Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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L | SEED Italian Rye Grass Abruzzi Rye Austrian Peas Hairy Vetch Beardless Barley Redheart Wheat Fulghum Oats Red Ooats Coker 33-50 Oats Coker Fulgrain Oats (All 90% or better Germination) Fertilizers WHITAKER & CO. Rutledge St. Phone 4 Nobody's Business Written for itie Uiironlclo by Ooe McGee, Copyright. 1928. SCHOOL WORRIES . .scoll trubblit broke out h few days hgo in tbe (bit rock lit iiiIhh Jeimlo veeve sinlth, our ufflcient principle, saw lit to 'scklo tho r.aiwmony of skinny moon- with a hickory switch last frlday and fetched the blood, so * his pa and ina says. . . holsutn moore and his wife therefoar betook themselves to the scholl house bright and early mondny morning for the purpose of telling the toucher who is who and what Is what; they didn't raise their kirds to have the blood switched out of them. . .turn moore was madder than mr inoure so slm stomped in tho scholl room first ami Inquired for "that woman " suddenly miss jinnie vieve appeared from nowtiere and placed herself at mrs moore's disposal; she was as cam as a cucumber. ..after some violent words of mouth had been uttered by mrs. moore with plenty of vipnteration ansoforth. miss smith said?"female woman, if you are now thru, the door is waiting for you without " then mrs moore got got mad sure enough and told her husband to do his duty; he done it ? he fainted. ..miss Jennie vievo finally at last wlnned out. she politely, but surely, told the vissltting hyenas that his or her yunguns or anybody else's youngnns would receive the same kind of punishment if they ever struck her on tile side of the head with a fiveounce spithall and cussed her for accusing them of same. ..it was settled without further dammage and skinny moore was put back in his class ever time miss jennb* veeve sneezes though. he nearly jumps <>ut of his hide lie Is afoared to chaw paper or annytliing else; it f> t? lies back repugnant memories, miss smith surely do teeeh her scholl and seeks no advice from outsiders pas. maws, beware?-don't cross iter path yores trulJe. mike lark, rfd con y s pond en t THANK YOU ONE AND ALL. ETC. deer mr. edditor: plej-e print the cards of thanks below from our recent candy-dates who got beat in the last elecktlon. they paid you :n adva;iie, f for their ail11011 !1 Ce 111 e II t <<l!'(ls. -O >'(111 will pl-aSC m\ e them the sam< publicity ansoforth. ailso ..in- ;r.?tn .1 man win. cot elect ke?l 1 -hank the f. w \ s w ho aw fit to (,t.-' tiie.r .ballet s in m> I" . a tl-o' ! i: ! .: : !: \ . - oil' gra; - eat i a .a gad 1 w a - a ?*d. 1 . >nid ! ' v 1 n.? re;- ' m-M no I.iti '!! : a 'e *: > u >.. f.' t w . t; " lie. d v >! :: i m ' e ?.???? [ t ? v ?- H M m v H e . t. > ;; M : pleare i x. ept :r.> 'hanks f -r the ;..4:1.j\ if >1.1 all .-aw : to - . ' he aicii: ra. - for the 1 have 1.0 mallice afore J..ic..ins; 1" I.hi I'.ar? who pn . e f, <y u.e, i d ideti't mu.il ie... v e them when flu > took 111.. si . ea.s and .lopes in exchange fur their "upper? good men can't be eleckted to tfis no more. > ore e\-friend, slim chance, sr you will kindly excuse me for say ing that pollitlrks is rotten to the core. 1 will never again aspire to otTis i wouldden't believe the avverj tike voter on his oath, much less his wife, my own box saw fit to give my competitor H to 1 against me. i will | mow out of flat rock at once, and will shake the dust an 1 vermin of this tn-.vu off my f>'? t for-revver more disgustedly yores. hansom moor.to the rascals of flat rock ' i .-<iu ti- r.i -now m?- nnd>-r in r.o for ?w n -!ii;> .-ott.mis; ' - advised that i know j\ o * ' k my u.o'ir.- > and Joker and Ith- n \.e.-i for inr torn h< ad. but he cot beat f<>o ;n ?!) ! 'it::: . pl.-as.-l libit \ sa i \ .?^. ei a ; :u . i a.di and ret ..oss tor y. J Horn the J : 'tor il.-r i am : n u w h > >u a:i 1 (them t:o:n now ..?u i will :: a t yore cha r:t;. !:k. you r: . a . I n; y ballot: V o II will ! S, Mil lied k'-"i' t lie j' ha:.g>- ^ii111 > yores. ! ' K.nto r I i to nn it end-, ami nabor* i thank you for sending me to the 'legg ..-'.at .!? 1 will tarry out all of Httv promisor oxrept them where 1| carranfei-d certain "34a men and wlrunicti that 1 would g>-t good govern-! tnen' J.d.s for them since 1 got in. IJ have found out that 1 ran not fit! va ] cantries ansoforth. so kindly look I elsewhere for a place to make a 1 iv- J ;\;ng without working for sain.- i, ; have no mallis against the guys who voted against me. and railly and tru I; don't need their sufferagrs ansoi * f?rtb. thankfully yores. u r hurt ! p nir eddltor-- lwill be a seeing I * of you soon thank you for printing ' the above thankful notes mike lark. rfd. eorry spondent I 6 2s? t* to??Sof ->o ot Gcc^g DeKALB PHARMACY THE REXALL 8TORE Phone 95 We Deliver Study Being Made of (irjide (Crossings Data gathered In a study of approximately fifty railroad crossings In Kershaw county urn about to be analyzed by tlu> Highway I'IuiiuIuk Survey This study is conducted to det or m ftio * t tie relative danger of the crossings to motor vehicles using t hem. i The Meld work Included an examination of the physical layout, not only | of the railroad crossings In Kershaw ' county, but of every one In South Car* ! olina?-approximately 3,.C>6U In all Ho1 sides making a sketch of the layout, I the field party noted the roadway j width, the surface type, the visibility ! from the highway and many other characteristics. From the results of the traffic study, the Survey will ascertain Just how many motor vehicles pass over each crossing The volume of traffic will, In a large measure, determine the danger Involved. The rullroad companies operating in Kershaw county?the Southern and the Seaboard Air Line?have cooperated with the Highway Planning Survey by furnishing them with valuation maps of all crossings. They are to send In forms listing the number of trains which pass during each hour of the day, the speed of these trains, and the period of the day during which the peak movement of railroad traffic passes over the crossings. Also, these railroad companies will report all accidents which have occurred during the past five years at each crossing, showing the time of day and other circumstances, the cause, and the number of persons Injured or killed. As soon as all of this data can ho assembled and all factors have been taken Into consideration, the Survey will he able to recommend at which of these crossings there is the greatest need for an overhead bridge, an ! underpass, flashing lights, or perhaps 'especially constructed safely devices The Highway Planning Survey will request till railroad companies and city authorities to submit a report of jail city crossings where either an [eventual separation of grades or an Installation of some safety device is desirable Those listed In these reports will receive special attention when grade crossing programs are laid out. Safety First Is Motto. The Camden postofftce has received a supply of the new safety pamphlets Issued by tin? postoffice department for motor vehicle service The pamphlet Is issued for Information and guidance to truck drivers In the service In addition to basic rules and requirements relative to accidents. Injury and safety precautions there Is printed a number of safety slogans In (dear and understandable language which it Is believed will be helpful to every operator of a vehicle in the postal service. One of the rules In quest ion is "I.ret the road hog have the right-of-way." The world's largest bell Is found In M oscow. A Calblfornla fish culturist. \V. H. Shebley, raised a trout which lived to be 19 years old r*fj "r r ' / ii a t' ' ' ' <.? . Enrs cr Cr?-t| Pr^i'ire Even I'm n*>ar of How*. There ib ulvws an even number of rows of mums on a normal em of corn. This peculiarity is due t<> a botanical characteristic. The United States bureau of plant industry gives the following explanation : v "An ear of corn is made up pf two or more connate two-rowed spike which have grown together or failed to separate during their early devel opment Each spike bears at the end two two-flowered spikelets, but the lower floret of each spikelet is abortive, leaving only one pair of [ carpels to develop ut each end This accounts for the uniformity in the development of rows of grain in pairs. As each spike Is two-rowed the entire ear must have an even number of rows, unless, as sometimes happens, an entire row of one spike uborts, in which case the ear will be abnormal and have an odd number of rows of kernels." There is a story to the effect that in slavery days a southern planter once offered a slave his freedom if he would bring the master a perfect ear of corn with an odd number of rows of kernels. The negro vainly searched for such an ear for an entire season. Early the next season he selected a growing ear and with a knife carefully cut out one row of kernels. When the ear was ripe it looked like a normal ear with an odd number of rows of grain. Tru? tr> his word the master gave the slave his freedom. Why Finishes Preserve and Beautify Mahogany Wood is finished for three reasons, according to the Mahogany association. First, to seal the surface. This greatly reduces its ability to take on or to give off moisture which in turn caused wood to swell or shrink. This also keeps out dirt, making the wood reacijly definable. Second, to bring out the beauty. Proper finish| ing, without deep staining, brings out the beauty of the grain and figure, and deepens the luster. Third, to change the color. This is done by judicious staining (or bleaching) to obtain uniformity of color tone and to give immediately the rich sherry color that comes naturally to mahogany with age. Why Winter Flowers Cheer Our pioneer ancestors had no greenhouses from which they could be supplied, so they were much given to gathering bouquets of persistent bright-colored leaves and late fruits, to give a note of cheer to their houses during the long ftowerless months of winter. And even though we can get fresh flowers any month of the year (at a price) we continue the custom. Probably favorite of all plants for this purpose is the climbing bittersweet, which grows over a very large part of this continent, says Science Service. orange pod-segments, opening to disclose the bright scarlet covering of its seeds, have also given it the very apt old-fashioned name of "waxworks." Why Fans Stand in Seventh Inning 'Ihe custom of spectators at a baseball game standing up during part of the seventh inning is said to have originated in the old days of pine boards without backs that served for seats in bail parks, when arising and stretching about the seventh inning was a natural result of a desire to relieve cramped muscles. Then came the notion that it brought luck to the home team to stretch in the seventh. This was because the number "seven" has always been associated, from remote times, with a belief that it was "lucky." The custom simply grew, until it has become universal. Why Puritans Were So Named The name Puritans was originally given about 15G4. to those clergvnien of the Church of England who refused to conform to the liturgy and discipline as arranged by Archbishop Parker ar.d his coadjutors, arid insisted on n return to a "purer" form of faith and worship In later years when such d'-cm nients led to actual separations from the church ar.d the formation . f independent scots, the name was applied to nil s'srts of seceders. who ultimately became Presbyterians. Indoi?wiii? iUs. Baptists, etc. Why Printing Was Delayed "Printing in. the Americas." ascribes the reason for the delay ;ri printing after America was settle.! to the attitude of the powers overseas who ruled the colonies. Printing was forbidden in some colonies and discouraged in others Governor Berkeley of Virginia said that he thanked G*?d that there were no free schools nor printing, for learning had brought disobedience, ar.d heresy, and sects into the world, and printing had d vulged them, and iibels against the best government. Why Grocer Is So Called In former days one who dealt ,r spmrs. sugar, dried fru hs, tea, and coffee, etc , was called a spicer and a wholesale dealer in these articles was known as a "spicer en gross." or a "grosser,"?one who dealt by the gross or bulk. "Gross is from the French "gros," meaning great or large, and in time be- j came "grosser." probably due to the influence of the French "mer- ' chand drossier," became aimpiy J arocer. 1 Admirable Crichton Ww Famous for Rare Genlua j James Crichton, according to his biographers, was a man of very wonderful genius. He wus commonly called the "Admirable Crichi ton" because of his intellectual ati tainments. He wus graduated from i the University of St. Andrew s at the age of fourteen, and before he was twenty could speuk ten lanKuagep.^rle also excelled in di awing, fencing, dancing, music and other accomplishments, und wus handsome in form und feature. He j was born August 19, 1560, at Eliock, ! Dumfriesshire. His father, Hubert, was lord advocate of Scotland. When seventeen years of age, James made a continental tour, during the course of which he challenged doctors und scholars of Faria to dispute with him at an appointed time on any question and ui any one of 12 specified languages, lie acquitted himself to the general ' admiration of numerous professors und others. He enlisted in the French army in 1577, and two years later re! signed and went to Italy. "^re j many debates were arranged for him, and he won similar triumphs ut Home, Venice and Padua. Ihe Duke of Mantua engaged him as tutor for his son, Vincenzo, u dissolute youth. 1 One night he was attacked by six persons, whom he repulsed. He disl armed one of them and found it ' wus his pupil. He returned the ' sword to Vincenzo, who thrust it into Ciiculun's heart. Biographers do not seem to be sure of the year, but believe it was about 1583, and the date July 3. " I Experience Counts With Prospective Alor Bride The name of the island, Alor, moans "Sea of Flowers, the myriads of waving colored blooms making the fields look like lakes and the i whole visible country like the very | thing the name implies, a "Sea of i Flowers," writes a Kalabahai, I Dutch East Indies correspondent. Alor lies well to the east of Java and Bali and is in the same latitude. Here port dues are paid in cheese, pickles, jams, spiced meats, and even cheap, gaudy trinkets. Articles of food foreign to the island are be, yond the value of money. Tinsel ornaments are accepted as the real J thing and are prized even when the ! glitter wears off. ! Money seems of no value to the pigmies here. They do not have to buy food. All they have to do is reach out for it. There is neither metal nor paper I money in circulation. Ludicrous as j it may seem, the colony has a form j of money of its own, used mostly in buying wives. This currency is dried fish, usually made into ropes. The people are small. A woman weighing 75 pounds is counted as big. The average is 65 pounds. The odd thing?no woman seems worth marrying until she has had a son or two. This is considered her wealth. Hence an 85-pound he-man pigmy warrior looks carefully around for a woman thus worthy of his fish ropes. Mystery of Sleep Sleep is perhaps best described as a temporary loss of consciousness, I but it is difficult to say how this is i brought about. There have been various theories put forward, such as that it is due to the flow of blood to the brain diminishing, thai it is I due to fatigue, or that it is caused I by an accumulation of waste prodj ucts. But no one has proved con| clusively what really causes sleep, ! says a writer in London Answers Magazine. During sleep the activii ties of the body ari lessened. The ' heart beats more slowly, the breathing is slower, and not so deep, the temperature is lowered and the muscles arc relaxed. Another mystery is the caiise of dreams. It is suggested that we may be dreaming I all the time we sleep, but that we only recall those dreams which oci cur when we are on the point of waking up. Legend of the King Here is an old legend of the eagle: "Alfred, king of the West Saxons, went out one day a-hunting and, passing bv a certain wood, heard, as he supposed, the cry of an infant from the top of a tree, and forth with diligently inquiring of the huntsmen what the doleful sound could be. demanded one of them to climb the tree, when in the top of it was found an eagle's nest and lo! therein a pretty sweet-faced infant, wrapped in a purple mantle, and upon his arm a bracelet of gold, a i clear sign that he was born of noble parents, Wherefore the king took charge of him, and caused him to be 1 baptized, and because he was found i iri the nest he gave him the name of Nestingum, and in after time advanced him to the dignity of an ' earl."?London Tit-Bits Magazine. i I Among the Fire-Walkers Fire-walking Is practiced in New ! Zealand, China and India where the i method is the same, except that hot i stones sometimes are substitued for ! embers. In Bulgaria, near the Black j ser, fire-walking is a part of a rej ligious ceremony. There the women I work themselves up to ? irenzieo i pitch for a week and then on a certain day they dance on hot embers and stones. Stones do not reach the heat of embers and therefore can be endured for a longer time. ! Secretary of Commerce Koper is making preliminary plans fur the 'next regulur 194b census of the nation, which he aa,ys will employ 150,000 enumerators and coat approximately $50,000,000 Me says that the next census will he the most cotuprehotr aive ever taken in any country Several aouree* of the nation's leading department stores have reported to a New York ageucrt u sudden and very decided upsurge in retail buying during the past week or ten days, lit all parts of the country selected hlg stores, with few exception*, told the Associated Cress their sales so far in September were rapidly approaching or had already broken through the levels of September, 1037, which averaged the highest of last year, allowing for seasonal lac tors. ~c1ty tax sales ~ State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw Under and by virtue of Sundry City Tax Executions directed to ine by Louise W. Uoykln, Cily Clerk and Treasurer, 1 have levied upon the following property and will sell same the first Monday in October, 1038, being the tj^rd day thereof, during he legal hours of sale, in front of the Court House,t Camden, South Carolina Tearing of sale: Cash. All that lot of land, in the City of Camden, County of Kershaw, State of South Carolina, fronting eust on Fair street 70 feet, more or loss, and extendins . iiajjL.Ui a_depth or 13U tbet, more or less, bounded north by property of Stewart; east by Fair Btreet; south by property now or formerly of Holland; and west by property or Kirkland. levied upon and to be sold us the property of L. G. Shirley for unpaid City Taxes for the years 1935, 1936 and 1937. Also All that lot of land, In the City of Camden, County of Kershaw, State of South Carolina, fronting north 99 feet on 19th street, and extending back to a depth of 381 feet, bounded north by 19th street; east by property of Joe and Julia Chavis; south by property of the estate of M. A. Clyburn; and west by property of Jackson Adams. Levied upon and to be sold as the property of the estate of Moses Drakeford for unpaid City Taxes for the yeurs 1935, 193d and 1937. Also All that lot of land, In the City of Camden. County of Kershaw, State of South Carolina, being Lot No. 4 on plat drawn by J. T. Burdell, September 27, 1902 of lands of W. J. Dunn, fronting east 40 feet and extending back to a depth of 2u7 feet, bounded north by Lot No. 5; east by continual tlon of Campbell street; south by Lot No. 3; and west by Lot No. 12. Levied upon and to be sold as the property of the estate of Wesley Brooks for unpaid City Taxes for the years 1935, 1936 and 1937. Also All that lot of land, in the City of Camden, County of Kershaw, State of South Carolina, having a frontage of about 50 feet on York street, and extending back to a depth of 200 feet, bounded north by York street; east by property of Allen Boss; south by property of Frances Pickett and others; and west by property now or formerly of Schlosburg. Levied upon and to be sold as the property of the estate of Sarah House for unpaid City Taxes for the vears 1935, 1936 and 1937. Also All that lot of land, in the City of Camden, County of Kershaw, State of South Carolina, fronting north 50 feet on Walnut street, and extending back to a depth of 130 feet, known as Lot Nos. 21 and 21A, on plat of subdivision of the property of F. M. Zemp, made by John L. Stacey, surveyor, of date October 26, 1923. Levied upon and to be sold as the property of the estate of Walter L. Trapp for unpaid Ciy Taxes for the years 1935, 1936 and 1937. Also All that lot of land, in the City of Camden, County of Kershaw. State fit South Carolina, fronting east on \fill street 100 feet, and extending back to a depth of 264 feet, bounded north by property of estate of L. T. Mills; east by Mill street; south by property of Mrs. Lou Pearee; and west by property formerly of Zeigler. Levied upon and to be sold as he property of Willene B Sow-!! for unpaid City Taxes for the years 1935, 1936 and 1937. Also All that lot of land, in the City of Camden. County of Kershaw, State uf South Carolina, fronting 74 feet on Lyttleton >tr*-.-t au 1 L-xt.-ndinc hack west to a d. pth of 275 feet, bounded north by property of S M. Johnson, east by Lyttleton street; south by property of Lizzie Brasiagion; and west by ? olored Presbyterian churc h. Levied upon and to be sold as the property of Lula Hayties for unpaid City Taxes for the vears 193", 1936 and 1937. A180 All that lot of land; in the Citv of Camden, County of Kershaw, Slate of South Carolina, fronting 45 feet south on Rutledge street and extending back to a depth of "4 feet, bounded north by property of Mrv .1. b Thomas; east by property formerly of Schlosburg and Karesh south by Rutledge street; and west by property of Halle Levied upon and to be sold as property of Susie Fleming for unpaid City Taxes for the years 1935, 1936 and 1937. Also All that lot of land. In the Citv of Tamden, County of Kershaw. State of South Carolina fronting west on con tinuation of Cambell street, containing one-half acre, bounded north by property of Jane Lang; east by property of E E. Clyburn; south by property of York Aaron; and west by continuation of Campbell street levied upon and to be sold as th? property of Tillman James for unpaid 'City Taxes for the years 1935, 1936 and 1937. 1 ALVA RUSH. Chief of Police. City of Camden AAA Farm Program For 1939 Outlined The 1939 AAA farm program tor South Carolina uml the mat of tho country will be similar in moat re {spools to the 1938 program, with con | tinned emphasis on a balanced, noil . coneervtiig typo of far mi rife and minor {changes intended to Improve and aim * plify udmlniatrattou, according to County Agent, W. C. McCarlcy. Jt W. Hamilton, atate AAA admin latrutlve officer, attended the recent conference In Waahlugton at which proposals for the now program were dlacuaaed witli AAA field represents tlvea and farmer-committeejuen from - the forty-eight states. Ho repot la to Mr, McCarley that In the main, the program tentatively approved follows the recommendations of I bin Coaler, ence. The proposed new program, aa it applies to South Carolina, calls for farm acreage allotments for cotton, tobacco, and, In designated common ial counties, potatoes, Each farm on which feed crops or livestock products uru grown for sale will have an allotment of general soil-depleting crops, which will Include the acreage devoted to corn, but no furm will have a separate corn allotment. Payments will be based on compliance with allotments and the carrying out o? approved aoii-buiicung practices as under the present program. Under the 1939 program a maximum payment will be calculated for each participating farm. The farmer can earn this amount by keeping within his soil depleting crop allotments and attaining the soil-building goal established for the farm. As under this year's program, deductions are to be made for plantings In excess of allotments and for failure to carry out the amount of soil-building practices needed to reach the soilbuilding goal. Crop classifications and soil-building practices will be similar to those approved for this year's program A new feature will be the provision that land used for home gardens may be excluded in calculating soil-depletiug crops for the farm. This provision was suggested as a means of encouraging better living standards for many farm families. AUTO SUPPLY COMPANY MOVES TO NEW LOCATION ON DeKALB The Howard Auto and Electric Supply Company, with W. H. James as manager, has moved their sales room and service unit from West DeKalb to a new location on East DeKalb. The Howard shop is now located in what was formerly the Holland Grill ?adjacent to the City Drug Store. Mr. James will continue to handle nationally famous lines of radios, refrigerators, electric equipment and appliances of all kinds and will also : operate a service department for the j servicing of ail makes of refrigerators, radios and electrical equipment. Te*as State Democratic convention, ! meeting in Beaumont, endorsed Jphn Nance Garner for the Democratic presidential candidate in 1940. "In our judgement no citizen is better qualified by training, ex-flperience and natural endowments o provide the character of leadership so vitally necessary in these trying times," said Mayor C. K. Quinn of San Antonio. LOW COST SAVANNAH FLORIDA Here's the opportunity to preview some of the world's foremost winter I resorts in their September glory?at Seaboard's drastically cut fares. Enjoy their fascinating beaches, see their many renowned beauty spots over his big weekend. -Plan your .trip this way?in speed, safety, com, fort. Big savings in transportation t costs?more money and time for recreation. I Round trip fares to: Savannah $2.00 Jacksonville 3.00 Ta mpa 6,50 St. Petersburg'. 6.50 W. Palm Beach 7.00 Miami ..................... 8.00 [children 5 and under 12 half fare. | I>eav(.- on Friday night trains, any | train Saturday or Sunday, Septem- O her 23. 21. or 25. Returning?leave a* late as evening trains Monday 26th. Tickets good In coaches only. No baggage chocked^. No Btop-overs allowed. Ask Seaboard Agents for details. J. I j. Carter, DPA., Columbia. S. C.