The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 26, 1940, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3
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BuHlggety! We certainly went
H\>I! a limb last week when we men*
Ld the passing of the wintry wea
aIl(i the advent of warm balmy
Hng temperature.
B' the weather man did to ua
a plenty. He wirelessed to MedHat
and directed Old Man Bo
t0 switch on the aero valve add
ft >t a few aero breeaea down PalBto
state way. "Guess I'll Show that
Bpppr suy nnln* the wea"
Br," he gvpwl^d. 4
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Bud did he do it? Snow, ice, 10
Bve temperature, froaen radiators,
down batteries, busted, water
and what not came In the wake
the King Boreas command. And
our face red?
9weet young voloe over the teleK?,
imiulred "Who la this man
g Boreas you mention in your colB"
Being Boreas, my dear lady, is a
Bihical God of everything that is
id. * With the advent of blizzards
Bel zero temperature in northern
Bnes, the cartoonists on the papers
Bu'peu their penciis?ciean their
is etc., and proceed to draw a picBo
of a shaggy-headed old chap?
Bicklng cap on his head, an immense
B coat and collar and with fur-raitB
hands, blowing an lcyclc-ladon (
Bath over the globe we know as
Buher Earth.
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And Medieine Hat is a town in AlH-ta.
Canada, where King Boreas is
Bsumed to hold forth and where he
^ (Ih forth his zero anger.
Btnyway, that's my story and I'm
B^ing pat on it.
Bn one of the exchanges that drifts
my desk I chanced across a little,
^wagraph entitled "A Man's Prayer. |
d It's so blamed good that I'm go-:
B? to recite it here and now?
Teach mo that sixty minutes make
B hour, one hundred .. cents one dol
Help me to so Hte that I can
down at night with a clear conBenee,
without a gun under my pilBv
and unhaunted by the faces of
Bose to whom I might have brought
in. Grant that I may earn my meal
B^et ?rt'' the square, and that in
flrning it, I may do unto others as
Brouid haya. .tfrsm.dQ. jwrtq me,
B trie to the Jangle of tainted money,
Bnd me to the faults of the other
Blow and reveal tP me my own.
Bide me so that whenever I look inflthc
faces of my friends I shall have
thing to conceal.^ Keep me young
Bough to laugh with small, children
d sympathetic enough to be considBio
of old age. And when the day
B^ues of darkened shades and the
^Kcll of flowers, the tread of soft
^fctsteps, and the crunching of wheels
I the yard?make the ceremony
Bort and the epitaph simple?' Here
s a Man!'
^ Jigging into*the *sport basket?the
gh cagers defeated and lost last
idav night at Columbia in a clash
Btb tho University High teams. The
unden girls astonished iiie capital
> natives by their brilliant play and
arnp<-d the Columbia maidens outunder
a wide score. The boys lost
(lose game,
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Speaking of football?the Vols have
no it again. The 1940 schedule for
t* Kose Bowl defeatists is feimilar
>h. 1D39 affair in that a soft touch
sandwiched in between allegedly
u.-i1 opponents.
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Pur instance the Vols open with
ercer, a real set-up. . Then they
ckio Duke which will be a tough
sign menu Then thejr breath agafn
th Chattanooga. Neat comee Alama,
rated as being a hard one. Next
m? s Florida?not Ao hot. L. 8. U.
a real team is next and is followed
another breather In 8outhwestern,
turn comee Virginia, Kentucky and
mdorbilt. We want to 8*7 right
that while the Vole may regard
i ginia. as a pushover?we hare omr
>ubts. Frank Murray li bofldtag a'
&m down there that la going to sor
ptrse the football fans.
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Clotting back to* basketball, we're
lu a dither as tto why a .U the fuss over
in Columbia about tho Celtics. The
Original Celtics of some decades back
was a team to euthuse over and many |
tho time have we watched them strut
thshlrstuff?not always winning?but
always brilliant.
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Tl|?e team that performed In Columbia
last week "was a far cry from the
oiiglnal Celtics. Hut It was good
enough to look brilliuut lu games
against mediocre squads.
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Put tho gang that perforated in Columbia
lust Thursday against such
stellar 1940 cage squads as the Akron
Tires, Sheboygan Eagles, Qshkosb All
Stars, Chicago Hears or other teams
in the National Professional league,
and ttiey would be a sorry spectacle.
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Listen folks?do you know it would
toe a matter of real economy If some
of you people, when approached toy
strangers lor assistance In getting established
in business, would get in
touch with your Chamber of Commerce
office and requlst them to
check on tho stranger-..
_ .V SL_
! We know of several Instances of
late wh^re the general public has
been the victim of some high-class
panhandling methods, entailing the
loss of considerable money and the
acquirement of a lot of chagrin and
embarrassment.
Frankly, we gasp at the gullibility
of some folks. Despite three years
of earnest pleading to the general
public to Insist on strangers presenting
credential cards from the Chamber
of Commerce, Camden still remains
on the sucker list.
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Why not let your Chamber of Commerce
protect you? The Chamber has
the means to Investigate each and
every Individual or group coming Into
the city. If there Is objection to answering
questions, furnishing references
and the like, you better believe
"there Is something rotten In Denhiark."
This is written Wednesday and did
you see what I did this morning. A
real New England or midwestern winter
scene with ice and snow covering
Dame Nature. Snow two inches i?
depth.
Upon an ooeasion like this you will
see the Yankees navlgatifig about In
a most unconcerned way while the natives
skid and skide over the unfamiliar
icy surfaces. It's Just that the
Yanks know how to walk and drive
under icy conditions.
Fellow named Chase wants to arrange
a ski tournament. I think it
would be a lot of JSL
<5amden to bring Sonye Henie down
here to give an exhibition of fancy
skating.
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We resent all this publicity about
snow and ice. This snow is nothing
but fluffy dew, ...
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And we also wish to deny that the
New York Rangers will play the Toronto
Maple Leafs in an exhibition
hockey game on the Hermitage lake.
We do say in all truth that with
a break in the weather wo are going
to see some real polo Saturday and
Sunday when the Plnehurst foursome
takes on the Camden talent at the
No. 1 field.
The accident CU> CyMl HArrlson was
unfortunate In more ways than one.
Harrison loves the game and to have
to remain on the sidelines for several
weeks until his think-tank has mended
Is going to be a real task. His absence
from the games with Plnehurst
may be Just the margin of victory,
although we believe the lineup of
Tupper, DuBose, Lightfoot and Bates
should be able to give the Invaders a
tough afternoon.
The Costa Rlean government has
recognized the right of the United
States to patrol Costa Rican territorial
waters by sea and air, without
giving advanced notice. The announcement
Is considered tantamount
to a "declaration of solidarity with other
American nations with respect to
the 300-mlles neutrality belt.
'-Senator Sheppard, of Texas, in his
annual . address on ^^anti-prohibition,
suggests that liquor advertising toe
banned from publications, and beer
aitvfrHnlntr from tho radio.
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BOAT BUILDING
Couth Carolina Abounds In BoatBuilding
Wood#
South Carolina oau rightfully claim
lu have cue of the Aral ship yards ih
America. This statement i? .baaed ou
the fact that in 1&63 a boat was built
on Parris Island, that carried 28 men
across the broad Atlantic. This tlrst
ship was probably built of pine, cypress
or cedar. "Today boatbuilding (
is not uncommon in South Carolina
and these same woods are still widely
used, said State Pprester H. A. Smith.
Boat building in South Carolina centers
at Charleston at the Navy Yard
where cruisers, destroyers and sundry
craft are made largely from iron and
Bteel but Just recently at the Navy
Yard the famous old U. S. 8. Hartford.
Admiral Farragut's flagship at the
battle of Mobile Bay/'was stripped of
her rotting timbers and supplied with
stout dense yellow pine planking.
However, boat building is carried
on elsewhere In Charleston, at Georgetown,
Beaufort and many oth6r places
along the coast as well as far Inland,
In regular boat yards, on temporary
ways, In garages, sheds and basements,
in rural districts "and In towns
and cities.
South Carolina's forests contain
many excellent boat building species
of trees. Perhaps the best wood is
the white cedar on "juniper" which
grows in our swamps and Is soft,
light, durable, easily worked and has
the excellent quality of not absorbing
water even if the boat must stay in
the water for long periods. Other
woods usually absorb water, therefore
when used for planking the boat becomes
heavy when In the water any
length of time. Pleasure canoes
which aye much used In the East and
Middle West are often made with Juniper
ribs and planking. The Juniper
is quite plentiful on a portion of the
Poinsett State Forest in Sumter
county.
The common red cedar Is also a
desirable wood, particularly for small
boats, as it is light, easily worked,
water resistant and durable. It Is also
much used for paddles.
Cypress is an excellent boat-building
South Carolina tree and is much
used for framing, planking, decking,
ahd interior finish. It is very durable
Is (easily worked and light in weight,
^t/too. is the favorite wood used in
)lne dug-out canoes still made and
used on many South Carolina streams.
The dense wood of the longleaf and
'slash' pines is much used In boat bottoms
and hulls subject to abrasion of
oyster beds, shell piles, rocks and
where it Is necessary to pull boats ov
er rocky shoals. Pine is also used In
framing,, decking, for keels, for masts
and where strength is desired and also
where ability to resist wear and
abrasion Is a decisive factor. Naturally.
JlllieJa used In. gunwales- which
must stand wear and for spars, bowspirits
and thwarts, stretchers and
gratings.
The ash from our swamps, goe.i into
oars and sometimes Into the framing
of skiffs and other small boats.
The oaks supply keelsons," framing
timbers, stem and stern timbers as
well as Interior woodwork.
Cherry, whjch grows in comparaatlve
abundance throughout South
Carolina, supplies fancy trim and cabIn
panelling as doej^also our durable,
easily worked and beautiful black
walnut. ,
Maple, white pine, beech, sycamore,
willow, holly and a number of other
native woods are used to a limited extent
in boat building and these species
are also to be found in our for
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oatoi
? Professional and amateur boat
builders spend considerable sums for
select materials to go Into the construction
of wprking and pleasure
"boats, such as canoes, skiffs, motor
boats, heavy .barges for transporting
pulpwood and other heavy commodities,
gracefully highly polished cabin
cruisers, and sail boats.
"South Carolina is capable of producing
high class boat building material
in great abundance in its farm
woodlands and in its extensive forests.
Naturally we should supply our
local boat builders as well as the increasing
number of craft which use
the inland waterway, which traverse
the coast line of the state, and we can
also meet a considerable portion of
the out-of-state demand, to the financial
advantage of our timber growing
land owners," ea^d the State FOfeater.
Do You Know Your Isms?
Socialism?If yon have two cows
you give one to your neighbor.
Communism?If y<*i have two cows
you give them to the government, and
the government then gives you some
milk.
Fascism?If you have two cows you
keep the cows and give the milk to
the government; then the government
sells you some milk
New Deal-ism?If you havu two
sows you shoot one and mUk the other;
then you pour the milk down the
drain,
Nasfsm?M you hate two cows the
government shooots you and keep#
athletics and other activ.' 1
ities at jackson school
The New Year finds Jackson high
school mak|ug and placing new
achiovcmtpUH into her annuals. In
the athletic world, she is showing all
the film tjnalities of good sportsman
ship. Whether she wins or loses the
game, her colors fly higher?hor
smiles look brighter and her handclasps
grow stronger. This fact was
shown when Jackson, thg Tigers, mot
her strongest rival. Mather, The Maglos,
last Friday evening. Althoughthe
Baglos swooped down "llko a wolf
on the fold," the spirit of Jaekson
was not crushed. . _
The basketball teams which are:
coached by J. L. Carter ami C. O.
Spann have' shown a marked degree
of Improvement over last year's teams.
Those taking an active part In the
girls' team are H. Blending, captain;
A. Hogan, assistant; E. Hogan, H.
Nlland, O. Cantey, 8. Carter, E. Carlos,
A M. Hoy kin, V. Kentietly, H.
Wiley, E. Newman, A. Tucker, E, Williams,
C. Stover, R. Alexander and A.'
Hoy kin. nurse.
The members of the boyp' basket- "
ball team are J. Johnson, captain, J.
Hogan, assistant; C. Alexander, J.
Alexander, V. Carter, A. Williams, J. t
l^uHosc, E. Walker and E. Cooke.s a
In the dramatic world Jackson iai<!
tops. On January 11, two splendid |n
one act plays were presented to an ap-i j
preciative audience. At that time the.
junior class presented "The Mystery | i
of The Tapping Keys," directed by ?
ltuth Whltaker. The players were
Alta Boykin, P. Beecham, V. Kenne- e
dy, A. Hogan, E. Taylor, J. Johnson,. J
A. Mayo, J. DuBose,. J. Martin and D. j
Williams. The senior class presented >
"Sparks From an Old Fling," direct- r
ed by C. O. Spann. Thoso acting J
were Anita Boykin, C. MeCormick, C. l
Stover. D. Kennedy, J. Tucker and A.
Mitchell. ?- (
In the literary world, Jackson Is 1
receiving honors. Cynthia Stover, the
talented daughter of James Stover, a 1
local mall carrier, and his wife, a i
teacher, was the . winner of _ the . Ave _
dollar award given In the eounty-wlde '
tuberculosis essay contest. The sub- f
Jeot of the essay was "Crosses, Fa- j
mous In HlstorV' Cynthia Stover in j
the past few years has captured 3ev- ^
eral coveted prizes. In 1938 she won ^
fifty dollars in a radio contest of. The
Drug Trade Product Company, of Chicago,
111. Since then she has won In
two spelling contests conducted by
the county, and two problem-goJvlng
contests?one conducted^ by Mr. Fel- j
ton, the state supervisor and the oth- t
er conducted by Ruth Whltaker.
In civic and community activities,
Jackson has been wide-awake. For c
the annual t-uberculosis Seal drive she c
raised through classes and teachers r
the total sum of $12.56. I
Oarl Muldrow Died in Florenoe
Carl Muldrow died at a Florence
lospltal Saturday morning after a
hort illness of pneumonia. Mr. MulIrow
was the only son of the l^te
;\ M. Muldrow and Elizabeth Stuckey
ifuldrow. His age was 3S years.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Ornestlno Skinner Muldrow and an
lunt, Miss Carrie Stuckey.
Funeral services were held Sunduy
tfternoon at 3:30 at the home of Mrs.
duldrow's aunt, Mrs. J. H. Moseley,
it 68 North Church street. The services
were' conducted by the Revs. J.
T. Littlejohn, L. U Bedenbaugh and
I. Wayte Fulton. Tho interment folowed
in the Piedmont cemetery.
Mr. Muldrow was a descendant of
me of the oldest and most prominenty
connected families of this section.
He was a generous , kind neighbor,
ilways courteous and obliging to everyone.?Bi8hopvllle
Messenger.
Fire Destroys Kershaw Home
Fire of undetermined origin started
in the pantry of the home of J. M.
loberts of East Richland street in
(ershaw on Thursday afternoon and
lid considerable damage before being
>rought under control by the local vol*
mteer Are department.
Mr. Roberts, with the aid of his
leighbors, saved his furniture and
rther pertona I belongings.
The building waa the property of
ttrs. F. P. Truesdale and ' was par*
tally covered by insurance. t
The Belleville, 111., jail uses an
ipotyium, Instead of a cat, as a rat:atcher.
The bulk of the world's supply of
nanganese comes from Russia, Brazil,
ndia and the Oold Coast of Africa.
COLD WEATHER DEATH TOLL
NOW WELL OVER HUNDRED
Now York, Jan. 21.?Continued--tagjM
weather held the nation in its icy
grip from ocean to ocean and south
to the gulf yesterday with Indications
of only slight moderation today.
The death toll exceeded 150, including
traffic accidents, fires and other
causes.
Citrus and vegetable crops, valued
at millions of dollars in southern
states, were threatened.by near freezing
temoperatures.
Settlement of a coal strike-lockout
in New York city by acceptance of a
75 cents a day wage Increase averted
the possibility of widespread suffering
after four days stoppage of deliveries.
Anthracite coal operators in Pennsylvania
declared there was no imrae
diate danger of a coal shortage as the
difference between production and
consumption was filled from a million
ton reserve, sufficient to meet the requirements
of a month-long cold
siege. They estimated consumption
last week at 1,500,000 tons.
Flood dangers mounted in Pennsylvania
with a forecast of zero to five
degrees below Monday. Virtually every
river in the state was. frozen over.
Navigation was stilled. The weather
bureau reported conditions getting
worse hourly. .... _..
Forecasts for the south were fair
with continued cold Monday . and
slightly moderated .temperatures on
Tuesday. New Orleans had an even
32 degrees Sunday morning; Jackson- ville
and P6nsacola, 26; Atlanta, 16;
Birmingham 12; and Chattanooga 10.
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We ore Immediately reducing our fine l
H stock of usod cars to make room for '
more and mors trade-ins on the
. popular now Chevrolet. Every used
I car and truck in our stock has been
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#l now, and save costly repairs on "
your old car*
9 Save further depreciation oh~ wr~~7~
p" your^ld car*. Trade up to a late
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