Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Do You Know The i Difference between I A Ptvio^-fto-Perion and a Sta?ion-?o-Statfton Long Distance Call? The first important difference is in the cost. Station toStation service is about one-third cheaper than Person toPerson service. A Person- to - Person call is one where you ask to be connected with a particular person at a distant telephone. Timing of a Person-to-Person call does not begin until the j>erson you want is brought to the telephone. A Station-to-Station call is one where you merely ask to be connected with a distant telephone. After the called telephone answers, if yon wish, you may then ask for some particular person, but the charges on a Station-to-Station call begin when the distant telephone ans\vers. Also, the rates for most Station-to-Station calls, after 7 P. M? are about forty per pent less than the day rates, while rates for Person-to-Person service after 7 P. M. arc reduced approximately thirty per cent on calls on which the initial day Person-to-Person rate exceeds 50 cents. For rates and other-information, look in the front page* of your directory, or ask the long distance operator. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co: INCORPORATED Four Killed At Dillon Crossing Dillon, Sept. 9.?Otha McPaniel,, 23. of Dillon, Lawrence Hampton Mul1 is, IT, of Matthews, N. C., Clifton Justus. 26, of Siler City, N. C., and Edgar Dunn. Jr.. 23 of Raleigh, N. C., were killed at a grade crossing near south Dillon early today when their automobile and a southbound Seaboard Airline train collided. Coroner B. F. Gasque called an In-, quest for later in the day. He quoted witnesses as saying the automobile struck a string of empty flat cars and the warning lights were functioning. The accident occurred shortly after midnight. McDaniel wa9 a local painter. The other victims were employed by R. H. Boulingny. Inc., of Charlotte, N. C., and were engaged In constructing lines for the Carolina Power and Light company. Bunn is survived by a widow and a young son. Tin- sinking of the liner Athenia, and Do- generally perilous conditions abroad, has impelled the United States government to lay down a drastic new order preventing Americans from troina ilurope except in case of "imp-:,t-jv- necessity." I IMPERIAL BUVER8 WITHDRAW FROM CAROLINAS MARKET Raleigh, N. C., Sept. 9.?Talk of a possible "tobacco holiday"?suspension of auction sales?was hoard un th? eastern North Carolina tobacco markets today following announcement by the Imperial Tobacco company of Great Britain that It was withdrawing buyers from the Carolinas markets. ' Much dissatisfaction has been expressed by the growers since the opening of the auction season a few weeks ago. Due to a bumper crop, prices opened lower than last year; and since then, they have dropped steadily. Prices yesterday ranged between 12 and 14 cents a pound. Many of the Americans left in southeastern Prance were joining volunteer ambulance corps this week, under French army supervision. The United States consulate at Nice is assisting those Americans who want to leave the country, but calls on it have greatly lessened. Among the French populace, order prevailed and the population of frontier towns like Menton appeared to be putting calm faith in the strength of the army. The.Italian frontier remained open under the direction of a normal guard. Armoti B. Strowger installed the first dial telephone in 1891, at LaPorte, Ind. FORMERGOVERNOR COOPER IN HIGH ESTEEM AS JUDGE IN TROPICAL PUERTO RICO Leads Busy and Exciting Life in Responsible Post; Starts Second Term Amid Grave Economic Conditions on the Island San Juan, P. R.?Judge Robert A. Cooper, former governor of South Carolina and one-time resident of Abbeville and Laurens, is continuing in tropical Puerto Rico the distinguished career which started 41 years ago as a law school graduate. Recently appointed to his second term as Federal Judge on the'Island, the distinguished South Carolinian has made a notable record in his important position, while he and his charming wife quietly have assumed their natural plr.ce at' the top of Puerto Rican society. His first five years in the little U. S. territory have been busy and exciting for the island's leading- jurist. Shot at several years ago by a group of Nationalists who had been angered by his courageous sentencing of other party members for conspiracy against the United States government, Judge Cooper' has won the admiration and re spect of the entire island by his firm, wise court decisions. In addition to his judicial duties, he also has played a prominent part in guiding: the economic and social affairs of the territory, having counseled frequent ly about the island's problems with Gov. Blanton Winship, a fellow southerner, whose successor was recently named. "Widespread unemployment and a constantly increasing population, together with' restriction of the island's sugar production by Federal regulation and application of the wage-hour act to Puerto Rico's handwork industries, hare produced an economic situation which taxes the ingenuity of tha best brains in the country.' Incidentally, Judge Cooper's court recently heard one of the first and most rigorous attacks on the con* . ? ?L k stitutionality of the wage-hour law. The courtly judge and his wife reside at present in the beautiful Condado hotel situated on a rocky point at the edge of the Atlantic ocean, amid a swaying grove of royal and coconut palms and within aight of Fort San Geronimo, built nearly 400 years ago by the first Spanish troops which colonized the island. Although they lead a rather calm life, as befits the tropical setting and the Judge's responsible position, the Coopers appear at the more important public functions and at some of the frequent social affairs given by their friends, both Puerto Rican and continental. They find life most pleasant in Puerto Rico, which unlike most other tropical places enjoys a mild year around climate, owing to the ever-present trade winds. South Carolina's most distinguished representative in the little territory probably will be content to remain there indefinitely, until duty calls him elsewhere, al- . though he returns home annually to kcop old friendships alive. JUDGE COOPER ? 1 ?e?a>;v. 1 .? *..*.1-^ Half of Wheat 1 Belt Dry Again Lack of Moisture Indicates Shortage in Grain; Light Winter Crop. CHICAGO. ? Reports of drouth covering a large part of the American wheat belt and extending north into the three western Canadian provinces have been received. It was estimated that over 50 per cent of the total North American wheat acreage is in the dry area. A large part of the area seeded to wheat west of the 100th meridian was said to be rather urgently In need of additional moisture. There has been steady deterioration in the outlook for winter wheat in parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and .Nebraska, and estimates on the probable harvest are being revised downward. The department of agriculture's report suggested 544,000,000 bushels of winter wheat. This is the smallest crop in about 25 years, with the exception of the 1933-35 period, when domestic production dropped below requirements. Last year's crop was a bumper one at 687,000,000 bushels. Speculators Perk Up. The combination of a shortage of surface and subsoil moisture in the American Northwest has caused wheat speculators to pay much more attention to weather reports from the latter area than they normally do at this season. While seeding has been completed and there was sufficient moisture to germinate the grain additional moisture must be received in the immediate future in order to prevent rapid deterioration in the outlook. A Chicago. expert, after allowing for past weather conditions and normal precipitation to Jply 1, suggests that the spring wheat crop in the Dakotas may be about 30,000,000 bushels less than in 1938. The outlook at the present time is for a possible aggregate wheat crop of about 750,000,000 bushels, experts say, or about the same as the average for the 1927-36 period? about 50,000,000 bushels in excess of domestic requirements. Corn Planting Well Along. Planting of corn made rapid progress as the result of favorable weath er conditions. The critical stage in the growth of the corn crop will come late in July and early In August when it starts to tassel. It is at this time that rain and moderate temperatures are most essential if a large yield is to be secured. The trend of the market is expected to be determined largely by weather conditions during that period. All deliveries of wheat, oats, and soy beans have sold at new seasonal high prices. The small grains were affected mainly by dry weather reports, and soy beans by a scarcity of the cash a^ficle. Despite a record crop of soy beans harvested last year supplies are reported to be unusually light. Vermont Marks Birthday Of First Morgan Horse MONTPELIER, VT.?1The 150th anniversary of the birth of a horse is being celebrated by Vermont this year. The horse was Justin Morgan, recognized as foundation stock for the American saddle horse, for the American trotting horse and for the Tennessee walking horse. When in Springfield, Mass., as a three-year-old colt, the horse was taken by one Justin Morgan, a music teacher, in exchange for an unpaid $25 bill and brought to the latter's new Randolph, Vt., home. At first the horse was known as Figure, later as Justin Morgan's Figure and finally as Justin Morgan. Evidence proves that he was sired by the thoroughbred True Briton, otherwise known as Beautiful Bay, which was stolen from Colonel De Lancey, the Tory, by three Yankees at King's Bridge, N. Y., during the Revolutionary war. The dam was a1 daughter of Wild Air, another of the great sires of the day. Recognizing that the name Morgan has come to mean "beauty, spirit and action to all lovers of the horse, and (that) the Morgan horses for many years held the world's record for trotting horses," the Vermont legislature appointed a special committee to play for the 150th anniversary of the horse's birth. Girl Alone GOBLES, MICH.?Ruth Ketchum, 10 years old, is all alone among the 22 children comprising three generations in her family. She's the only girl in the lot. Earliest Fireplace Of Man Discovered ROME.?What is believed here to be the earliest known fireplace made by man has been found in a grotto near San Felipe Circeo, on the coast between Rome and 4 Naples. It is believed to be 130,000 years old and to belong to the final Ice age. A landslide which occurred thousands of years before Ulysses sailed these waters and encountered the bewitching Circe kept it intact until its discovery by a young Italian archeologist,.. Prof. A. C. Blanc. W Epidemic Kills Deer In Pisgah Aaheville. N. C., Sept 11 ?Sweeping! swiftly through the Plsgah National Forest game preserve for the third time lit 1 f? years. a peculiar blood <11sense of epidemic proportions has taken u death toll of more than 100 deer In the past 10 days, It was learned today. The disease first appeared on the records of the forest 16 years ago. Then again, three years ago, It appeared again. Top officials of the United States Biological survey of Washington. 1). C., and other officials and experts made a survey of the epidemic last week, and H. B. Bosworth, forest supervisor, said today the worst of the scourage seems over. Dr. J. HI. Shlllinger and Dr. 1>. H. Coburn of the U. S Biological survey; E. B. . Kugler, of the western division of the State Department of Wild Life; l)r. M. M. U'onard, Ashevllle veterinary surgoon; Mr. Ikisworth. and other state and Federal forest officials made the survey of the disease. When the deaths began to shop up in the game preserve about 10 days some of the bodies were taken to Oteen Veterans' hbspltal, where autopsies und blood tests were made. Dr. Ixionard also cooperated with the forest officials In trying to trace the source of the disease. It Is believed it came from cattle. Mr. Bosworth said the saiue trouble appeared at about the same time In the state game] preserve at Wayah Bald and In other sections near Franklin. Bermuda Votes To Allow Autos ! Hamilton. Bermuda, Sept. 11.?Two of Bermuda's most widely known prohibitions?one on motor cars, the other on woman suffrage?went toppling today In the wake of the "European war. Tho Assembly passed a bill breaking the colony's famous rule against motor "traffic because of "war conditions." The Governor may now operate motor vehicles of all sorts on Bermuda roads for the duration of the war. Only last April Governor Sir Reginald Hlldyard resigned because he said, he found it impossible to carry out his duties properly "without tho use of a motor car." The Bermuda legislature twice refused his requests for a car, so ho quit. It was disclosed also that under the emergency powers act recently passed the governor, now Major Genoral Denis Kirwan Bernard, has the power to grant woman suffrage for which the women of Bermuda have fought fruitlessly but steadily for many years." Capture of the wheat-laden German freighter Olinda, by the British cruiser Ajax, Monday, was disclosed when a tanker landed 42 members of the Ollnda's crew at Montevideo. Walnuts now are being shelled by a machine at the rate of 1*00 pounds an hour. As the nuts are carried botween parallel belts, they are slotted, Injected with a mixture of oxygen and acetylene and thoti passed thru n flame that causes the gas to ex' plode, throwing the shells Into one receptacle and the meats Into another. Sixty per cent of the meats come out j whole or In unbroken halves. At least one species of tho sundew, a plant that lives on lnsocts caught with tho aid of a viscid secretion exuded by Its tentacles. Is so aen'sltlve that when a small piece of beef Is suspended on a wire within Its reach, j the plant extends its nearest tentacle and grasps the meat Inside of an hour. Unemployment In Northern Ireland Is 35 per cent less than a year ago. Hunters' Togs at Saving Prices Dux-Bak Hunting Clothes Remington and Western Shells GUNS and RIFLES priced to suit everyone. BARRINGER HARDWARE CO. Phone 21 NOTICE A two per cent discount will be allowed on 1939 taxes paid during the month of September only. LOUISE W. BOYKIN, Clerk and Treasurer of Camden, S. C. ctJK1@ ?@0?(S?od00 Facts That Concern You Ao. 11 of a leriet. I i SOUTH CAROLINA ^4^^ii^ERHAD ~~ TOME BACK! In the year before its re-legalization Beer contributed practically nothing in taxes to the stafe treasury. Since re-legalization Beer has raised this huge sum intakes, for this state alone, forthe nation as a whole Beer raises A MILLION DO LIARS A BJVI TO KEEP BEER'S MANY* BENEFITS, FOR YOU AND FOR THEM, AMERICAS BREWERS WANT TO HELP KEEP BEER RETAILING AS WHOLESOME AS BEER ITSELF. THEIR PROGRAM WILL INTEREST LOCAL LAW AUTHORITIES... YOU. MAY 9VE SEND YOU THE FACTS? For frem booklet, add rem United Brewer* Industrial Foundation, ~~ 19 East 40th Street, New York, N. Y. . ? Beer has made work in over tOO industries, since repeal. If Beer had not come back,there would have been I MILLION FEWER RESPECTABLE JOBS for the nation today. I 1 . a beverage of moderation