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| A GOOD NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION: RES0LVE-Voor^uogus^!Store'' " V ... . r\ We can supply your wants?accurately, promptly and at fair prices, with merchandise of KNOWN QUALITY I Zemp's Drug Store ^ . T10W S OR S City Drug Company BROAD STREET?PHONE 30 PROMPT DELIVERY DeKALB STREET ? PHONE 130 " . -... -g.. - ? - - Migration Mysteries Interesting Study ( |ty 11? 11rv I'. Oavla in Wildlife) Washington, D (V, Dec. 6?Ceiilurles ago Aristotle, Die naturalist and philosopher of ancient Greoco, stroked his square-out chin whiskers, spat reflectively?and voiced his profound belief that ceftalu birds hibernated, or went to sleep, during cold vye^itb^ ? Avtstntlo didn't know where the birds went when the winter winds started howling like a politician deprived of his patronage. Today you will still find people, as much at a loss as was Aristotle, who still endorse (lie theory of hibernation. Aristotle ulsu was the originator of another theory called transmutation. lp was based on the fact that frequently one species will arrive from the North Just as another is departing for a point even farther south. Aristotle thought that both the arriving and departing birds were one and the same. He thought their plumage changed to correspond with the summer and winter seasons. Knowing where, how and why migratory birds go In winter and summer Is important?Important to the sportsman, Important to all those who are interested In preserving and restoring America's wildlife resources. That Is why the United States Bureau ( Biological Survey Is still engaged in the same subject that once Intrigued Aristotle. "We nro learning fundamental facts about a resource that requires careful administration," explains Fred C. Llnculn, the Survey's bird migration expert. "If we know the times of migration. we can set the hunting seasons more intelligently. If wo know the routes of migration, we know the best places to establish refuges. Our banding work tells us many things about ** the abundance of birds Putting such facts together provides a scientific bawls for wildlife conservation and restoration." So It is that, to a large degree, when the little birdies decide to go south for the winter or come north .or the summer becomes a factor that directly interests the sportsman, as well as the nature lover. To get down to basic facts, migrating birds? -a? every school child knows ?periodically fly from one region or climate to another. Some of these birds make remarkable flights. The oft-publicized migration of the Artie Tern, for example, Is from his breeding grounds In the Artie Circle to the Antartic Circle?a distance of 11.Out) : mllea, iu a few month*. the tiny humming bird migrates, crossing the Gulf of Mexico, a distance of some 500 miles, in ft single flight. Of course, the open season on gamei birds are always fixed in the Fall, after tin? birds have hatched their eggs in tlie North. Thus they become fair game while they aro returning to the South to mate. The great mystery of migration Is not why the birds make the mass movements, but how they ever got started in their semi annual treks. "The birds move about for feeding or breeding." explains Lincoln "They simply follow the seasons Most of us humans who are fortunate enough to be able follow the weather do. the sane- thins- Generally speaking, birds breed best in a territory bigj enough to provide ,n..neh good rood.] Hot for themselves, hilt ter the, lust v appetites of their offspring If all the birds stayed constantly in tropical. <> tr:nperaie*regions, there would !m overcrowding during the breeding asou By leaving in the spring for ret;ie:is iiu-y could not hav?> lived in ear 1 i r ::i the >par. the migrants lind ami1'..- -pace and food 1 he birds that ilon" migrate are also benefited by :he withdrawal of those that go iiw.ii H--w the birds got started iu their miti ation is generall> explained by one of three throne* One explanst ion know n to the gentry as the Theory, tells us that before glacial lco fields advanced southward, the entire Northern Hemisphere, which In climate then resembled the Tropica, waa swarming with birds. As the ice pushed south. It pushed the birds ahead of It. Ah the agea passed and the ice cap ^ gradually retreated, each Spring the birds tried to return to their ancestral homee in the North. Each year they were driven back down south when winter came. As t^e Northern lot Gap grew smaller, their Jo urn eye be reame longer, until eventually the hah its of migration were Axed as they aW . . ' . i , , j- jc " today. Thin theory, as you can see, takes it for granted that migratory birds today arc following a habit set during tho ice age. .Thu opposing theory is simpler in some respects. It supposes that thousands of years ago the ancestral home of all birds was in the Tropics, which finally became so overcrowded that certain species flew north in search of more favorable conditions. Those who flew north were driven hack by winter and these regular flights be| came a habit. Both those theories assume that migration is an Ingrained [ habit, but neither is supported by positive biological data and neither can be accepted without qualification. There is yet another theory, that of photoperiodlsm. which attributes migration to changes in the amount of light during the seasons, but it has sonic very obvious loopholes that pre\cli! it being widely accepted j Olle of the questions most often, <4*ked about migrating birds i-1. How j do they find their way around on these lflights?" . t | The answer to that one is quite > simple, at cording to Lincoln. ! We rail tho faculty that enables us' | * ! to find our way around a sense of di-i illation,'" ho explains "Most men don't have this fa?ulty. or if they do, | |t!le> neglect it N e v ? r t h el ess. expo: 1-1 need guiibs and woodsmen freqimnbi 1\ ha ate tiny camps, or other points! ! in thick forests, e\en In the darkness or fog Birds and men are not the only things that have this faculty. We find it in many mammals, such as the j The migrations of the salmon and (he eel are examples Birds, however, 'have this faculty to a remarkable degree." Science has indeed come a long way in the study of migration since the , days when Aristotle was emitting false , words of wisdom on the subject. It I la largely to that scientific advance ment, which has enabled Government ( authorities to place refuges and resti lng places and breeding grounds at . strategic points, that much of the . credit must go for the new 45-day i hunting season this year. WORK STOCK PRICE8 WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY HIGH ('loinson, Dec. 21 ? Prices of horses and mules will remain relatively high' for several years yet as a result of the deelino in number which begun ten'or twelve years ago and which will probubly continue for several more years according to O. M. Clark, ex( tension farm management specialist, The prices of horses and mules in 195P7' wore fife highest In seventeen yqars. They have been about 12 par cent lower In 1938; but us compared with prices of agricultural products as a whole, prices t>f horses and mules were higher in 1938 than at any time since 1916. There has been within the last few years an increase in the number of colts raised, but the number is still far short of the number necessary to keep up the present horse and mule population. The number of horse and mule colts produced In 1937 was sufficient to replace about two-tlilrds of the animals over one year of ago which had disappeared. "With an increasing amount of farm work being done by tractors the number of horses and mules needed on farms Is not as great as in former years," says Mr. Clark. "In all likelihood the shift to tractors will continue. Whether or not tho number of horses and mules being raised is adequate to supply farm needs will depend upon how rapidly the shift to tractors takes place in the near future. "It seems now that even with the increasing use of tractors the number of colts being produced Is inadequate for replacing old animals which disappear. The outlook, therefore, is that prices of horses and mules will be relatively high for several years yet." Would Be Ashamed An English clergyman asked a Scotsman what he would be if he were not a Scotsman. "I would be an Englishman," replied the Scotsman. The clergyman then turned to an Irishman and asked what ho would be if he were not an Irishmen. After reflecting for a while, the son of Erin replied: "Sure, and begorra. 1 would be ashamed of meself entirely:" More than 3.000 American electric refrigerators were imported into South Africa in a recent month. n Large Crowds At Hunter Funeral The death of Kx-Sherlff John 1\ Hunter nt Union on Monday night brought sorrow to hundreds of his friends In Lancaster county. While he had been In poor health for sou^e time and had been critically ill t;or the past two weeks it was tjOt ?4n> entlly known by hie many ?fleni!i that tho end was near when he left Lancaster a week ago last Sunday^ While suffering from a complication of diseases ho developed pneumonia and passed away rather suddenly. On Wednesday morning a great throng of people gathered at his Llm street home here to pay tribute to their beloved friend whose colorful career had been spent in this county and whose forty-one years as sheriff of thlB county and whose fifty-two years as a poace ofTlcer made him widely known. People from all of the county, and state were in attendance at the last rites. After brief services at the homo the Interment was made at the west side cemetery. Kev. P. L. Bauknight and Ituv. Preston Peyton of Rock Hill officiated. Floral tributes were varied and beautiful. Mr. Hunter was bom on a farm about two and one-half miles south of Lancaster on October 8, 1886, the son of James R. and Louise West Hunter and on last October 8 he celebrated his 83rd birthday at which time he received many congratulations from his friends. He liven on the farm until he was seventeen years of age when his father was elected as sheriff of the county and the family moved to Igineaster where ho has since resided. When eighteen years of age he began bis duties as an officer of the law as deputy sheriff under his father and served almost continuously as an officer from that time, which was 1874, until 1929 when he retired. He was elected as sheriff of this county in 1880 which office he held continuously until 1894 when he resigned to take charge of the United States marshall's office in Charleston. After holding this office for four years and one month he returned to Lancaster county and farmed for two years. In 1900 he was again elected sheriff of this county and served for twenty-eight years, retiring in 1929 after serving a total of 41 years as sheriff of the county. During his long career as sheriff > no prisoner ever escaped from htatf and he succeeded In eventually oafS*. luring every felon accused of a aurk; ous crime for whom an arrest warrant had been Issued. He gained a reputation early in his career as a fearless officer and this reputation was well deserved. Ixmp handed he arrested a number of murderers and desperate men. On two occasions he captured murderers who had him covered for the moment of his approach and who reiterated their determination to shoot to kill. With his hand on a small Smith and Wesson pistol in his right hand coat pocket Mr Hunter stared the murderers unflinchingly in the -eye and under the spell of that cold and penetrating^ stare advanced steadily. Had he! shown Intimidation by haJtlng hi# pace or dropping his gaze he wouVl, probabL have met instant death. Ovf1 another occasion the sheriff entered, a negro cabin in the Haile Gold Mine section anil placed handcuffs on a sleeping negro who was afterward iaa>-u to Abot-xiiii; and hanged lor murder Ncwr in his long career was a man, taken from the sheriff and lynched. | " h.a point was brought out drama* ticall) when Mr Hunter and Col R. S Stew art w?-ut to Detroit to demand, i he return of John Mrllwaine. cold blood* il killer of T'.rnest Walk ins, oH mill superintendent In fighting ?xtradition the lawyer for the negro appeared before the governor of Michigan and said Mel 1 wain woulj be lynched if returned to South Carolina. Mr. Stewart turned towai1^ Mr Hunter and asked If a man had ever born lyncher! after placed in hfft custody and the reply was an empht* tic negative. While Mr. Hunter was serving a? United States marshal a negro, Hardy 0111, was lynched and at the time he was Rheriff John Morrison w*l lynched at Kershaw. However, Mo^ rison was lynched before Mr. Huntef could arrive upon the scene. The*4 facts were made known to the gOTertf or of Michigan In tVe Mellwaln e* i ... a tradition case with the result that the prisoner was returned to this stute. ' During Sheriff Hunter's tenure in office ho had the sad duty of hanging four men. On August 1, 1890 he hanged Roach Catoe and Will Clyburn on an enclosed gallows behind the present jail On December 20. 1911 it was his duty to hang Mack Hood and Henry Kee for having! murdered men of their color. Some time ago in a communication written to The I>ancaster News Mr. Hunter said: "Alas, many of these dear, good friends of mine have long since gone the road which I am now traveling, wmmmmafmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmtm the end of which road is death. I now feel that I am wearing the end of this road and I am beginning to reach the point where I cannot think quick' ly of things which I would like to say and cannot always say what I think 1 would like to say. But knowing the fact that I am in the hands of a kind, just and merciful God who knows my shortcomings, I feel perfectly satisfied."?Lancaster News. In Boliva, natives wear hats made from tree bark, which is soaked in water and then beaten until pliable. Scientists are able to tell the age of a fish by its scales. A herring, for instance, adds a now ring to its scales every year. Additional Members Goodfellows Following are those who contributed to the Goodfellows Club but tbe list came in too late for publication in last week's issue of The Chronicle: Previously reported .. $228.?f> H. E. Beard 1.00 J. T. Laney .' 100 C. H. Zemp 1.00 T. L?. Merrill 1.00 A. T. Mitchell 1.00 Mrs. Dina Hirsch 1.00 Mrs. George Cook 1.00 Mrs. Hutchinson 1.00 Cash 1-M Cash. I-00 Total *238.75 See Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Marionette Moviettes ^ j (a Puppet Show) Presenting Scenes From j ; Victor Herbert's Charles Dicken's "OUT WEST WITH f "SWEETHEARTS" "A CHRISTMAS CAROL" THE HARDY'S" | j It's Free to all in front of the CAMDEN THEATRE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30TH, at 2:45 P. M. !| I A World Adrift I I THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT, IN THOUGHTFUL MINDS, THAT MULTI- I I TUDES OF PEOPLE TODAY ARE DRIFTING AWAY FROM ALMIGHTY GOD. I TO THIS TERRIBLE FACT IS DUE THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SUFFERI ING, SORROW, LAWLESSNESS, DRUNKENNESS AND UNRIGHTEOUSNESS THE I WORLD OVER. | THE NEW YEAR j I FINDS ALL OF US ONE YEAR NEARER ETERNITY. I | SURELY YOU BELIEVE THIS. BUT WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO INHERIT IT? IL THE FEW YEARS WE SPEND HERE ON EARTH CANNOT BE COMPARED I WITH ETERNITY. LET'S PAY MORE ATTENTION TO OUR HEAVENLY HOME THAN TO OUR I EARTHLY HOMES, WHICH AT BEST ARE SO BRIEF. NEW YEAR'S DAY FALLS THIS YEAR ON SUNDAY. LET'S BEGIN IT AT THE I HOUSE OF THE LORD. I "I am the door: by Me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go - R in and out and find pasture." * f J THE FOLLOWING CHURCHES INVITE YOU TO BEGIN THE NEW YEAR AT THEIR WORSHIP SERVICES, SUNDAY, JANUARY FIRST: J - BETH EL SYNAGOGUE " ~ FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH . OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP BETHESDA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH , '4 J LYTTLETON STREET METHODIST CHURCH J