The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 11, 1941, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4
THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE
H. D. NILfcS. Kdltor And Proprietor
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Friday, July 11, 1041
HONORED IN TIME TO DIE
Toxuh Iuih it crack-brained moutebank
for governor, but we endorse hie
uppolntmont of Andrew Jackson Houston
for the short 4-nionthH term In the <
U. 8. Senate uftor the death of Senator
Shuppnrd. Mr. Houston was a
very old man, but it was a gracious
thing to notice the aged sou of the first
president of tho Texas Republican
Ham Houston. Tho father, was onco
governor of Tennessee. He realized',
that his beautiful young wife lovod j
another man. Ho promptly resigned,'
lived awhile with tli'S Indians, and I
then went on to Texas to help rid
Texas from tho rule of Mexico's bruI
tnl Santa Anna. His small army j
whipped Sant^ Anna and put him un-'
der arrest. Sam's greatest life blunder
that he didn't bang him. He should
have known that Santa Anna's lies ,
didn't amount to a hill of houns. Hut
Sam Houston was elected President of
the Texas Republic and also to the
U. S. Senate. Later the tire-eaters
wanted to lynch him bocauso he
wouldn't turn his back on the Union
during the Confederate War. j
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He Idolized old Andrew Jackson
aud hastened to tho Hermitage In
Tennessee to see him die. lie took
his boy, Andrew Jackson Houston,
with him. And this boy diod us temporary
U. S. Senator, the other day,
the oldest man that ever took the
oath In that body. He whb neither a
giant nor a pigmy. It was a deserved
honor, not only to the aou, but to
the memory of (Jen. Ham Houston, the
father.?Calhoun Times.
NOT THE USUAL SNAKE STORY
Down on the old lMne drove Hoiloway
farm, now live Tom and IiIh
wife Kuly Mae Crlm. They have varied
experiences with chicken hawks,
pig-eating foxes, buzzards, and other
varmints. Hut this takes the county
prize. Mrs. Crlm crawled under the
house to examine a hen nest., Bhe
heard a peculiar sizzling noise, when
a snake raised its head from the box.
She backed out, got the house pistol,
and- prepared for war. When she
reached the border of the hen den,
she tired, and was convinced that she
had hit the mark. With a garden
rake she pulled in her freight, and to
her amazement found that she had a
cooler along with the snake. If this
tbing had been reported from Kalamazoo
or some other distant community,
it would probably be considered
a yarn. Hut there is no doubt about
this unusual experience. Two things
are evident. Mrs. Crlm Is bravo and
knows hew to handle a pistol. Tho
ball went through snake and cooter,
and put them out of business.
Another thing. Unwelcome intruders
of all kinds, Including bipeds in
clothes, quadrupeds or dther varmints
would bottor koep out of sight of Mrs.
Crlm's gun. Bully for Euly Mae.?
Calhoun. Times.
Guernseys Are Sold to Brewer
Kershaw, S. C., July 10?The American
Guernsey Cattle Club, Peterborough,
N. H.. reports tho sale of two
registered Guernsey cows by H. B.
Tayolr to Dr. John M. Brewer of Kershaw,
S. C. These animals are Klldare's
Marigold 676365 and Kildare's
Blonde Lady 676366.
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PUCK OP PKRFECTION
,
For a perfect pen picture, ? full
length portrait of vitriolic words, of
Hiiter, the work of Winston Churoblll
last Sunday seems, on second reading,
to be a real masterpiece.
In case you overlooked it or did
npt have the full text of It, here it is:
"Hitler is a monster of wickedness,
'insatiable in his lust for blood and
plunder. Not coutent with having all
Europe under his heel or else terrorized
Into various forms of abject submission,
he must now carry his work
of butchery and desolation among the
vast multitudes of Russia and Asiu.
The terrible military machine which
we and the rest of the civilized world
so foolishly, so supinely, so insensately,
allowed the Nazi gangsters to build
up, year by year, from almost nothing
?this machine cannot stand idle lent
It rust, or fall to pieces. It must be
, in continual motion, grinding up human
lives atul trampling down the
' homes and the rights of hundreds
of millions of men.
"Morever, It must be fed, not only
with flesh but with oil. 80 now this
blood-thirsty guttersnipe must launch
his mechanized armies upon new
fields of slaugher, pillage and devastation.
Poor us aro the Russlon peasants,
workmen and soldiers, he must
steal from them their dally bread. Ho
must devour their harvosts. He muBt
rob them of tho oil which drives their
plows, and thus produce a famine
without example In human history,
and even the carnage and ruin which
his victory, should he gain It?he has
not gained It yet?will bring upon tho
Russsian people will itself be only a
stopping-stone to the attempt to
plunge tho 400,000,000 or 600,000,000
who live in China and the 360,000,000
who live in India into that bottomless
pit of human degradation over which
the diabolic emblem of the swastika
flaunts itself."
This is a case of complete coverage,
an adequate troament in full detail of
the world's greatest living monster.?
Greenwood Index?Journal. "
IDEAL HUSBAND
An ideal husband is ope who:
Is so handsome that he makes
every female heart flutter, but who
never looks at another woman.
Makes mints of money, but never
goes away on business trips, stays
late at the office, brings business
friends home to dinner, brings work
home with him at night, or drags his
wife to company parties.
Is practical with his hands and If
necessary, could make his living as
a plumber, carpenter or electrician.
Dances divinely and plays a beautiful
game of contract, but is not
above helping with the dishes or getting
up a dawn to give the baby its
bottle.
Composes all bread-and-butter letters
of condolence.
Doves symphony concerts and lectures
on the arts and can be drafted
to carve turkeys at church suppers. i
Is always open to constructive sug- gestlons
on how to drive a car and
does not sulk when corrected. ?.
Can find a parking space within a
few yards of a theatre or other place
of amusement, and pushes right
ahead and gets the only remaining
seats at a crowded movie. ,
Does not lose his hair or add ^n
inch to his girth as time goes on.
Can be let out alone with pruning
knife, sickle, or other lethal weapons
in a (lower garden and not leave ruin
in his wake.
Is totally free of entangling relatives
and has no recollection of his
life prior to his marriage.
Is a man's man. but does not leave
rings on tables with wet glasses or
burn places on the mantel with cigarettes.
Makes out checks for monthly bills,
without uttering a single groan, and
does not have to be reminded to h ind
over the market money.
Corrects the children and never 1
shatters discipline by taking sides
with them.
Is a paragon of virtue, but when
things go wrong at home, humbly
confesses that it is all his fault.?
Christopher Rillopp in the Haltimore
Evening Sun.
Age, Not Youth Serves
So this is the much heralded age
of youth, is it? This statement may
be correct, but back in Washington,
D. C., it is not youth that is serving
the country, but graybeards, who
have and are continuing to shape
the destinies of our nation, meaning
our senators and representative?
in congress. About 40 members of
congress are under 40?not a single
member of the cabinet is under 40?
no generals or admirals under 30
and probably none under 40?and
yet these oldsters who have about
10 years of activity left govern and
guide half of our people who have
30 to 60 years of activity left. As
one writer puts it, it might be less
costly to pension members of congress
after a term or two. This
wpuld eliminate their endless struggle
and scheming for re-election. !
Surely their thoughts and their worries
are not about what sort of :
world this will be after 1960.
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Raw beefsteak will not cure black
eyes: use a cold compress for best
results.
Government Currency of
1775 Worth Nothing Now
Continental currency la the term
applied to the 40 issues of bills of
credit or paper money put out by
authority of the Continental Congress
from June *2, 1775, to November
29, 1779. In all. this currency
amounted to a face value of
1250.000.000.
The bills were promises to pay.
based upon the pledge of congress
to redeem them in "Spanish milled
dollars, or the value thereof in gold
or silver." No date for redemption
was given.
The reason for their Issuance was
that the congress had no fiscal powers
and no authority to levy taxes.
There was, moreover, not enough
faith in the prospects of the revolution
being successful for the congress
to be able to borrow much;
money.
The notes, being unsecured by
any real value, quickly depreciated'
and at the beginning of 1779 they
were able to pass for only oneeighth
of their face. At the-end of
the year their ratio to specie was
38 to 1. In 1780 thef congress itself
recognized its inability to maintain
their value, and provided for their
acceptance in place of silver at a
rate of 40 to 1. In 1781 the ratio fell
to 100 to. 1, and in 1790, by the
terms of a funding act of that year,
provision was made for redeeming,
them, up to a certain date,, at that
ratio.
Those which were unredeemed,
were thereafter without value, and
no longer circulated. Large num-,
bers of them are still preserved, but
as they have no currency value
there is only a collectors' interest
in them.
8NAKES
We want to have a word or two
to ?ay about,?what you think? It is
Snakes! It seems appropriate right
now, for at this time of the year?now
on until cold weather, Mr. and Mrs.
Snake will be among those present.
This scribe is just an amateur
naturalist and a lover of the out-doors.
Has had considerable experience along
that line in South Carolina. It
is our experience and observation that
we have only four poisonous snakes in
this state. The diamond back rattler, i
(worst) the two moccasins, water and
cotton-mouth and the coral or garter
snake. Of course the chicken snake
is a marauder, but not harmful to
man otherwise and destroys many
rodents and other pests. Legends
about the "coachwhip" are for the
most part mythical. By and large, a
Kood rule to go by in determining
harmful from harmless snakes is as
follows: ' If the spake has a triangiv*
lar and flat shaped head?most times
with an Indentation between the eyes
?look out! He Is a scoundrel and
will give you plenty trouble. If the
head is shaped like your thumb, long
and narrow, he is harmless from the
standpoint of venom. You can handle
him safely if you can catch him. He
is a benefactor of humanity and
should never be killed.
Nearly all of our snakes are very
timid and none will attack than it not ^
bothered. People who get bitten by
snakes are always the aggressor, at
least from the snake's standpoint.
Water moccasins are great destroyers
of fish. This writer has observed a
water moccasin in the act of swallow- \
ing a black bass that would weigh at
least a pound.
The snake as a species, is probably M
the most peculiar and Individually J
jf animal life on earth. This Is one 9
reason that savage tribes from time |
Immemorial have, In one way or ap< M
ather, worshipped the snake. Thefi *
ire many "Snake Cults", Voodooha l
being just one of them."
The snake Is a kindly, wnll motitlgqjj
individual, (tfrith exceptions)
i very great help to the farmer,
therefore to humanity, so try to bt*fl
more careful in the future with that 9
ong sock and don't kill oft a lot d j
leroes just !n order to get juet Vtivffl
irillians.?Calhoun Times.
Wants?For Sale jl
WANTED TO RENT?Piano Itt
condition. Wanted for six month 1
Telephone 671, Mrs. Earl WlllIun |M
Brevard Place, Camden, S. C.
JULY BLANKET SALE
OF 100 PER CENT WOOL BLANKETS
MADE BY CHATHAM
72 X 84 IN.
FULL SIZE
\V4^
$Q.95
A MONEY-SAVING VALUE AT V
The Chatham Mill? ? in spite of ri?ing costs ? have made It oossible
for us to lell thii fine Quality blanket at this low price
SIX BEAUTIFUL PASTEL COLORS
This Chatham Ronda Blanket Is made of the finest wool with a
lofty, brushed nap which means real warmth next winter. It comes
In lovely "decorator" colors and Is luxuriously bound with rayon satin.
Other Chatham Blankets
The Airloom, 72 x 84 in $6.95
The Stanford, 72 x 84 in. $4.95
(Both of these blankets have a 5-inch satin bound edge)
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OTHER BLANKETS
The Berwick Single, 72 x 84 in $5.95
(100% all new wool)
The Faribo, 72 x 84 in., $6.95
(100% select fleece wool)
The Snow Mountain, double plaid, $1.98
(70 x 80 In.)
72 x 84 in Double Plaid, $3.95
(25% wool)
72 x 84 in. Double Plaid, $6?5
(50% wool)
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Belk's
We invite you to use our Lay-Away Plan
rMAKING '
ORE A
MORE PLEASANT
WhM wonuui drwiM ol Mr la ?Mm dayi?f MtvM??t
Obstetrical knowledge Mttf practice, there It HOI til# eame fear
preeent la her mind that women have always h#d to hoar.
Pre-natal cart and attention hp the Doctor, At# the mother
physically for her ordeal. Proper diet aad supervised oaerciee
and recreation Insure the health of the child. <
When the baby arrive# under expert guidance, la hygienic
eurroundinge. with every scientific aid to allay pain and
temper the danger, the mother's dreams are more pleasant ?
to say nothing of the fears of the father ? and the welfare
of the baby,
feaafiiiiiiG mmm ns is th( mosr mm pmi of m 9sm
THE FASHION SHOPS 3
STAGES ITS - j|
20th ANNIVERSARY SALE 1
*k. '
Thousand of people who attend this Sale will be stunned, shocked and suf- I
prised beyond their fondest hopes?when they view our splendid array of summer J
merchandise at prices within the reach of the most economical purchaser. Here - j
are values that will leave you awe-stricken through the mighty low prices. We -H
planned this, our 20th Anniversary Sale, with the idea of meeting your greatest Jfl
expectations?Come, you will not be disappointed.
A GREAT SALE THAT WILL OPEN THE DOORS J
Here they are Folks, $6.00
Footwear
Priced?
$3.47
Hand Made
Handkerchiefs
Sheer cotton made In
China. Worth 10o to 15c
(five to a customer) each
7c
HOSE
79c value will be sold at?
57c
The famous No. 134 Twoway
stretch tops of pure
silk.
Guest Towels!
They are -worth up to 80e I]
each. Priced for thl? Mk |j
at only?
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OF OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE! jB
This Group of Ladles'
COATS
Sold in the regular way at
$10.96. Priced for our
20th Anniversary 8ale?
$6.87
This Lot of Ladies'
Silk Undies
Are worth 79c, priced?
57c
Ladies Pajamas and
GOWNS
$1.25 Values in voile and
batiste, a wonderful value
at?
87c
White, tearose, navy ad |
blaek
SLIPS M
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Trimmed *nd tailored. I
Worth $1.00, close out- I
67c ||
SELLING STARTS 9 A. M. FRIDAY j||
A Beautiful Assortment of newly styled
DRESSES
that sold at $6.50 will qo In this sale at I
the low price of?
$3J17
A lovely array of lata I
spring and early lummer I
DRESSES I
that sold at $2.96 will bs H
sold at? 7_7T17 j
$1.87 I
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(FASHION SHOP I
Opposite Post Office
CAMDEN, S.C. I
I Th? Cream of tho Stock I
I DRESSES I
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m |i
I that sold at $18.75, %22J0 1
and IZTJtO, priced at our I
| anniversary gal# at only I
I $9.87 I
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