Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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IB Pfompt Help For A Listless Child I chiding won't help a boy or girl f who i? listlcS8? or c*"ohj? from B consUpatmn. Hut, here's something I If ?luggi?h bowels have your child I headaohy. bilious, upset, give him ft, little Syrup of Hlack-Draught to| night, hike the original famed I j&ACK-DRAUGHT, its principal ill jngredient is an intestinal tonic?B laxative. Helps impart tone to the j^wel muscles. IB children like the taste of Syrup of IB flack Draught. It is an all vegetable product. When simple direcIfl tlons are followed, its action is IB gentle, hut prompt and complete. ^ Comes in two sizes: 50c and 25c. fl The U-boat strength of Great BritB ain \? reported to be below what It 'B -was In 1917. England has been glvB tng more attention to the building of ships for her navy, fl Hamburgers broke Into blue-bloodH ed society Friday night at a debutante I party given by Doris Duke Cromwell I In Philadelphia. The guests liked the ground meat delicacy. Lieut Phillip Potter, 22, U. S. air corps reserve, was killed Friday at Balboa, C. Z., when his plane fell af ter its tail was torn off by the proflpeller of a second plane in formation .1 Formosa has 1,000,000 camphor |H trees. LET YOUR ROUGHAGE BE YOUR FEED GUIDE, "The proper protein content of the main mixture to toed dairy rows is dependent upon the kind of rmtKlmgo that la available," aaya \V. C. McCarley, county agenl. The content of digestible protein in the grain ration may vary from lu per cent protein, suitable for feeling when the roughage ration la made up solely of high-quality legume hay, such as bright green lespedeza of alfalfa, to as much aa 2 per cent protein or more for ubo with low-protein roughages .such aa corn stover, Johnson grass hay and similar roughages. The grain rations can be made up mostly of home-grown grains and supplemented with a high-protein mill 1 feed such as cottonseed meal. For example, a grain mixture of 200 pounds of eorn-and-cob meal, 100 pounds of ground oats and 100 pounds of cottonseed meal contains about 15 per cent digestible .protein. 8uch a mixture is suitable for use with medium-protelu roughages such as mixed grass and legume hays or corn silage fed in combination with legume htty. Fanners cooperating Jn the 1938 AAA farm program planted over 30 million aereB of new seedings of legumes and grasses. A provision of the 1940 AAA farm program encourages conservation measures on small farms by insuring that a soil-building allowance of at least $20 may be earned on every farm participating in the program. Forest tree practices ? Including tree planting, maintaining and improving stands of trees, and preventing grazing of woodlots?were carried out on nearly 200,000 acres by farmers participating In the 1938 AAA farm program. For planting and cultivating forest trees and shrubs and protecting such plantings, farmers may earn a conservation payment of $7.50 an acre under the 1940 AAA farm program. William Miles, nineteen, of Cheraw, was fatally Injured last Friday morning when a car he was driving turned over pinning him underneath. He was taken to a Bennettsvllle hospital where he died a few hour later without regaining consciousness. Robert Stalcup, riding with Miles, was not Injured. Both men were from Caneys Point, N. J. The accident occurred ten miles north of Cheraw on high| way No. 1 In North Carolina near the State line. Associate Justice Pierce Butler died Thursday in Washington. Attorney General Frank Murphy looms as his most likely successor on the supreme court bench. Occupations of motor driver and helper are particularly haaardous as employment for boys between sixteen and eighteen years of age, the children's bureau of the U. S. department of labor has found. Adolf Hitler reportedly wears a bullet proof vest beneath his trench coat, to ward off further attempts to end his life hy assassins. Totton, England, has warned that all who have not erected their air raid shelters will have them taken away for others who need them. Nobody's Business Written for 'vne Utironlclo by d + ' MrOee, Copyright, iy<8. The Truth About The Attempt On Hitler's Life mr eddltor:*-inr mItin chance, Jr.. has cleared up ihu bunib effort to got herr hitler and co It was all tmglaud's fault. ho nays that a mail from n y was at his houae last night apd told him that the bumh used In this attempt on the nasti's was made by the brittlah at llvverpool and that It was carried Into germunny tlie night befoar mr. churchill und mr. chamberlain. from what mr. chance's Informant said, it seems that mr. chamberlain kept the bumb concealed in his umbrella and hid behind a beer barrel the night of the speaking and mr. churchill stayed up in the loft and winked at mr. chamberlain when to set the fuse afire, what got things wrong was mr. churchill got something in his eye and winked sevveral times too soon, and that caused mr. chamberlain to have to put the fuse out sevveral times, (p.s. mr. anthony eden was not In on this Job). how mr. chamberlain and mr. churchill got Into munich without being ketched was a mystery till the n. y. man explained to mr. chance that they enterod as german stormtroopers and walked with the goosestep and looked as military as possible, and noboddy paid any attention to them because they were Just ordinary soldiers of which germanny Is full at this ritlng. mr. churchill wor$ a little hltlerfype mushtash, and that allso kept him. from being discovered, the rea-i son the bumb went off 27 minnetsj too late was because the fuse had defects lu It. It seems that queen mary made the fuse herself, hawing knitted It to look like a little ribbin you lead dogs with, and a knot got Into It and when the fire got Into the knot, It went out and mr. chamberlain had to light It again, by that time herr hitler had alreddy told everyboddy how they were going to whup fiance and germanny and had went away, yes sir, the brittish attempted this murder and the crime lays at mr. chamberlain's and mr. churchlll's doors, it is a shame they made a mess of It. that was the secont munich failure. yores trulie, mike lark, rfd, corry spondent. A Santa Cfaua Letter deer old sandy claws: plese excuse me for ritlng you so long befoar xmus, but 1 am afeared that you will run out of nice thingB if i wait; so i am striking while the iron is hot, as the old saying goes. kindly fetch me a welfare check for 30$ per month lnstld of 6$ as 1 am now the recipient of. 1 voted .for men who stood on the stump and guaranteed 30$ per mo. but look what 1 got. plese send congress some soft cushions to set on enduring the next session, they enjoy staying in Washington. d. C., so you will help by making their vissit there comfortable. kindly fill rtiy 2 socks with tobacker and snuff and seegars. i can mannage to get food and clothing these days: it's need-cesslties that i am running short of. if you deal In them, leave a gassoleen courtesy card in a sock with my other stuff, the govverment wont furnish gass and oil. send herr hitler a nice bumb, allso joe stalin. just drop it down their chimbleys. and be sure that it falls in their sleeping quarters, the world, would be glad to see them receive aj nice bumb apiece at yore hands.' plese sugar-coat the bumbs with t.n.t.j and drap 'em 27 minnets earlier. won't you leave a 100$ bill in my, socks? if i had that much cash, 1 could meet the arrears on my ford and radio and ice-box and sweet of furniture and aluminum set, all of which i bought on the installment plan which 1 expected 30$ per month from the govverment lnstld of 6$ as per pressent.. give all of the installment collectors and peddlers the sclattloa or roomy-tlam or gout or something so's they mought be kept away from our doors till .better times arrive, send rev. will wait a new texx to preech on. drop a new hat near our poleesman's house: he has wore his pressent one since his first encumbrance into offis in 1928. i will be listening for you. yore little friend, mike lark, rfd, age 71. The French people "back home", are wondering what the war is all about. In recent weeks communiques from the front have been all too brief. Most of them read: "Quiet at the front today", or ever more briefer, "Stalmate continues today." t. \i V v:~ . - ;' -,' 1 w .* i far Jgf; -w,,, < - - - - - FIRST COLONIAL THANKSGIVING! 11$> T Woodward IHxoii, in Yotkvillej Enquirer) There arc few Americans who ilol| not know ihe colorful story of the) firm Thanksgiving; how the straight ) laced Pilgrim Fathers, in best bib and j tinker, and their numerous Indian)' friends, in best bearskin and loath- I er, spent the memorable day giving thanks to tho Almighty and gorging themselves on wild turkey meat, it is not so generally known, however, that we really owe the llrsi national celebration of Thanksgiving to a South Carolinian named Henry lainreus, a fact that was unearthed bv the writer in nosing through some of the old historical files. According to these musty reports, in 1777 Henry Laurens was president of the Continental Congress, and from what Ve could gather, the honor of being a congressman in those days was, to say the least, a precarious one, for this body of representatives were not allowed to while away the hours at social banquets, filibustering, or sitting in one place for a long time, sometimes to ull appearances for no other purpose than Just to sit, but were kept constantly on the Jump I" eluding the invading | British. It was of such a moving body of representatives that Mr. laiureus found himself the headIt was In this year, 1777, that the fortunes of Amerlcau freedom seemed to have reached their nadir. A pessimistic person would not have hesitated to say that the Jig was up. The condition of the colonial anntes was deplorable. Many had no shoes. Many,were clad In the worst of rags. Seldom did the soldiers get really square meals. And to top it all off, they lacked sufficient powder und balls for their quite insufficient stock of arms. In this lack of military equipments the condition of the Americans was not dissimilar to that of the troops of Haile Selassie in the recent regrettable war between Italy and Kthiopia and the odds of their winning the war were about on a par with Halle Selassie's disorganized mob whipping the well-drilled legions of Slgnor Mussolini. Only in the people did the difference which spelled victory lie, and the British bore out the truth of Anatole France's statement, "They were defeated because they forgot that victory is a spirit." In the dark year when tho ship of state seemed doomed, Mr. Laurens received news of Burgoyne'B surrender. His reactions to this welcome piece of information were those of a drowning man once again setting foot on solid turf. He Immediately summoned the dispirited members of the Continental Congress, and told them the good news. In appreciation tOj God for having brought light to the cause of freedom in its gloomiest' days, he appointed a committee to 'd^aftNft proclamation for a ' national ThaTttw#Lving. Richard Henry I^ee was the author of this document, which is described by one writer as being "In beautiful English of most religious sentiment". In sending these Thanksgiving proclamations to the thirteen colonial governors, Mr. I^aurens was faced iwith a problem which in those days of telegraph and radio would be nonexistent. However, In those crude days, (f one had even suggested such possibilities as dispatching news over a wire strung across a pole, or trans' porting it through the ether without j wires, his hearers would have surely I tapped their heads solemnly and made fa circular motion with their fore! fingers. Thus, Mr. Laurens was forced to make allowances for slow progress of messengers on horseback, and although his letter to the govj ernors is dated November 1, 1778, j the actual date for the celebration of Thanksgiving was set up several weeks, and December 18th was chosen. ; On Thursday, November 23rd. due' to a proclamation by President Roosevelt, part of our people of America celebrated Thanksgiving, i The changing of the date has proi voked no little comment, good-natur-j 1 ed controversy, and confusion' | throughout the land. Indeed, In A | ; small county seat, where the writer' I recently sojourned, the good people i seemed to think Just one Thanksgivj ing inadequate for their festive needs, ; so they are celebrating a triple j Thanksgiving?one day appointed by I the president, another by the gover-; nor, and still another by the city) fathers. It Is needless to say that; I the poor, old gobbler Is taking a ter| rible beating, or eating, there this I year. J This shifting of the Thanksgiving i date has also provided the wits and the wags of the nation, an ample outlet for their humorous propensities. A case in point is a cartoon in a recent copy of a popular magazine. This funnybone tickler depicts a man and his wife seated at opposite ends of a long table, teetering under the weight of many viands, of which assortment a huge turkey predominates. In the background of the picture, In on adjoining room, can be seen several people In a conversational hudwji ~ -* die, very obviously Ignoring the heavily-laden board. The man at tho table la speaking to his wife, and the picture Is captioned, " The rest are being thankful noxt week." In a serious vein Borne of our modellsts might say, "Changing dates does not change the spirit of a people. We, the modern South Carolina and all America, on November 23rd and November 30, while we are roaring out our lungs at a football game, taking a convivial eggnog, or consuming quite Indigestible portions of turkey and all Its delicious accessories, should pause a moment and give silent thanks to that band the ragged soldiers and that harrassed body of men of which our native Carolinian was the loader. Lret us never come to accept this freedom with careleBB Indifference, but wear it always like a new suit of clothes. I^et us be thankful for the freedom and peace In our country today. Ood bless Henry Laurens, and the soldiers of the I Revolution. The heart in the world's most efficient pump. It pumps about ttvo ounces of blood at every beat, or about 1,300 pints every hour, In the normal adult. At the end of 19.18 there was a total of 23.485.680 motor vehicles roKl?tered 111 the United States. Of this total 4,224,031 were truekH. IKY suffer from Colds? quick 4% ?1 f from symptoms 666 i . Tablets - Salve Noes Drop# FRIDAY, DEC. I. iDY OF THE TROPICS" With Robert Taylor Hedy Lamarr 5ATURPAY, DEC. 2. HERITAGE OF THE DESERT" With Donald Woods Evelyn Venable SATURDAY, DEC. 2. Late Show?10:30 "NIGHT WORK" With Charlie Kuggles Mary Poland NDAY and TUESDAY DECEMBER 4?5 "THE OLD MAID" With Bette Davis Miriam Hopkins EDNESDAY, DEC. 6. THE MAGNIFICENT FRAUD" With Akim Tamtroff Lloyd Nolan THURSDAY, DEC. 7 ESE GLAMOUR GIRLS" With Iiew Ayres Lana Turner ADMIS8ION: Matinee, 20oJ Night, 26e. Children 10c any time. I X E|,W / ^ I V I ( iiriii^if * ^ I ^Troiiiting I Rel?abiie<ating==^ II ll^n. t Xnrsing I Ph?vciiting = I 'I ,/ _-/ ' / -"Teaching I II Finding ? | - ' _ Studying | ONI SEAL-ONE STEP If H ILfi M If BfcM BMmfM / . - . ' ^ . / ' ' ^ " *" SATURDAY ONLY! 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NOTICE TAKK NOTICE, that tho partnors)i 1 p firm of Powo & Mcleod, of Powo & Mcl^eod Lumber Company, and of Powe & McLeod Vonoer Company, in dissolved on this 18th day of October, 1939, and that Powe & McLeod Lumber Company and tho mercantile business known as Powo & Mcleod and the farm lands horotofore owned by Powe & McLeod are now owned and operatod solely by J F. McLeod under the name of J. F. McLeod as sole trader; and that Powe-Mcl^eod Veneer Company, of Camden. S. C., 1b owned and operated by J. K. Powe as sole trader. J. E. POWE J. F. McLEOD October 28, 1939 32-37sb _ I TAX NOTICE The tax books for the collection of County and School Taxes for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 1939, will be open from September IB, 1939, to December 31st Inclusive without penalty. When making Inquiry about taxes, please state the school district number In which you live or own property. The following Is a list of the total levies for the various school districts: DeKalb Township Milts School District No. 1 45V4 School District No. 2 41 School District No. 4 39 School District No. 6 41 School District No. 25 25 School District No. 43 25 Buffalo Township School District No. 3 39 School Dlstlrct No. 5 23 School District No. 7 25 8chool Dlstrlet l^o. 15 23 School District No. 20 31V^ School District No. 22 43Mi School District No. 23 31^ School pistrlct No. 27 37 School District No. 28 25 School District No. 81 31 School District No. 40 48 School District No. 42 23 Flat Rock Township School District No. 8 87 School District No. 9 37 School District No. 10 22 School District No. 13 26 School District No. 19 87 School District No. 30 25 School District No. 38 37 School District No. 37 87 School District No. 41 87 School District No. 46 29I School District No. 47 2& Waterae Township School District No. 11 X8 School District No. 12 89School District No. 16 24 Sohool District No. 29 ...84 School District No. 38 23 School District No. 39 82 C. J. OUTLAW, Treasurer Kershaw Counp\ 8. C. ?? I Concrete pavements, built to the standards developed by highway engineers of this state, are the last word in safety. Yet they actually cost the publtc less thaa? so-called "cheap" pavements. Concrete is safe because it provides a better *'track" for vehicles. From your own experience you know that its even, gritty surface reduces skidding, wet weather or dry. Its freedom from bumps, ruts and chuckholes gives you better control at the wheel. Concrete's light gray color and high reflection factor help you see better at night. Yet, with all these advantages, concrete js actually the cheapest road to have. First, because it costs less to build than other pavements of equal load-carrylqg capacity. Second, because concrete costs less to maintain ?saves hundreds of dollars per mile, every year, compared with less enduring surfaces. Urge public officials to build your roads with safe aod saving concrete. U.S. Route No. 14leeds a New Concrete Bridge Over the Wateree River PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION Hurt Bldg., Atlanta, 6a. A national organization to Improro and axtand tho ?w of concroto through tclontific rotoorch and onglnoortng Hold worn. - '* '*;.- ' v 2jm. A rztrgjk ."V ??r* ' - '--J *, j^mL .. :