The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 31, 1940, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3
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Here la food for thought on the part
of many South Carolina communities.
a town in California- that counted
nothing iu the Uvea of the many thousands
that passed through, solved the
problem by doing something that cost
them a little money.
\ jnau said, "Riant Zinnia seeds.
Plant them everywhere."
A few of the lazier citizens laughed
but others planted Zinnia seeds In
vacant lots, in lawn beds, by the roadsides.
at highway Junctions, In window
boxes, in business block parkways.
around fllllpg stations, bsfort
the public buildings, at the depot, in
fact, wherever there was ground fit
for flowers.
Within a few weeks the little city
was ablaze with glowing, living
color. It made the people who Ufed
there feel better. It astonished and
delighted visitors. Soon thousands of
people came to see this town, just to
see the blazing Zlhnlas. Instead of
having motorists dash through, they
have motorists who travel slowly?often
stop to leave many of their shining
dollars la the place.
We know of plenty of towns In this
state In need of a Zinnia bath.
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Jack Dempsey and 'his wife "Cheerful
Little Earful" Hannah have partful
Little Eearful" Hannah have part- j
ed amicably. Sort of "Break Clean" j
if we use the parlanlce of the roped
arena.
Wisconsin's state highway safety j
department has ordered all trucks off
the highways on Saturdays and Sundays
This isn't anything new in the
Badger state?It has been done for
years and the result has been a big
reduction In the accident toll.
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Those chaps in the communities
along U. S. 15-A in South Carolina can
do all the spouting they wish about
that highway being the Ideal north ]
and south thoroughfare, but take it I
from me, It carries about 99 per cent I
of the trucking parade and trying to '
navigate along a truck-cluttered highway
is about as tough a job as a driver
can assume. Give me good old
V. S No. 1, which offeres less curves,
better surfacing, greater width and
far less truck traffic.
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The rapid increase In U. S. No. 1
traffic the past season Indicates clearly
that many motorists going to and
Ire::: Florida ua>o icaruuu mat it>A is
popular with the truck drivers, but
is sure a mess for passenger cars.
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Went over to Governor Maybank's
bailiwick?r-Charleaton?last week on
a business trip. The one thing to impress'us
mbrfe than anything else was
the" 8pic and span condition of the
treets In the business district. We
uggest other cities pattern after
harleston iu that reepeet.
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Noted quite a number of Camdenltes
ver In the historic city, all of them
larked around a tabile at Henry's sea
ood Joint. Ever try a meal at Henry's
> Best ever.
?
That stretch of highway from the
unction of highways 52 and 31, a mile
vest of the end of the dual highway
it Charleston la called the "Cotton
Eligliway," and believe you me, you
:an travel 75 and 80 In comfort for
icores of miles. Next time you motor
to Charleston, go to Sumter, pick up
1">A south to Wells and thence take
*1 almost to the city limits of Char[
-ton. It's a swell trip.
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DuBo8g and Bates staged a nifty
scoring race In Sunday's polo tilt,
?ai h getting three goals and playing
bin g up polo.
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W ith a large number of Wateree
h'rrers on hand the popularity poll
I.ikon by the Skipper resulted'in Joe
J'.ves winning by a wide margin. DuRose,
LIghtfoot and Tupper were runii-Ts
up while Burns, BO^kln and Robertson
were right on the heels of that
trio.
Well, what will we do with our
S-Minriay afternoon's now? Perhaps hike
t > the pond or take a motor Jaunt
somewhere. But November will be
here soon and that means a return to
polo.
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Defied the rain and the storm Sunday
night to ramble up to Great Falls
and attend the. baccalaureate program
of the Great Falls high echool and 11s'
:i to fine address by Dr. Maurice
n.trke of the Grace Episcopal church
h" re.
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Well sir, when the eminent divine
b-gan to unleash some facts In rela*
ion to the present disturbance in
Kuropo and likened the situation to
th? Bibilical story of David and GoPath
with Hitler as the latter gent,
>"u could have heard a pin drop In
'hat big auditorium.
Speaking of the program, let it be
-i:d that those high school boys and
girls, their mamas and papas and
brothers and sisters sure know how
' > sing. The community singing end
of he afTair scored a big hit with this
department.
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The Kendall Mills softball team Is
u*ing sought by representative teams
a!! over the state. The team has
made an enviable reputation this seaSt>1?
and from now on, we are going to
gut behind the lads and give them a
lot of publicity* Vor instance, last
week the crack Lancaster national1
guard team came down here and for
ti ine Innings ft was a scoreless nip and
tl>'k scrap until the Kendala came
over with a run In the ninth to cop
One-armed Artie Robinson did some
swell slinging for the Kendalls while
back of the bat was as clever a backstop
In Palmetto baseball, none other
than Jimmy Cagney Eldon Reeves.
We are all set to start the softball
league?If and when two teams file
the personnel of tftelr lineupk.' The
Kendals and the Wolves are listed
but we still have to hear from the
Hermitage and the Broad Street Hamburgers.
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A headline In one or the metropolitan
papers says "French Oust Fifteen
Generals." Mobbe Stalin had
the right idea, at that.
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One of the brass hats in the United
States army says, "Our infiantry must
learn they cannot fight In trucks."
Say mister, try and teach that to Hitler.
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Haw! Haw! This one gives us a
chuckle. Fellow said, sez he, that the
British made a big mistake when they
did not keep Gertrude Ederle over
there as an army instructor.
After listening to President Roosevelt's
fireside chat the other night
we have grounds for misgivings at bis
conception of a preparedness effort.
Evidently he believes it can be done
on a 40-hour week and paid for while
raising money for old age pensions
and other forms orf security ao dear
to his heart As we recall It that was
the way the Blum government was
preparing for this present war a year
ago. And we know where it has land.oii
France.
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Upturn Seen For
Businesn in General
Washington. May 17.?Administration
economists predicted today that
President Roosevelt's billion-dollar defense
program would have a substau
tial stimulating effect on American Industry
by mid summer.
At 'the same time, they prophesied
that it would make little change in
WPA rolls, because millions of unemployed
men outside relief ranks
may get first cull on the now prlvute
Jobs.
Employment of billions of dollars of
Idle money lying in banks ulso was
^nvisioned, as officials Indicated that
treasury borrowing probably wohld be
the principal method of financing the
new program, even though it might
Involve Increasing bhe 145,000,000,000
debt limit.
One economist, who Is a frequent
consultant of the president, said his
colleagues, believed that business already
was recovering from the slump
which set in after Christinas and wore
optimistic about the year's outlook
even .before the new defense expenditures
were requested.
He added that while some phases of
the president's program might take
many months to get under way, Mr.
Roosevelt had suggested a number of
activities which could be translated
into immediate work.
In shipyards, airplane factories, motor
factories, parachute plants, this
economist said, the pickup should be
noted quickly. In such places, he explained,
work won't have to wait altogether
on building new factories,
because the piesident contemplates
doubling or tripling the shifts already
at work.
I The Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
said lu New York that expansion
of the aircraft industry to produce
50,000 warplanes a year was "relatively
a simple matter" involving a
threefold Increase in personnel.
Later on, Washington officials explained
there will be much work for
other kinds of laborers, such as construction
workers needed to build new
factories or annexes to existing ones.
Labor officials and the government
sources gave assurances that the nation's
supply of skilled labor was sufficient
to handle the program.
Sixteen delegates to the national
convention from Rhode Island, pledged
flatly to President Roosevelt and a
third term, were elected by acclamation
Friday at the Rhode Island Democratic
convention at Providence.
MAKES OUTSTANDING RECORD
AT CLEM80N COLLEGE
?Clemson,?S. C., May 24 ?Richard
Edward Gettys, a sophomore In the
school of agriculture has made a very
outstanding record at Clemson this
year. He was recently initiated Into
Alpha Zeta, national honorary agricultural
fraternity. Only two Sophomores
were extended the Invitation
to become members of this fraternity.
At the annual honor day, heild at
the college to recognize students of
outstanding scholastic achievement,
he was also the winner of the "Alpha
Zeta Award" given each year to
the highest sophomore in the school
of agriculture.
Gettys, a Sophomore from Lugoff, is
in the school of Agriculture and Is
majoring in Agronomy.
Not Always Wrong
Los Angeles, May 25.?Douglas
"Wrong Way' Corrigan became a father
today.
Mrs. Corrigan and a six-pound son
were "doing nicely," the doctor said.
Two years ago Corrigan flew an old
plane across the Atlantic to Ireland
from New York and promptly asserted
he had intended to fly to Los Angeles
but lost his (bearings.
Nobody's Business
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Written for I'M Chronicle by Um
IfoQnn. Copyright. 19IS.
Social Item* From Flat Rock
? miss Jennie veeve smith hail aa her I
week-end guesses last week-end the
folio waring: mesdanie and mr. Joy
killer from the county-seat, accompanied
iu their auto by musdame
brown and meadames Jones, two of
them ot supper and returned back
While the others spent the night at
her boarding house for which she had
to pay 2$. she says she likes comers
and goers better than she do comera
and stayers.
?anrs. holsuiu moors had the mlaafortune
to lose a nice Imported milk
cow by death last week, she had the
hollow-horn. they sawed off the
wrong one at first and she bled to
death befoar the diseased one could
be removed, she had a 5-gallon-perday
reooord, and more than that
when her pasture was green, her
bawl will bo gladly missed by her narbors
and her milk cow will be sadly
missed by the moores. she was twothirds
Jersey and one-third holsteen
and one-half guernsey.
?mr. art square Is oonslderatod a
fine trader, ho swopped his old ford
for a mule last week and got 4 dollars
to boot and the other feller is to
assure all installment payments, art
told the man he traded with only 2
more installments due, but forgot to
tell him there were 7 alreddy past
due. they gave art creddlck for pulling
a fast one. they can't hold him
for the payments, so he says: the
mortgage is not on him?it's on the
car. the mule seems to suit mrs.
square all right, but she says he's a
little slow at th,e plow.
?dr. and mosdame hubbert green entertained
at whisk at their pallatlal
home on tueaday night, they played
bridge nearly altogether, noboddy except
the elite was pressent. they go
in for high society, he got 2 calls enduring
the festivities, but never expected
them, when he went out to
visslt them the next morning both of
them had got well of their own ac
cord. h?< says ho loot 7$. he has
* wore oflf from whisk ami bridge parties
yores (rulle,
mike lark, rfd.
society editor.
Gleanings From Flat Rock
-a right smart o<f concern la being
felt by some of the citizens over the
failure of tnr. slim chance. Jr to return
from a trip he took into ttorldy
a week everboddy seems to be
worrying except his wife who sneers
to the name of mrs. slim chance, she
is as huppy as a lark, it was found
out that he carries a insurance of
60(>f. if something happens to him,
she will be verry well off for a while
ansoforth. ?he was approached by a
scribe today while she was doing the
week's wash and he said she was
singing like a dove And scrubbing
verry fast at the same time.
?we have had some warm weather
at last in our midst. It looked like
old man winter was going to linger
on till full, but ho Anally at last lost
his grip on the tewpor-ture. many
gardlngs have been started, as the
direct relief has alreddy et up all of
tho snppluss of fruits and voggertables.
It now looks like we will have
to grow our own. yore oorry spondent
has a nl^e chance of turnip sallet
now reddy for the table and the
market, ho will soil at least 4 gallons
this season: price, cl5.
?the war news keeps on coming in
and is worrying everboddy. mrs. liolsuni
moore feels sure that her 2 baby
boys will soon be constripted and
took acnost the watter. germanny
will have to be whupp?d, according to
her husband, or this country will be
turned iuto a nazzy hot-bed. She is
In favvor of the alleys, first, last and
always, her hutfband has klnfolks In
the alley countries, he says he is distantly
related to winston church hill,
she would hate to lose her 2 boys
even if they alnt no count.
?miss Jennie veeve smith has secured
a man from georgy to preech her
backy-laurate sermont when her
echoll closos. be Is a fine feller, 6
foot 6 tall, light brown hair, a small
nvushtash, and has blue eyes, she met
him In a summer soholl where he was
matriculating, everboddy is glad that
subject is settled, the homefolks was
afeared that she mought have to call
on our local pasture, rev. will walte,
for this sermout but this troubblo
has benn escaped.
yores trulle,
mike lark, rfd,
corry spondent
For the country as a whole, cash
farm Income in 1938 was 73 percent
higher than in 1932.
In the 10 principal cotton-producing
states, the 1935 census showed that
on a total of 2,714,000 farms, there
were 758,000 without dairy cows, 973,000
without hogs, and 340,000 without I
chickens. ' I
Met With Mn. Young
Tlio Flat Hock Home Demonstration
club met Tuesday, May 7, at the
homo of Mrs. T. H. Young. The meeting
was called to order by the vioepresident.
Mrs. T. H. Youug, Jr.,
read a poem, "Wouldn't It Now." Mrs,
[ Kverett Catoo lead I the devotional.
IdoUene Youhg song, "My Grandfather's
Clock. The members completed
their report cards. Miss Fewell
told us of the mattresses being; made
by farm women. After several games
the hostess served punch and cookies.
There wore thirteen memlbers present.
The club adjourned to meet in
June with Miss Fewell.
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L. B. Hood, Kansas City, 1M0., police
chief, received a letter from an 8- ?
llcemens: The war Is getting on my
llcemens: The war in getting on my
nerves. I would like for you to stop
it." - V 7
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jmENTTO^FARMERSn
Stop the Boll Weevil NOW I
Blackstrap Molasses:
In 57 gal. Barrels, 13 l-2c per gal. Smaller <
amounts?you furnishing container?14 l-2c
per gal.
Calcium Arsenate: j
- In case lots or more, 6 3-4c j |
Smaller amounts, 7c.
Extra nice lot of Biloxi Beans. j I
Priced Right. j
11 1 II I I I - Jl" 4
We have installed Machinery for ? j
Cleaning and Treating Cottonseed \ j
Wheat, Rye, Oats, Peas, Beans, 11
Lespedeza and Crotalaria Seed.
Very Reasonable Prices. !
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BLANEY, S. C. I
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