon? A WKLL WISH KIT Vacancies Now In Marine Corps An unlimited number of vacancies for service In the 1'nited States Marine Corps will be tilled from this district during July, it is announced by Captain A. C. Small, District Recruiting Officer, with headquarters at Savannah. Ga. I he Marine Corps offers great opportunities in education, athletics and travel. Young nieu who can pass the physical and mental tests are selected for a variety of duty aud may be sent to a detachment aboard a battleship. cruiser or airplane carrier, or to duty at some barracks in the I'nited States or foreign station. Others will have tbe opportunity after the usual training period, which all Matines participate upon entering the Corps, to be selected for technical schooling in aviation, radio, motor me< hanics, etc.; all have the opportunity regardless of duty and station, to enroll in the Marino Corps Institute where they may learn free of charge some trade, art or science. Young men In this vicinity between the ages of 18 apd 25. ranging In height from 64 to 74 tnchaa, single, without dependents, fair education and of good character, who desire Information aa to onlistment may procure same by writing or visiting the Marine Corps Recruiting 8tatlon at I Savannah Application blanks will be sent on request, Captain Bmall stated, I EMPIRE OF THE UMPIRE <Condensed from Tb# Now York Hera Id-Tribune, by Kud Hounlo) Kill (be umpire! . . . The big bum' | . . Huh blind!" . . . The shouts of 'the frenzied fans are all part of the day s work to the umpire -that man who is the 'unknown'soldier" of the baseball ariny.fr' Three men lit blue suits and caps emerge from under the stands and lake charge of every major league baseball game. They are the urn plies. They uphold the playing rules of the national pastime and command the orderly conduct of a game lu which millions of dollars are invested and millions of persons are interested They help make the game the stirring spectacle It Is. For this they receive abuse They get it from the managers, the players, the spectators and the club owners. Their only business friend Is the president of the league lu which they work. 'I here is no glory in being un umpire. There is no fun in having an enraged player step on one's feet with his spikes and splutter insults in one's face. There is no comfort in stand Ing alone on a field umong fifty hos tile ball players and anywhere rrom 2,000 to HO,000 fans hurling epithets and sometimes bottles, cushions and fruit. No\ matter what happens, an urndie must keep his head, remain culm, stand Minn and control tins conduct of I the game. Umpires' are men apurt. No one pays money to see them per' form No one roots for them. if one i.s hit and hurt, It is a laugh. They haven't a friend in the house. If they get through a day without insult or Injury they are lucky. They never are praised when they are right; but they always are blamed when they are wrong or when they are believed to be wrong. The highest tribute umpires can get Is silence. They are at their best when they attract no more attention tlian the flags on the roof. Working behind the plute, calling balls and strikes and being responsi-1 hie for the conduct of the game, an umpire has to make between 250 and .'too decisions in approximately two hours, lie must use his eyes and his knowledge in u constant effort to give the correct decision every time. He not only must be right, his decision must be instantaneous. If he hesitates the entire ball game may be affected. When one stops to consider the number of swift decisions an umpire has to make in a ball game, his average of accuracy is remarkably high. Hut he can be light ninety-nine times and wrong once, and that once may cost a club the ball game, necessitate the expulsion of half a dozen players, cause violence, conjure a shower of I pop bottles, cushions and fruit. Kvery decision an umpire makes is I part of a dramatic scene. A ball hurled to the batter is nothing until the umpire calls it a strike or a ball. There would be no suspense in a player's wild dash for a base if one of the -men in blue were not poised over the play to call him safe or out. Umpires color this suspense by their actions. Their gestures punctuate every emotional outburst. Hill McGowau, of the American Leagi\e, bareheaded, his mask in his hund, calling Ixm Gehrig out at the plate in Washington after Lou had I hit a home run into the centerfh-ld stands, is a memorable figure. It cost Gehrig the home-run championship of 1921. McGowan was right. Lary, on second base, had run to the bench insteud of to the plate and Gehrig, even though he had hit a home run into the stands, was out for passing Lary on the bases. Just as one may wonder why any one takes up the study of the bull fiddle,- so one may wonder why any man in his right mind wants to be an umpire. He should be reconciled to the fact that he will be absent from his family for six or seven months every year unless his home happens to be in one of the major league cities, in which case he may get home once in a while. He may collect friends as lie moves from city to city during the major league baseball season, but it hi- tails in with disreputable compan-i tons lu- may lose his job. IL- should ii?>t live in a hotel where a club is staving, nor should be as-i -'Kiatf wiiit baseball players otl the' lie should e\pei I to he in ; suited by players and fans, and even | lite owiieis who look upon umpires as I necessary evils. He may find that an I honest ellort a decision against a ' am. for instance may arouse the ire ot sin owner and cause him to lose his jot*. A baseball umpire is a little god on whom it is permissible to sic the dogs. Satisfaction comes from knowing a job was well done. An umpire working behind the plate is as happy as a child that lias just won a prize when a catcher, after the last man is out, says: "Perfect. You didn't miss one/' To work a perfect game. That is the daily ambition of every umpire. They do not always succeed. Collectively. they make many bad decisions But Kre right far more than they are wrong. They have to be, or they don't last. But while an umpire's life is laden with hardships, a lot of abuse and a little loneliness. It has its advantages. A recruit umpire in the major leagues is hired on a monthly basis If he received $400 a month in the minor league whence he came, he may receive $600 a month from the majors so that he may receive anything from $2,600 to $4,000 the first year. At the end of five years umpires salaries average $7.0<?0 u Year In this respect it may be pointed out that a baseball "year" is approxlmateiy six months. A veteran umpire receives more than $1,000 a month during the baseball season which ends in September. If he Is In line for a \\orld Series assignment in October he receives $2,000 for officiating in the 8erle8 ln R World Ser,e8 ^ An umpire may make at least $9,000 In six months, During the season umpires have nePa?Hf0r whe,r own board a"d lodg ing they have to buy their own oqulprnent; but the league which emSMr?Ply8 f?r the,r 1 ransPorta130 ? mnnS?8 approximately *20 a month for t&xicabs. As for the assertion that umpires are hermits, it is not accurate. Um ! Rotary Notes 1 . . Miss Virginia Halle. president <>f the Junior Welfare league of Caml den. whh the guest speaker at the I Thursday luncheon of the Camden Rotary Club MIhh Halle guvo a brief history of tho Welfare League and a resume of the work being done by it. During the season Just closed this organization of young ladies through its annual tonsil clinic hud the lonsdls of forty seven needy children of Kershuw county removed. The cost of tills feature of its work was *<60. In addition to the tonsil clinic many other highly worth-while acts of char4t,y were accomplished by this organny.ution. Dr. John W. Corbett, commenting upon tlie great benefit of -this tonsil work, said that he had had the privilege of seeing many of the children included in the clinic, months utter their tonsils had been removed, and that invariably their , general heulth hud been greatly improved in spite of the frequently wretched living conditions of the subjects. New members, Duve Klrschner and R. Sarratt gave their autobiographies. Jerome Holler, Jr., was the only guest of tiie day in addition to Miss Halle. NO BUILDING IN WORLD CAN TOP EMPIRE STATE Still queen of building engineering Is the K'mpire State Building, tallest or Manhattan's skyscrapers and the world's. More than that, the structure tops the Eiffel Tower by 266 feet; | the Chrysler Building by some 204 j feet, and by 458 feet the once proud holder of the title the Empire now wears, the Woolworth Building. Incredible as it is, the Empire recently celebrated its sixth birthday. It seems only yesterday that the immense pile of steel, brick and stone was rising before the awed eyes of the world, a gigantic gamble of the depression years. Now its value to its sponsors is rising, despite the fact that the building's capacity of 25,000 tenants has never been reached. However all the floors up to the forty-first and again from the eightieth to the eightysixth are filled. Such a strange distribution of occupants has an explanation. The building la arranged in blocks, each a separate building in Itself to all intents and purposes. The fh'st five floors torm one block; the floors from 6 to 21 another; those from 21 to 61 a third block; those from 41 to 50 a| fourth; from 50 to 72 a fifth; from 72 to 80 a Bixth, and from 80 to 86 a seventh. As each new block is opened steam must be turned on along with electricity and water. Elevator stops must l?e scheduled, and the service arranged. In other words, it is like opening a new building, which explains why expansion has been on i lie lower floors. 1 hen, too, the higher one goes in t lie building, the higher the cost of space. Below the sixth floor space rents for half as much as that above the fortieth. And this is true the farther one proceeds, with the offices "on the eighty-sixth level bringing the highest return. Just why this is so is rather a debatable question, except that the view is better, the air freer, and noises lessened. For a time, the National Broadcasting Company, which has been conducting television experiments on the eighty-sixth floor, was the only occupant above the forty-first. Now the World Fair Corporation has taken over the floors from 80 to 86. At the present time approximately I 7,500 persons work in the building, and an equal number visit it daily. 1 he average number of visitors to the observation towers daily is 1,000 the year round, with the greatest influx of visitors during July and September. The all-time high for visitors was Labor Day, 1031, when 8,000 of j the curious ascended the towers to j j get a view of the city. Including the mooring mast, the Empire towers, 1U2 stories above street level and extends two stories below. Enough steel went into its construction to build a double track railroad from New York city to Sara* | loga Springs, a distance of about 115 miles. Among other things, lo.oou.uuo bricks, 20U.UOU cubic feet of stone, 17,-j oOO.uuu feet of telephone and telegraph wire and cable, and several miles of elevator shafts were included In the original specifications. Monroe Enquirer. Governor Earle. of Pennsylvania, In | a political broadcast said Wednesday that he is for President Roosevelt tor president in 1940. This was his answer to the many suggestions that Earle would be the Democratic candidate for president in 1940. He said in part: "Nearly everything I do is falsely attributed to personal ambiifobs. This cannot but result in hurting the reforms I am flghtl&ff for. Therefore 1 want my position definiteJ ly understood. There are many leadJ ers of Intelligence and honesty in the Democratic party. '1 here are, however, no men in the Democratic party or any other party who reach kneehigh In stature mentally and morally to Franklin D. Roosevelt." plres have plenty of friends off the field. For the most part the umpg are sociable, entertaining men. Almost every one has a keen sense of humor. It Is virtually a necessity to his success in his job. I nipires may have j embarrassing experiences with fanatics on the street and In hotel lobbies, but for the most part their existence is placid and pleasant once they leave the game. Their work is exacting. It is a strain. An umpire cannot sit down on. a bench between Innings and rest But, as the late Tim Hurst once re^ marked: "You can't beat the hour.' 1 he avorage ball games does not last more than two hours. An umpire goes to work at 3 o'clock and he is through at 6 unless he is working a doubleheader or a game goes into extra innings. Washington county. Maryland, is j this year to harvest a bumper peach crop of extra good quality. TEN QUALITIES INDICATE STRAIN OF CORN ADAPTED Ten of the characters or qualities that are importaut In a strain of corn | were Mated recently by specialists of the Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station and the United States Department of Agriculture. A strain that lu good lu one area may uot he good lu another, but If, in a field test, a planting of corp ranks Ijlgh in these I ten respects, It is likely to be a good 'corn for that particularly locality. The characters are: Adaptation to the length of season In which it Is to be grown. High yield of good quality grain. Resistance to fungi and bacteria that cause diseases. The ability to repel, or uot suffer from chinch bugs and other destructive insects. A strong root system that holds the plant erect in all weathers. Firm stalks that will not break down. Ability to germinute and grow in cpld soil at planting time, and to contiuue to grow in cool weather in the full. Ability to withstand extremes of heat and drought in summer. Capacity to use soil minerals and inoisturp- effeicntly. Location of ears at convenient height on the stalks. Seven of the eight units of the plants of the Republic Steele corporation ut Canton, Ohio, were barricaded by steel workers on Tuesday as the huge steel corporation's officers declined to sign a contract with the Steel WorKers Organization, an affiliate of Lewis' Committee for Industrial Organization. The company made no effort to reopen colsed units, standing by its announced intention to "sliut down and stay shut down" until it was "possible for our men to return peacefully." A bdy at Florence, Ala , caught I catfish. in which when cut* open *** fl found a shiny silver dollar of 1&34 fl Wants-For Sale I FOR 8ALE?Two room house Ht :jo& I King street, Camden, H c Al>l)1) to Mury Hell Wilson. Camden, ? fl C. lTpu CARPENTER AND BUILDEH?Before you decide who should do your fl any class of carpentry workout, I work, telephone John H. Myers, f0r I side or inside. All work guara*. I teed. BpecIalUe in cabinets and I screening* Any kind of furnlturs fl repaired. I solicit your patronage fl Telephone 268, John 8. Myers, 811 fl Church street. Camden, 8. C. t?u fl ?OR RENT?July let aeverul live and fl six room houaes. We will be glad fl to ahow them to you. Call phone 7 | Shannon Realty Company, Camden fl 8. C. 15 tf'. FOR 8ALE?Homes of all sizes, in &1| I sections of the city at reasonable prices. -Terras if desired. you should own your own home. Buy now.?Shannon Realty Company, fl Camden, 8. C. 12tf I FREE ROAD SERVICE?creed's Fill. lng Station flfty-mlle Free ltoad Ser- fl vice. Call Telephone 486, Camden, fl SC. 9 tf.' | FOR SALE?Five Chemical Fire Fxtingulshers at half price, four are fl brand new. Write P. O. Box 40, ] Camden, 8. C. 15 tf. fl SUMMER BOARDER8?A few guests * can be accommodated In refined home near Ashevllle, N. C., by week or month. Fort particulars Bee Shan- I iion Realty Company, Crocker Build- I ing, Camden, 8. C. Phone 7. 16188b I BUILDING LOT8?In city and aub urbs, from $85 up. Prices are low. Why wait for the advance. It's I coming. Better see us now. Shannon Realty Company, In Crocker I Building, Camden, 8. C. Phone 7. 16-18sb CAMDEN'S Cut Rate Drug Store FRIDAY-SATURDAY-MONDAY specials 1 8 inch GUARANTEED " FANS $j.39 GALLON SIZE OUTING JUGS j $1-09 I W?P* NEW XI^MFofeiciNiB I I 0,0 O O SATIS FIE & E R S ] DOUBLE DECK Playing Cards 63c Syrup of Figs 29c 50 CENTS SIZE Jerken's Lotion 34c $1.00 SIZE ! Lucky Tiger I SHAMPOO 1 59c Syrup of Pepsin | 29c CLAPPS BABY FOOD I 3 for 25c1i