Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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From now until CHRISTMAS 1 OUR STORE WILL BE FILLED WITH GIFT MERCHANDISE?CAREFULLY SELECTED TO PLEASE YOU AND SATISFY YOU AS TO PRICE ALSO. COME IN AND LET US SHOW YOU. AMONG OUR LEADERS: WHITMAN'S CANDIES. SHEAFFER'S PENS, EATON'S STATIONERY YAKDLEY'S PERFUMES AND TOILET GOODS, GIBSON'S CARDS, MAX FACTOR MAKE-UP ITEMS Zemp's Drug Store ! PRESCRI 10 TORES City Drug (Jompany I ii^OAD STREET?PHONE 30 MOST ANYTHING YOU NEED DaKAEB STREET ? PHONE 130 ' ^ ANNOUNCING A. KENNEDY BLAKENEY IS NOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHLOSBURG LIQUOR STORES I Camden Blue Wave Wins State Title The Mather Academy "Blue Wave" won the South Carolina secondary conference chainplonshlj> by winning the final conference (?ame from Coulter Academy of Cheraw. 20 to 0, last j Friday. Mather is the only untied and undefeated team In the conference. The defeat of Coulter marked the seventh victory for the Hlue Haglos, who have defeated the following? conference teams: Wilson, Burke, Booker Washington , Wilkinson. Coulter, and one non-conference team ?- West Charlotte High, of Charlotte, N. C. Mather has scored 154 points as against 21 scored by opposing teams. According to Section C of the Dickinson Hating System (which the conference is using by special permission of Frank Dickinson, of the Uuniversl-j ty of Illinois) an undefeated team shall always be ranked above every other team it has defeated even tho the average number of points may Indicate otherwise. Tho conference championship is to be awarded at the annual meeting of the conference which convenes at Mather Academy on December V). The highly touted team from Mullitis, i South Carolina, will face Mather's Blue Ka?;les on Zemp Field In Camden. Friday. November 24 at 3 o'clock Mullins boasts an undefeated record for the years 1937 and 193X. It Is believed that the visitors will pro\<- a stubborn foe for the Mather Hagb -. Ke ii interest i< being manifested in the coining MatherVoorhees clash! to be played at the Zemp stadium here on December 1 at eight o'clock j in the evening This will be tho hom?'i niing game for the Blue FaV g 1 e S Voorhees Is still moving, having de feated Morris College of Sumtrr to J add to its string of victories for the! current season The Yoorhecs team! ha* great scoring power, having made 141? points against the best teams in this section. Mcliirt, Malloy. Jones. Jackson, T. Aiken. Washington, Maxwell, Johnson and Hill will sine their "swan songs" at this game. A large section is being reserved for white fans. Flyers Club Has Weiner Roast The weinor roast given by the inein-, hers of the Woodward Aviation club at the airport hangar Thursday evening found a score of flyers and prospective flyers and their ladles enjoying the club hbspitallty. The hot dog feature of the evening fyund the hungry pilots clearing away all supplies In the dogs, rolls and soft drinks. j Later the group enjoyed a dancing party In the hangar. Short talks were given by club members while Hob (iaddy, who recently went aloft on his first solo flight gave a humorous description of his experience. The airport Is the scene of considerable activity daily. Capers Zemp, Chris Vaughan, Fred Bryant and Earl Friedell spend hours aloft playing hide and seek In the fleecy clouds. | Vaughan, who rates as probably the most versatile pilot In the local group, having accomplished the triple threat feat of being i>ostal employee, printer and plane pilot, does some pretty work when afolt in his plane. His loop and barrel stuff Is carried through with the skill of a stunt pilot. Your jaws generate electricity when you eat. Approximately a-1,0000th of a volt Is generated at each chew. The adult eel dies as soon as Its spawning season is over. Meta Boykin Named As Band Majorette Miss Metft Boykin, known among her school associates as "Peter Pan," Is the majorette of the fifty-piece Camden high school band, which Is In training under the direction of Director F. N. Wlmberly. former assistant director of the University of South Carolina band, also band master at the Carlisle school at Bamberg; Wentworth Military academy at l^exington. Mo.; and director of his own name band which toured Europe for three summer period engagements. Miss Boykin was the choice of the band group when an election was held to decide who would be chief majorette. Director Wlmberly statqs that later he will have two more drum majors?one to be selected by the boys. Director Wlmberly states that the band has been In rehearsals for three weeks now and the instrumentation is well balanced. Ho is well satisfied with the progress being made by the group and states the band will be able to make, a public appearance sometime in the spring. The question of uniforms is now under consideration and it is quite probable that the outfits will be in the colors of gold and black with a dash of white to add contrast. Preparations are under way to make the district beauty and talent contest, scheduled for Friday, Decem; her 1. in the high school auditorium, a successful affair. The proceeeds | will go to the band fund. J Director and Mrs. Wimberly a re making their home in Camden. ' There is now an organization of private flyers in the United States? the Aircraft Owners and Pilots' Association that has about 2,u0<> memI bers. Paul V. McNutt To Be Guest of Legion Columbia, Nov. 27. ? The American LokIou ?. of South Carolina will be honored by a visit from Past National Commander Paul V. McNutt of Washington, at a banquet to be given for legionnaires and members of the Auxiliary at the Jefferson Hotel, Columbia, on the even-J lng of November 28, at seven o'clock.' Admission will be by Legion or Aux-! lliary card only. Mr. McNutt is one of the foremost men in public life today, and he is' rated among the most eloquent speak-1 era In America. In addition to being a past National Commander of the American Legion, Mr. McNutt is a former Governor of Indiana, and just a few months ago returned from the Philllpine Islands where he served for more than two years as Governor General of the Islands. He is now Director of the Social Security Administration in Washington, and is being prominently mentioned as a likely candidate for the Democrats in the next presidential election. Other prominent men in public life to attend the banquet will include Governor Hurnet R. Maybank, Assistant Secretary of War J Monroe Johnson, formerly of Marion, and the United States Senators and Congressman from this state. Outstanding among the American Legion officials to be present at the banquet will be National Vice Commander James B. Fitzgerald of Maryland, and Bruce Stubblefleld, Field Representative of the American Legion. of Washington. Preceding the banquet, a conference of all state and Post officials of the Legion will be held at 3:00 p. m? followed by a roll call of all Posts in South Carolina. Every effort is being made to reach the State quota of membership for 1940 at this time. This state ranks among the highest in the nation for advance 1940 enrollment of members at this time, having already reached over seventy-five per cent of i18 yearly quota. For the purpose of producing more foodstuffs, the fampus cricket grounds at Eton college in fcxig|and are to be plowed up and planted to food crops. The German pocket battleship. Admiral Scheer, is reported as operating in East African waters, and has sunk several vessels since September 30. "Britain is comfortably winning] this war." British War Secretary Leslie Hore-Belisha declares after a visit to the western front. Exports to Latin America have outstripped imports since 1914. SEABOARD REPORT8 ON TIME RECORD FOR 8ILVER METEOR Norfolk, Va., Nov. 22.-?For the first eight months of operation of the Silver Meteor, the Seaboard Hallway's pioneer streamlined silver a^eak,. It 1b reported that the train has had a ninety-eight per cent on time record for the New York-SL Petersburg run and a 96.1 per cent record for the New York-Mlam) run. At the present time and up to December 1, this popular ooach train is to be operated every third day out of New York but On December 1, daily service for Florida points Is to begin. The train will make the New York Miami run in twenty-five hours and the St. Petersburg and other west coast of Florida cities trip in twentythree hours and fifty minutes. Having reclining seat coaches, tavern, dining and observation cars, the new dally Silver Meteor is one of the outstanding streamliners in the United States. STATE HISTORIAN SPEAKER AT TUE8DAY KIWANI8 LUNCH The attendance upon the Tuesday Kiwani8 luncheon at Hotel Camdon was better?the luncheon was good,! and the program was interesting. The club was grateful to J. Team I Gettys who had the program in; charge He had for the guest speaker, Professor A S Salley, who probably knows more of the history of South Carolina than any man in the state. He gave a most Interesting talk on "Taxation in South Carolina Prior to 1865." He explained that the first tax collected was that placed on furbearing animals. He told of the various properties on which taxes were levied, Including the tax on negro slaves. It was most interesting to note that the speaker stated the year 1868 was the first year that the General Assembly of South Carolina definitely decided on how taxes should be raised. The members of thesclub are greatly indebted to Mr. Salley for J his interesting talk and they hope he can see fit to return and continue his j enlightening discourse. The European war at sea has reach-' ed the Indian Ocean, with the sink- ( ing of a British tanker off the East' African coast by a German raider,] last Thursday. When Dundee. Scotland, decided to buy sandbags to protect Itself against air raids it found that sandbag prices had jumped from throe cents each before the war to lli cents. The British cruiser Dispatch left Callao, Peru, Saturday night after spending 24 hours there for refueling purposes. Representatives of the British government have signed a contract with a California airplane company, for $20,000,000 worth of training planes and parts. The state department reports that 44 American ships are held by the belligerents for examination. Of the ships being detained, England has 33, France 10 and Germany holds tour. Camden Theatre IQOOO 000000^0004 ft 0040 ?tn FRIDAY, NOV. 24. Dorothy Lamour?John Howard "DISPUTED PASSAGE" >aoo0fto>oo?po?oo>^o?e< SATURDAY, NOV. 25. Jo? K. Brown?Martha Kayo "$1,000 A TOUCHDOWN" Added: ! Oregon Trail and Comedies SATURDAY, NOV. 25. 10:30 Show Dennis Morgan?Gloria Dickson 'NO PLACE TO GO" *MO ND AY ?an^TUESD AY NOVEMBER 27?28 ! Blug Crosby?Louise Campbell Ned Sparks "THE STAR-MAKER" ^tO&OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO&t WEDNESDAY, NOV. 29 The Jones Family "TOO BUSY TO WORK" THURSDAY and FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30?31 j Fred MacMurray Madeline Carroll "HONEYMAN IN BALI" -* Wood for Sale 1 We have a large quantity of oak wood for tale. Alto fat lightwood. We cut any length you may detire. Delivery made promptly in any quantity. Pricet are reatonable. Please Telephone number 9163. David Murray Lower Broad Street CAMDEN, S. C. I Concerning Your Christmas Club Account On Monday night. December 4th, we will mail checks those fortunate people who have accounts in our 1939 Christmas Club, more checks an4 larger balances than ever before since this service was inaugurated by us. On Tuesday, DecembeHStlv and thereafter, accounts I for the Christmas Club of 1940 may be opened in amounts from twenty-five cents to five dollars weekly ? truly "A Club for Every Purpose?A Class for Every Purse", so make your plans now to become a member of our 1940 Christmas Club. The Commercial Bank of Camden MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Member of The Federal Reserve 3yatem | | TWO-HUNDRED-YEAR-OLD MILL ROLLS AGAIN An old mill wheel turns again i'.. x ' QTRIKLNG a note of peaceful Industry In the ^ battle-crowded news of (ho flay. a two-hundredyenr old prist mill on the historic plantation home of General Robert L. Lee in northern Virginia resumed last week its clattering and creaking to supply neighboring farms and homes with flour ground between millstones, worn by centuries of service. Jutting over its picturesque mill pond and rushing flume on the famous Lee homestead In Stratford, Va., the restored building shows an authentic and moving picture of an Institution which was once the social center of all American communities. ; , The restoration was made possible by Former United States Senator Jesse H. Metcalf of Providence, R. I., and James V. Bell of Minneapolis, Minn., chairman of the board of General Mills. Although there are many fine examples throughout the country of old mills from the lSOO's, the . search for wooden machinery from pre-Revolutionary days was nearly abandoned many times. But Senator Metcalf and Mr.'Bell had determined to rebuild the mill just as it was, and th.e correct type of MORE than a year of painstaking research by historians and experts on old American milling went into the restoration of the Lee mill. In a deed to the Lee plantation dated 1 740 the mill, which was then performing the same duty it is "today, was referred to as "the old mill." Historians have taken this to mean that the original mill and its machinery antedated the American Revolution by more than fifty years. After sufficient data had been gathered to draw up plans for rebuilding the mill ruins, the interesting task remained of "finding carpenters, coppersmiths, stone workers and other artisans who could do the actual building in the manner of two centuries ago. Man>' of these workmen, (fom neighboring farms, were found to be descendants of workers and millers who were employed in the original mill more than 150 years ago. " \ .7 Wooden machinery like this is hard to find... S> machinery wai finally found In a two-century-oh* mill In Maryland. It performed correctly with little restoration. The authority on the installation or machinery waa Professor B. W. Dedrlck of Pennayirnn 1a State College, the country's foremost a?tMls~.. on anelent mills. ti ] ~ " With the reetoratlon completed, it Is concede^ that the Lee plantation possesses the only working example of the country's oldest type frtst mill.