Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE W. D. NILKt, Kdltor and Fr?pH?t?r Published <*v?ry Friday at Nunibsr UM North broad Mtract, and aotarad at the Camden, Houtb QayoUna Fwatoiflod ae eecond claaa mall matter. Prloa pay Year It 00. No fubaorlptleaa YdJMA tdr teae than Sir Month*. In all ImIW * the subscription price la dud and PA'A* ble hi advance. AH aubaorlptlona 4r? cancelled when eubeorlber falls to renew. Represented In New York by the American Press Association and elsewhere by ail reliable Advertising Agencies. We accept no advertising of a doubtful nature and try to protect our patrons from misrepresentation' by Advertisers. No Liquor Advertisements accepted at any . Friday, September 13, 1940 AMERICA?LOVE IT, OR LEAVE IT So reads aa advertisement lu an Ashevllle paper. We who read this love America. Wo realize too, that the freedom and liberties we enjoy today were won by our forefathers with blood and suffering, by the wisdom of those famous men who drafted yyi ^pustltutlou and iillf of lllghtfl. and by early diplomats who so ably represented us In foreign countries. Hut. Is It also true that we more or less take this liberty and this freodotn Just like we do the ulr we breathe? Our liberty must bo actively and agresslvely guarded. Some countries in the last year have lost theirs by simply paying no attention to their government. It's time Americans. each one of us, begin, to take an active interest In our city, cotmy, state and national government. It has become our patriotic duty. If ever there was a time to "Wavy the Flag," to talk and sing, and feel and live Americanism?that time Is here now. ?Hartsvllle Messenger. WHAT 8CHOOL3 CAN DO ABOUT TUBERCULOSIS SITUATION Tuberculosis can be wiped out In Kershaw county by ufilng methods suggested by N. P. Nellson. executive secretary of the American Association .for Health, Physical Education and Recreation a department of the National Education Association. Mr. Nellson said. " a method of appf'ouch In which health facts are discovered rather than memorized is more valuable Students should be guided In asking themselves. * 1 >o I have tuberculosis infection? And If so from whatl source did It come?" Such guidance I can be given in all classes In which I individual and community health are discussed." Mr Nellson also said, "We do somej Itjuuur things la education. For years J we have tea tod and X-rayed students often forgetting completely about the teachers. Hy X-raying teachers we mlKbt nave them trouble and Illness In later life and prevent the spread of tuberculonlB to pupils taught by some of them. Should not puptlH and teachera In all schools be tested and Xrayed as thoroughly and with the same precautions as the United Stated census Is taken?" During the past year, the Kershaw county Tuberculosis Association arranged for the tuberculin testing of one thousand and sixty-six teachers and students. Two hundred , and fourteen or twenty per cent were found to have a positive reaction to the test, meaning that living tuberculosis germs are present In their bodies. All positive reactors to the tuberculin test were given a chance to tend an X-ray clinic. One case o( pulmonary/tuberculosis and nine cases suspicions' of pulmonary tuberculosis were found. . , That twenty per cent of Kershaw county teachers and students tuberculin tested showed evidence of tuberculosis Is food for thought. Following Mr. Nellovu s suggestion, If each these two hundred and fourteen people will say to himself, "I must find the source of my tubercu-. losls Infection," he will becomo a close observer 6f the members of his family circle and those In ftls social group, looking for such symptoms us cough or hoarseness lasting longer than an ordinary cold, expectoration, signs of unusual fatigue, steady loss of weight; temperature, especially In the afternoon; pain In the chest; poor appetite; chronic Indigestion; blood spitting. Continued search will lead to find-j lag spreaders of Infection and will) add to the effectiveness of the Job be-1 lag done In the county with Christmas Seal sale funds. Award of army contracts totaling $13,529,919 Is announced by the war department. Major contracts Included Chatham Manufacturing company, El kin, N. C? blankets. $892,500. Marshall Field and Company, Spray. N. C.. I blankets. $267,585. j When the tungsten filment of an Incandescent 'bulb reaches the temperature whore it gives off light It Is twice as hot as molten steel. The oldest mining charter In the United States was held by the copper mine at Slmabury, Conn., which was chartered In 1709. MAYOR McCORKLE READ? RARER ON "THE HISTORY OF CAMDEN" F. N. MuCorkle, mayor of the City of Camdeu, read an iutereatlog paper on the history of Camdeu at Thursday's Rotary meeting. He touched mostly on the hlatory of the government of the towu. starting with H? beginning 207 yea re ago, and brought ll ?o to date. Hie paper will be published in The Chronicle at $ later date. The program waa Id charge ,pf Dr. John W. Cort/qtt, who waa the first mayor of^^f^deu. Prior to 1800, Camden waa governed by an intendant. Dr. Corbett waa also the first prealdent of the Camdeu Rotary Club. The program next week, will be In charge of John K. deLoach. The guest visitors were Jack Villeplgue, Col. John Wall and W. I* Humphreys of New York. Father Divine, New York negro religious leader, proposes that the Unit; ed States buy the other Americas nations, If necessary, and uulte the western hemisphere into one democracy. More than half a million dollars have beeu expended In expeditions to climb Mount Everest, world's highest point. Ohio Is nicknamed for the buckeye tree, which received Its name because of the resemblance of Its partly opened pods to the eye of a deer. In Flanders for many years it was . the custom to throw cats from the top of a lofty tower on one day each yeur. The animals wore thought to harbor evil spirits. j Spain and Portugal have agreed on Immediate consultation in case either > Is attacked. The Spanish press lias lsj sued the text of a protocol supple1 men ting the non-aggression pact between the Iberian peninsula neighbors. Groat Britain's production of aircraft Is now running "neck and neck" with the output of German factories, an authoritative English spokesman asserts. Taking Into consideration the production of Canada and the United States on British orders, Britain's monthly accumulation of planes now exceeds that of Germany, this source said. However, It was pointed out that while equality of production with Germany has been achieved, It may take a long time to come abreast of Germany^ numerical superiority. The Hungarian government has decreed the confiscation of a "largo portion" of Jewish-owned property ln^that country, the German radio reports from Budaj>est. '*? The Swiss government has Issued an order prohibiting all communist, Trotskyist and anarchist activity and propaganda. It has also decreed threeyear prison terms and heavy fines for all violation of the ban. I 111 r1 r i" ** A Complete New Selection of Top-Hit Fall Patterns! Men's Shirts r America's No. 1 Shirt Value 98c t /^^C^^TOPFLIGIIT* features a sensational array of fashion firsts! All-over ! inures, stripes, sluhs and checks J in rich broadcloths! 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Bias Tape ^ j i 12 Pearl Buttons I French Guiana Islands-Famed Washington, ' B?pt. FriB?h Guiana, where a new American P0*1*! Hulale was recently established, la more (atnoua as a penal colony than as an economic unit ol France, ah though, the social exiles of France largely occupy only a few Islands an a fringe of the coast, according to a bulletin from the Washington. D. CL headquarters of the National Geographic society'. Isle du IMable (Devil's Islaud), a small, palm-covatfili rock with a fortified enclosure for a few political prisoners, rises about 100 feet out of the sea", says the* bulletin. "It waa here that famous Captain Alfred Dreyfus was imprisoned. "This island Is more widely known than Its two neighbors, St. Joseph and Isle Royale, hut the latter Is more forblddlug to prisoners. Here lncorrlglbles are confined In tiers of small, dark stone cells. On St Joseph Is the prison hospital and cemetery. The islands are 27 miles North of Cayenne, capital of the colony. "Cayenne has a population of about 16,000, of which half are llberea or paroled prisoners. Unlike most French colonial capitals, Cayenne lacks Parisian atmosphere. There is no night life for by 7 o'clock In the evening any gaiety that may exist has subsided. "The capital itself is located on an island at the mouth of a river all three named Cayenne. The name, which was also given to a kind of pepper was originally Guyane from an old Indian tribe. "Cayenne normally exports about $9,000,000 worth of products annually, mostly gold from placer mines In the colony. Other exports are cacao, bananas. rum, rosewood extracts, balata (a substitute for guttapercha), and hides. "Much of the farm work In the colony Is performed by prison labor, the prisoners being turned over to the land owners, some of whom are bush Negroes. Though the colony Is about the size of South Carolina, less than 8.000 acres of the r*eh soil are under cultivation. There is great wealth In Its vast forests, some of the densest In South America but untouched because of the lack of roads. "Prisoners sent to Gtilana for more than eight years are 'lifers'; others are under a sort of double sentence. Thus a five-year imprisonment is followed by five years as a llbere (freedom within the colony). This doublesentence was originally designed as a colonizing scheme. "While in prison, the men are clothed and fed. Once out on parole, the liberes must feed and clothe themselves as best they can. Working from sunrise to sunset for farmers. they receive meager pay, part of which is often given to other liberes unable to work or too ill to work. "The * government does not repatriate the exile, and he is usually unable to save passage money. Few except the thrifty Arabs return -to their native land." \ Waterbury. Conn restaurant proprietor turned pale when upon entering the basement he found a gas company inspector examining t heating svstem. Weakly he asked, "Ph you llKht .1.0 lire?" "No.before , found your $720 hidden In the. flue ;tn<l took it upstairs to your cashier, th,? service man replied. COMING ATTRACTIONS I At The Camden Theatre FRIDAY, SEPT. 13. liette Davis?Charles Boyer Jeffry Lynn I Barbara O'Neil j "ALL THIS AND I HEAVEN TOO" I oooooooooooooooooooc otwt I < SATURDAY, SEPT. 14. 1 Johnny Mack Brown Jj Fuzzy Knight?Eddie Polo | "SON OF I ROARING DAN" Added: ; Winners of West and Cartoons 1 I SATURDAY, SEPT. 14. 10:30 SHOW Hugh Herbert |j Constance Moore I "La CONGA NIGHTS" I MONDAY and TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 16?17 I Enrol Flynn?-j&arbara , Marshall I [ Allan Hal<#&Claude Rains "THE SEA HAWK" WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 18 I Lew (Dr. Kildare) Ay res , fttta Johnson?Lloyd Nolan "GOLDEN FLEECING" I THURSDAY and FRIDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 19?20 Irene Dunn?Gary Grant Rartdoph Scott Gail Patrick "MY FAVORITE WIFE" Students Leave For Higher Learning - Following is a list of the boys and girls from Camden and Kershaw county who have recently left^jfor, leges of higher learning this The Chronicle endeavored to get all those attending college but In case we failed to Hat some girl or boy. It will be appreciated If you ^gll this office and leave their name aud the college to which they are going: Mary WashlngtttirrrMmrtha Qottys. The Citadel?Herbert Moore. Bobby Ma rye, BUI Bates. Clemeou?James Bundrlck, Jlmmle Idttle. Jack Marshall, Wesley Pitts, Jack Hlohards, Richard Gettys, Benjamin Gettys, Drennau Brown, Wiley Hogue, Carlisle Jhckson, Bill Wilson, Hogue, Carlisle Jackson, Bill Wilson, William Marsh, Joe . Rhame, W. T. McCoy. > K-jooli. Wlnthrop?DoriiT MoLOod, Lola Rhame, Retta Mol^eod, Merita Rector, Marjorle Creed, Dally Jackson, Lottie Smyrl, Betty Gettys, Elisabeth Pitts. Georgia Tech?Leonard Schenk, Joe Nelson. | North Carolina State.?Julian Culvern, Herbert Rlchey, Ralph Lee. j Furman?Isaac Pitts, Bill Pitts, Douglas Wooten, Heleu Stogner. University of Ok^ffioma?Burwell Capehurt. "University of South Carolina?Norman Baum, Betty Bolneau, David Walnau, Massenburg Trotter, Arthur ; Brown, William Brown, Betty Whitaker, Nancy Sanders,'Julian DeTrevllle. p Coker?'Martha Smith, Mary Smith, Sophie Creed. Virginia Military Institute? John Mullen. Medical College of Charleston?Otis Creed, George W. Brunson, Jr. Randolph Macon?Phyllis Karesh. Vanderbllt?Bill DeLoache. University of Virginia? George West. Anapolis Naval Academy?McKain Richards, Jack Villepigue. Presbyterian College?W. Robin Zernp, Jr., Ned Board, Hugh Gettys, Derrett Wooten. Wake Forest? Rufus Redfearn. Wofford?Bill Major. North Carolina Women's College at Greensboro?Alleen Belk, Blsle Claire Red fen rn. University of North Carolina? Hugh Cox. Cornell?Ann Whitaker. Saint Mary's?Marlon Glenn. Rubber Martin Is Acquitted Columbia, Sept. 9.?W. T. "Bubber" Martin was acquitted this afternoon on a charge Of reckless homicide for which he was Indicted after the death last March of Senator J. B. Britton of Sumter from injuries sustained when struck by a car driven by Martin near the Jefferson hotel in this city. The jury was out one hour and fifty minutes before returning its verdict of nol guilty. It was the second time Martin was tried, the first trial in April resulting in a mistrial. Martin, on trial a second time after a mistrial of the case In April, testified that he tried to avoid striking Britton with his automobile. The Sumter senator was fatally injured about 1 a. in. March 6 as he was crossing [the Main street near the Jefferson j hotel. The defendtant said Hie had had nothing to drink but a glass of beer prior tb the accident. Yesterday the state presented testimony in an effort to prove that he was under the influence of liquor while the countered with Witnesses who Martin was not Intoxicated, jfl Garden Cl?b The September meeting 0j (h ' I den Garden Club wee held M *1 September ?, at the home 0f0I^i Leila Shannon, with Miss ch fl Bhatui^ glee Jennie WbiUk^J WAc,?A' -P* assistant kS easys. Some Important fttCt? tJrM lug the possibility of ttn attrJS lighting ayatem at the new Htabo.1 a tut ion were brought out. am was called id the twenty dive <^1 ready planter) tofront of the atatiH The nominating committee nJuM ed the following elate for the mJ year: Mrs. R. B. pitu, Mrs. H. G. CarrUou, vlee pre?ld3 Miss Helen Harman, bee rotary; V. J. Hector, treasurer. The program was the reading <M paper on the life and work of H J Havenel, South Carolina botaaUta Mrs. V. J. Hector. There was aim 1 Informal dlecusalon on growing ml Mre. N. C. Arnett won flrit\!l second prises on bed flowers for I afternoon?a vase of roses andjyl of hardy asters. Sandwiches, punch and cakes * J served by the hostesses. ? Trimnal?MoCaskill Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Trimnal i| nounce the marriage of their dal ter, Mary, to Mr. Alvln McCaskill Sumter, at six o'clock Saturday 9 ening, August Slst, at the Bapfl parsonage, the Hev. J. T. hittlejoll performing the ceremony. The bride's sister, Miss UiulseTrll nal, a friend, Miss Jeauinotte lio|| man, and the Littlejohn family vyfl witnesses. 1 Mrs. McCaskill Is a graduate of CiJ tral High School and Is a very J tractive and popular young lady, i Mr. McCaskill is employed at til Williams Furniture factory In Sail ter. The young couple will make thfl home in Sumter.?Lee County tyfl Benger. : Bible Class Held Meeting 1*9 The September meeting of }fl Eleathean Bible class was held day evening at the church. AfUrfl short devotional service led by Ibfl T. C. Gladden, a contest was helfl The score prizes were w&h by Fred Moselfey and Mrs. M. G. Hodl abee. A picnic supper was seryei^H On Monday at 8 p. m., the extefl tlve board of the Eleathean Blblfl class will meet at the home of Mrtfl Cox on Lyttleton street. | Hours At Camden Public Library| On Monday, September 16, theboafl at the Camden Public Library rifl change for the benefit of. the schofl children. Each day the Ubnrj will b| open at 2 p. m. and ofote at 5 p. miH with the exception of Tuesday whet? it will remain open until 7 p.m. The young people's reading clolH held its last meeting Tuesday even ing on the library grounds with ifl open discussion of the books read, fl Kindergarten Opens! On October Fin Magnolia Kindergarten will opeal? Monday, October first for the 1)M 1941 seBSHm: Anyo7re-intuiLi)iLd ji* tering a child please phone MlssSM F. Wolfe, 168-W or address 1214 U? tleton street at once.?adv. The Soviet newspaper IzvestfcJH I clares that Russia is helping Ge?M beat the British blockade by supj* her with raw materials and in is receiving German industrial pfwB ucts. including armaments. Experiments show that the vitaj loss is less In frozen pea3 thilH fresh one^ harvested one day wV llvered the next. I || FOR THE YEAR 1941 1 I WANTED?A tenant who owns two mules, has plenty of feed and is willing1 to work, and, will move od a flarm some ten miles North of Camden. Housfi I and bam will be new, land is rough but basicallyf^B good, rent will be free for one year if requir&*3 | ments are met. .iH | WANTED?A share farmer who can ?uperyi$e: sow?* j - five or six other share farmers and exort' oaaCWf^H | , supervision over about sixtee* renteirs, enforc?* I shooting rights, etc. f WANTED?An dyerseer for a large farm in Kershaw* I County, must have had experience raising cattl?i'^H I hogs, peanuts and potatoes. Must (have plenty,J II , of get-up and go, good references and plenty of S I | ambition. ijH For the above named places White men only* will be considered and written .-applications preferred. However, personal intis^viow8 can I (had at my place of""business which ? I Commercial Bank of Camden. ~ | Take your time and k>6k ahead, we hafO-J i all of the Fa llto1 consider it. ^ Signed, I Henry G. Carrison J