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- mm mm * + +~ ....? *T , y. ,.,. v ,. Best wishes, cheery greetings, a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year is our wish to you! Zemp's Drug Store '"tZTS" -kS?f?~ City Drug Company g?||f nM||||MaaHaHHaMaiHaaaMMHMW?M MOORE IN CHARGE OF OLoAGE INSURANCE BUREAU Hock Hill. H. C., Doc. T8.T-WlUlttm It. Moore arrived in Rock Hill today to take over his duties hh manager of the Rock Hill ofTico for tho old-age . Insurance buroau of the social security hoard. lien Jam In F. Forrest, who hue served us ticting inanagor of the JtoclT Hill office, f<?r the past few months, will return to his official post In the field office at Greenville, 8. C. . *. Mr. Moore has Just completed a six-weeks training course in Washington, and in the regional office of the security hoard at Birmingham, preparatory to assuming his work as manager of the field office In this territory. "The Rock Hill office, like all other offices of the Social Security Board, will furnish employers and employees with whatever Information or assistance they may need in connection with old-age Insurance procedure," said Mr Moore. "Whether ft is a matter of tilling out an applicat'on blank for a social security account number. or a question of filing a claim for lump-sum payments of benefits under old-age Insurance provisions, we stand ready to serve all citizens of this area who may reiul'e our services." Mr Moore stated that about 30,"CO pec pie in the area served by the Rock Hill office already have social seeuilty account cards. The area Includes the counties of York, Kershaw, Chester, Lancaster, and Fairfield. Mr. Moore Is a native South Cir > linian. being the son of the late Judge Ernest Moore. He served with the artillery in France during th" wo, Id war. He was postmaster at l.ancps ter for a number of years, and during the past few years he lias lonstrifted a number of school houses, concrete bridges, and other public buildings in this state. HONOR ROLL FOR BETHUNE SCHOOLS SECOND SIX-WEEK8 Grado 4?Margaret Braswell, Llndsey Campbell, Joyce Fowler, Betty Joe Hilton, John Nell Huckabee. Mikel Mungo, Virtie Mao Outlaw, Georgia Mildred Squires, Irene Vinson. Grade 6?Carolyn Bethune, J. W. Campbell, Oren Fletcher, Ermine Floyd, Tola Gardner, Eugenia Parker, j Juno Williams. Grade 6?Wayne Blackmon, Carlisle | Floyd, Wilson Holloy, Lore Mnnn, j Ralph McCasklll. Grado 7?Catherine Cole, TYeilia|' Mae Davis, Jesse Fletcher, Betty Hammond, Sara Gordon, Sara Margaret King, Kathleen Newaome. Grade 8?Vera Horton, Atha Lee Mungo. Mary Nancy McLaurln, Nell Horton. Ruth Cobb, Myrtis Mungo, Dorothv Wat kins, Sara I/ee Peach, Sue Hilton. Ethel Hoc Watkins. Grade 9?Alvo McCasklll, Frances Helms. Grade 10?Annie Mae Campbloll, Alvln Kelly, Joseph Momler, Margie Jones, Myrtis Mungo, Ulean Hunter, Loutee Hlnson. Grade 11?Ernest Beard. Jean Bethune, Lorene Blackmon, Gerry Dec vis, Eva Horton, John Nicholson, Lola Newsome, Margaret McLaurln, Iris McCasklll, Katherlne Foster. Eunloe McCasklll. Liner Leviathan Sold To Britain New York, Dec. 6.?The mighty steamship Leviathan was headed for the Junkyards today to provide scrap Iron for British armament after the United States refused to sell her to Japanese Interests Basil Harris, a vice-president, who announced sale of "Old I^evl, to Met-1 al Industries. Ltd., of Ivondon, for "more than tSOO.OOO." said offers of Japanese interests which have outbid British?Italian firms in the world'y metal markets were rejected. "Wy did not consider it advisable at Hals time to consider an offer from Japan," be said "I don't think we could have ob_ tained permission to let that ship go to Japan if we had wanted to." he added. Tho Leviathan, which carried 200,000 doughboys to France, will have one last fling of the glory she knew briefly before the world war. The tt-yeer old liner, once the bpeed Qoeen of the Atlantic, will sail to TOrnr**"* under her own power. A week will be required, Mnrrle ?d> RECENT 8URVEY 8HOW8 BU8INE88 NOT ALL BAD While the your 1S?37 has been fca lured by stock market gymnastics in which many people lout vast ?uni? of money, many of thorn being literally wiped out, the year haa not been without benefit to business in genoral. iU? Inquiry of various business groups in Camden elicited the interesting information that business in Camden, especially during the past several months, has been better than it was a year ago. The postofflce reports an increase of business in every department, while the American Railway Express company is authority for the statement that 1937 witnessed a pronounced improvement over 1936 or previous year. There is a divergence of opinion among business and manufacturing groups but nine out of ten contacted in a two day Hitrvey this weok stated that their business had shown a pleasant increase. NOTED CHARACTER OF,MURRELL'8 INLET PA8SE8 AWAY Conway, IJoc. 22.?Paul H. Wesley, 68, of Murrell's fnlet, died this morning after several weeks of 11] health Several years ago he came to Conway from Port Chester, N. Y., where he was born, his father being an original stockholder Of the New York Times. From youth he was interested in woods and streams and hiB rep utatiOn as a hunter was known thru out the state. Some years ago he es- , tablished a museum at his residence near Murrell's Inlet and he frequently contributed to periodicals devoted to woods and streams. He was the author of several books and his museum was the subject of sketches by i writers of national repute-. His rcpu- , tation as a naturalist was known and j is survived by his widow, one son , and one daughter. ' 1 Midway Honor Roll Crude 1.?Nancy McNeeley, Nor- ^ man Hall. Grade 2?June l^iney, Marion Shanuon Stevenson. Grade 3.?Grace Threatt, David 11 West. j Grade 4.?Sarah June Rozier, Betty June McCaskil), Bertha Hayes, Claud ^ West, Jr., Margaret Elliott, Catherine Langley, Jean Laney. Grade 6.?Carson Catoe, John McCoy, Sarah Catherine Watkins, Ralph Young. , Grade 7?Oza Dee Ingrain, Cleatus Threatt. ( Grade 8?Troy West, Jesse Parker. Grade 9?Pauline Catoe, Walter Watkins. Grade 10.?Elizabeth Elliott, J. R. Teal, Ida Dee Threatt. Grade 11?Thelma Brannon, Willie J. Parker. Met With Mr*. Marsh The Antioch Home Demonstration club held its regular monthly meeting on November 18, at the home of Mrs. Rawleigh S. Marsh, with Mrs. ( Kate Holland. Because of absence of . the president, Mrs. Kate Wilson, the program was in charge of vice president. Mrs. E. M. Shannon. The de votional was read by Mrs. Beulah Funderburk- After roll call and minutes approved, the project song was sung.. Miss Fewcll made a most interesting discussion on "Attractive Gifts That nease,' displaying many useful and fancy gifts of little cost but which would be readily appreciated by friends and relatives. Business was then taken up and it was decided to have both farm wo men and men together with Miss Fewell and Mr. McCarley at a night meeting in January. Dater in the evening delightful refreshments were served. The December meeting "will be held at the D A Shi vat home near Antioch. v Rev. J. C. Rowan To Preach Here On Sunday evening, December 26. at 8 o'clock, Rev. J C. Rowan will preach In Bethesda Presbyterian church. At this service Hollis Cobb will sing "Comfort Ye My People," by Handel. Every one la cordially invited to this service. The wreckage of an airplane wa? hauled up from the bottom of the sea off San Francisco, by the nets of flsb' ermen, last week. The wreck was identified aa that of a nary plana ioat to 1M9. HOT. T?.~ Civil 8ervlce Examination The United Stutos Civil Befrvloe Commission has announced open competitive examinations as follow*: | Naval architect, *3,800 a year, United'States Maritime Commission..Assistant marketing s-p ec 1 ali sI (meat grader), *2,600 a year, Bureau of Agricultural Economics. M ; I Physiologist (poultry), and senior* associate, and assistant physiologists (poultry), *2,600 to *4,600 a year, Bureau of Animal Industry. Principal consultant in child .wel-, faro services, *6,600 a year, and priiu>, ipal consultant in medical social workj for children, *6,600 a year, Children? Bureau, Department of l^abor. 1 Full information may be obtained' from M. H. Moore, Secretary of the Uuited States Civil Service Board of Examiners, at the post office in this city. Additional Qoodfellow Members 1-ant week The Chronicle reported *107.00 had been raised for ChriSV , mas baskets for the underprivileged. 81nce then the following have added their names to the list; J. Cooley Gillis $1.00 Gertrude Gillis 100 Rev. A,. D. McArn 1 00 Mrs. B. G. Sanders 100 Mrs. H. G. Marvin 100 Mrs. W. D. Barrett 1 00, ; John Whitaker, Sr 1 00 1 W. Clinton Moore 1.00.0 Mrs. Edwin G. Muller o 00 j VV. J. Mayflehl - 100 H. S. Porter 100 : Mrs. Xj. C. Proctor 1.00 i Dr. George S. Rhame 100 i Mrs. Lizzie Brasington 1.00 i Total $125.00 Betheeda Presbyterian Church Sunday, December 26, A. Douglas McArn, pastor. . At 10 a. m. a Christ- < iias program,. "The Perfect Gift," will )e given in the church school under he direction of Mrs. J. G. Ktcnards. " Jr. At the shine hour Mrs. Hughey rindai will give tlie reading, "The -Mrst Christmas Gift." There will be 10 classes this day in the school. At 11:15 a. in., will be the morning worihif) with sermon by the pastor and 10I0 by John Richards. McCrae, of Lib ?rty Hill. At 8 p m., Rev J. C. Rowin, of Concord. N. C., will preach and Mollis Cobfi. of Charlotte, N. C.. will dng. "Comfort Ye." The public is , cordially invited to attend all these lervlces. To Explain Naval Stores Program The United States forest service AiU have a representative- at the daces given below on the designated jates from 9 an. m. to 4 p. m. to give information to the naval stores program: Tuesday. December 28, agricultural auditorium, court house, Aiken. Wedneseday, December 29, coui t ] room, court house, Lexington. Thursday, December 30, court room, court house, Camden. ^ Widow To Get $6,000 GafTney. Dec. 17.?Mayor R. C. Swafford announced today that the city would pay the widow of Frank Wright, city policeman, who was killed in a pistol battle between officers and Grady Coyle, cafe operator, here last week, more than $6,000 under the workmen's compensation act. Coyle also was slain. Baseball Again Next Season Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 22 Organized baseball has again voted a grant of $20,000 to the American Legion for the support of its Junior baseball program during 1938, thus assuring mother summer session of wholesome recreation, expert instruction and character building for more than 600,000 boys. Senator Bankhead of Alabama, told the senate this week that he was Informed that Brazil has traded a portion of Its surplus cotton crop to Italy for a submarine. Goneral Erich Ludendorff, German World war commander, 72, Is reported near death at Munich, Germany, [following an operation for bladder In| fectlon." v The football team of the Michigan State college has accepted an invitation to play a game In the Orange Bowl at Miami, Fla., on New Tear's day. The engineer and fireman of a Seaboard Air Line train were killed at Arcadia, Ylau, when their freight train eraahed Into the rear of another freight train there. "V ? ' , ,* . - Two Bethune Clubs Hold Joint Banquet Bethune, I>ed. 80.?The Future Far* mere of America and the Junior Nomemakers of America of the Bethune high school were boats to their fathers and mothers at a banauet on Friday night, December X7. The program was presided over by Alvin. Keley, president pf the F. F. A., who also gave the toast to the fathers and mothers. Mrs. M. F. Helmfc made the response. Leslie Horton read a brief history of the F F? A. organisation and Ruby Jackson a brief history of the J. H. A. Ulead Hunter told^H very entertaining Christmas story, and Floy Mae Anderson read a Christmas poem very effectively. J, W. jCole, Jr., related some facts of the F. A. the past year and gave a brief outline of the program for the present year. Short, but impressive talks were made by Mrs. Kathleen Watts, couuty superintendent of education, and J. C. Foster, superintendent of the local schools. Approximately eighty people were present for the occasion, Including the trustees and wives and the local ministers with their wivesMr. and Mrs. W. J. Baker celebrated their sixty-fifth wedding anniversary on December 5. Mrs. Baker was 82 THE MEANE8T MAN There is probably no place on earth better than a country newspaper office to learn how many kinds of people there are. Some get huffy if a statement lb sent, otherb will not pay until they receive a statement. Some will pay without a statement, and others don't pay whether a statement is sent or not. Some think they owe more and some think they don't owe bo much. Some say they couldn't get along without the paper and others Bay it doesn't amount to much. But the meanest, scrubbiest in the list is the man who takes it and is shut off for non-payment and then spendB all the time explaining how he used to "take the thing" but stopped it because it was "no count."1?Highland, (Wis.) Press. * on November 1, ami Mr. Raker will be 8.1 on January 2. They have nine children living forty-seven grandchildren, twenty-two great grand children, Seventeen (,f the grand children arc married and one great grand child?making a total of one hundred and seven, 'including the'In-laws of the Immediate family. On the occasion of Mr. Baker's birthday anrilverI sary a .delightful dinner was served picnic style to a hundred and ten guests. H. CV McDonald. 48, died at Duke's ^hospital in Durham, N. C? on November 14, after a long illness. Funeral services i^ere held at Scot's cemetery near Bethuue, conducted by the Rev. O. S. Floyd, assisted by the'- Rev. F. D. Morse, Mr. MoDonald had lived In the community all of his^llfe. His widow, who was before marriage, Miss Ola Woilas, and two children. H. (>., Junior, nine years old, and Albertas, six, survive him. He Is also survived by a number of sfttere and brothers?Mrs. J. W. Blackmon, of Round HlUft Va.jMrs. Anna Hunter, Mrs Ola Hunter, Mrs. TfrlnSle Kubanks, of Bethune; James McDonald, of Rockingham; N. C.; Mrs. Floyd Blackwell, Mrs. Bonnie Blackwell, of McBee; Charlie McDonald, of Camden; Mrs. Dora Vann, Murdoch, Johtt, Ed and lx>nnie McDonald, of Hartsvllle. The BaptlBt Sunday school had an unusually pretty Christmas tree at church Monday evening. Just before the arrival of Santa Claus and the distribution of gifts, which gladdened the hearts of many children, a beautiful and Impressive pantomlne of the birth of Christ was given by members of the Sunday school with E. Wendell Clamp, superintendent In charge. Mrs. W. W? Mungo attended the funeral services of her brother, W. E. Baker, In Rock Hill last Thursday. Mrs. C. M. Wilson and Mr, and Mrs. Lott, of Columbia, were guests at a turkey dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. K. McLaurin Friday. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Best, Mr. and Mrs. Mrfck Davis and Lorlng Davis spent Sunday in McColl with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Easterling. The Rev. and Mrs. C. S. Floyd were generously "pounded' and "showered' by members of the Methodist church Monday evening, this coming as quite a pleasant surprise to them. The Bethune schools closed Tuesday afternoon f6r the Christmas hoiT ' 1 * m 1 - ldays and the out-of-town teachers have gone to their respective homes. The college girls and boys have come home,.for the holiday season; also the young people who are teach ing In the various schools of the tats, air receiving a hearty welcome front homefolks, H|ss Margaret Truesdale, who is secretary and helper to the pastor of the first Presbyterian church, Rome, Oa., Is at .fcpme for a short vacation. Mrs. it Pi. McCasklH entertained her bridge club Thursday afternoon, complimenting Mr*- J. H. McDanlel. of Camden. The OhHstmas motif was prettily oarrled qout in decorations, tallies, favors and refreshments. Mrs. Wilms Rosier was awarded high soore prise and Mrs. JMeDanlel bingo. Mrs. McDanlel was also presented a guest price by the hostegp. Mrs. C. E. Bras well was presented ? special friendship ^lft. Fruit cake and ambrosia were'served. Again on Saturday -the afternoon bridge club was entertained by Mrs. 0. E. Braswell. Beautiful decorations fn red, green and silver were used and a lovely Christmas tree further suggested the Yuletida season. Club high score price went t'6 Mrs. Wllma Rosier, and guest high to Miss Sara Proctor, while Mrs. R. E. McCasklH won bingo. A delicious sweet' course was served by the hostess. Others than club members playing were Miss Sara Proctor. Miss Martha Thompson and Miss Sara Rector. Miss Ethel Turbeville called after cards. The Rev. and Mrs. F. R. Morse have as their guests during the holidays the latter's father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. E. I. Belote and brother, Dick Belote, of Atlanta Qa. A beautiful cantata, That Glorious Song," was sung at the oMethodist church Sunday evening by members from the choirs of the .< > different churches, assisted by several voices from Rock Hill. The cantata was directed by Mrs. F. R. Morse and Miss Sara Proctor. Mrs. C. S. Floyd was aocompanlBt. The solo parts were sung by Miss. Stella Bethune, soprano; Mrs. F. R. Morse, contralto; Will Proctor, of Rock Hill, tenor, and Mr. Thompson, of Rock Hill, bass. The Pioneer girls had a delightful party at the home of Miss Frances Helms Tuesday evening. Games were enjoyetl and Santa Claus was present distributing attractive gifts to the guests. Cake and ambrosia were Berved. i >rl . ? - ' -THE ESSO DEALERS AND Standard Oil Company } OF NEW JERSEY _ rotalf gnn a ' i&'K -~j - ? k . \ .' :z r nrrft. and - ifappg fffintnrittn } . ' CREED'S FILLING STATION MAYS SERVICE STATION LANGFORD'S SERVICE STATION WATTS SERVICE STATION HINSON'S SERVICE STATION ? .TV "v? . " , r"a , L. C. CLYBURN STORE 1 VI : B. W. MARSHALL I 4 r, :V- .**< ^?.v'- %i j MOORE'S SERVICE STATION r HASTY'S BATTERY SERVICE | I J. B. RUSH SERVICE STATION J ? 111 ' it H. E. BEARD, Mm Agent i ? himiliji i j i j ? , |1 ib ' - ,. ' -' , :