Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Card Club Survive* Four Decade* of Families Here's ? true story that probably rates recording by Ripley. A neighborhood card club, orgarv fcpd by a group of Toledo, Ohio, women, has survived for 40 yeari the handicaps and hazards of grow* ing families, changes in residence, differences of opinion, shifting desires of its members for indulgence in other games?and, today, remains the same old nameless euchre club that began to play that game back at the turn of the century. And, officially, the club is namejess. Its members always have been so busy having a good time and enjoying its activities that they never have taken time to select en official name for their group. They just refer to it,,as "our euchre club." Most of these club members reared families of their own. In a number of instances these families also have reared their families. Yet, despite all these demands on their time and efforts, "our euchre club" has managed to meet each two weeks and cement the bonds of friendship among its members. Four of the 18 "charter" members of this club still meet with it and play a shrewd game. Each of the other members, while not among the club's founders, has been in the club for 85 years or more. The four charter members are Mrs. frank H. Foster, Miss Lena Folger, Mrs. Ed R. Ward and Mrs. John Scheuerman. Despite the lure of new games and the lure toward whist, ? pinoctye, bridge and others, these wflmen have stuck faithfully to their euchre playing. Though there were some who would have liked to change ims routine, at times, the will of the majority ruled and, as one member expressed it, "the continued friendship of our group meant more to each one of us than any game so we just went on playing euchre." Suicide* Occur During Lonely Hour* of Night "The greatest number of deaths in infancy cluster around noon; though there is also a brief rise from 2 to 4 a. m., Dr. Emil Bogen, M. D., of Olive View sanitarium, Los Angeles, says. "The reason for this definite daytime excess in deaths in infancy la difficult to make out!*' But for the aged: "Death recorded as due to senility occurred most often during the hot afternoon hours but, for these, there was also a peak of deaths from 3 to 5 a. m." Suicides, usually marked "Hour of death unknown," probably occur "during the lonely hours of the night and early morning"?but this is a conclusion, Dr. Bogen says, based on other data, as also is the conclusion that murders "probably happen more often durirlg the afternoon and evening, when human contacts leading to such acts are commoner." Not only does Death favor certain hours; he has his favored days, seasons and possibly decades within a century. Periods of .."stimulation and exertion" seerti to be the clue? daytime, week-ends, winter time. Summer used to be the fatal season. Now it's winter. There are more aged in the population than ever before; winter time circulatory and respiratory conditions take them off. Bacterial diseases used to mow down children in summer time. Sanitation has ameliorated that markedly. Utopia on Earth Utopia for the world?or at least for the United States?is a plan offered by a man in Nashville, Tenn., by the name of W. W. Phillips. His plan is to devaluate the dollar 80 per cent, when our gold stock reaches $20,000,000,000, thus making $100,000.000,000 out of $2,000,000,000. The profits on this transactibn would be $80,000,000,000 for the federal government. With that money the public debt of $45,000,000,000 could be ( paid off and $20,000,000,000 should' be given to European countries. But scrap their navies and armies and at last let peace on earth reign. After liquidating the public detyt and putting an end to wars on earth, thft government would still have left $15,000,000,000, pha any trlfiln|: amount the treasury might have on hand prior to devaluation. With that much cash'v on hand.- taxes could be abolished in the good old United States of America and thd President then in office could retire in A blaze of glory as the greatest budget balancer of all tirow, and Jhe greatest peacemaker since the Galilean walked the earth.' '? V Tl . i; J,x- * Farmers ig Ancient Ireland Pre-war discovery of a drain of wheat below the foundations of a Prehistoric settlement at Island McBugh, in Baroncourt lake. County Tyrone, Ireland, thrdfcrs an entirely Jew light on the life of the first inhabitants of Ireland. Two archeology ts, Oliver Da vies of Queen's university, Belfast, and C. F. Mitchell, Trinity college,. Dublin, report that the grain was found at thi new Stone ?ge level, dating about 2,000 B. C. rhe settlement is on an estate of the duke of Abercorn. It has been nought that the earliest men in thr country were hunters and fishermen but the wheat grain prove* *h?rn to have been farmers, the archeobgists maintain. It i? their 2? on ***** c?*?*1*. the knotS JJgg of their cultivation, war# taken aorJ? the Mediterranean to Ireland W the tomb boflBm. New Record "ThrilIsM President ' ' i : President Roosevelt receives 1941 Infantile Paralysis Campaign report showing net proceeds far above all former totals. The report was presented to the President at the White House by Keith Morgan, National Chairman of the' .Committee for the Celebration of the President's Birthday, and Basil O'Connor. President of r the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The total of $2,104,460,53 exceeded the former high record of 1940 by 49.5% or $697,214.79. The liim ? - = campaign closed January 30th last, President Roosevelt's 39th birthday and nearly 14,000 celebrations were held throughout the land. With the President, left to right, are; Keith Morgan, D. Walker Wear, Assistant National Chairman of the Committee for the Celebration of the President's Birthday; Qeorge EL Allen, Vice-President of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis; James Forrestal, VicePresident of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, and Basil O'Connor. Governor Proclaims Cotton Sales Week The South Carolina, Cotton Sales Week is - given additional impetus with the announcement from the office of Governor Burnet Maybank that August 14-23 Is officially South Carolina Cotton Week. This Cotton Sales Week will start throughout the State the middle of this week and will continue through next week. This will be the most complete Cotton Sales Week in the history of Booth Carolina. r .. - - It was timed to Coincide with the issuance of the supplementary Cotton Stamps being given to -the farmers throughout the state for voluntarily reducing their cotton quota acreage. There will be approximately $1,600,000 worth of these stamps. To insure c?he farmers of getting outstanding merchandise for these stamps, the merchants throughout the state are offering exceptional value on all one hundred per cent cotton goods. xIt is particularly desirable that the farmers make their purchases now, since it is likely that the cost of cotton materials will increase sharply wlthiA the next few weeks. The complete proclamation follows: Whereas: The sale of cotton merTrhnndlse favorably nttects^jthe South Carolina farmers, the South Carolina merchants, the South Carolina textile industries and the other citizens of the state of South Carolina, and Wheroas: The United States Gov-' ernment during the month Of August is distributing approximately $1,500,000 worth of supplementary Cotton Stamps to the farmers of South Cafolina through the United States Department of Agriculture, and Whereas: These ~ supplementary Cotton Stamps can only be used for the purchase of cotton goods, , Now, Therefore, I, Burnet R. May-1 bank, as Governor of the State of South Carolna, do hereby proclaim August 14 to 23 as South Carolina Cotton Week ailti urge at this time thatall merchants handling cotton mer- ^ chandise offer exceptionally outstanding values in these products. RAFs Legless Hero Missing . 1 London, Aug. 12?Two of Britain s great flying aces?Wing Commander. Douglas R. Bader, 30-year-old legless' flier credited with downing 15 Ger-. man planea* and acting Flight Pteh* tenant R. S. Lock, a 30-ttme-winnen?1 were reported missing today. | Bader, 10 years older than the aver-' age RAF pilot, held the distinguished service order with bar and the distinguished flying cross with bar and Was In the select company of only one other so honored, the* South African A. G. Malan. He was an audacious stunt pilot before the war and in 1031 he lost both Jegs in a flying accident while serving with the RAP. The authorities had serious misgivings about his artificial legs hut when thp war began he argued hlg way back into service I' ' and had fought brilliantly through all the battle of Britain and the subse-, quent RAF offensive Over the channel. In one night during the worst of the German assaults upon Britain his squadron brought down 14 Nazi planes and he got the distinguished flying order bn that occasion because it was found that In the Hurricanes that he commanded not a Nazi bullet had lodged. A year ago his ship's engine failed I in the and he crashed, bend-" hag hiB metal legs. ' They were straightened nut aad,4n fealLaa hfiux. he was in the air again. Lock, a youngster of- 21, was so short that his friends called him "Sawnoff Lockie," and in one week last September ?he gained nine victories. After undergoing 15 operations for burns he was decorated at Buckingham palace. He held the distinguished service order and the distinguished flying cross with bar. ?? v;: W. P. A. RECREATION NEWS Tuesday afternoon in the various contests the prize winners were as follows: Bingo, Mary Lou Houser^ amateur, Jerry Thigpent ric-rac, Doris Conyers; "eye" contest, Charles Conyors, Floyd-Parker, Francis Mlmsr H. D. Mims, Ernestine Conyers and JLoan^ Mims. .These games and' contests are held at the Wateree community house every Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock. Miss Petit and Mrs. Gaskin are leaders at this center. A group of boys and girls were motored out to the skating rink on highway number ode last Friday night. Mrs. " Walter Gaskin supervised the party.. The Wateree community house is open every morning from 8 to 12, and Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon from 4 to 6; on Monday and Thursday nights from 7 to 9. Here the children enjoy various group games, contests, music, singing and folk dancing. The armory Is open every Tuesday night from 7:80 to 9:30 for all Age children and adults. Every morning from 9 to 12 it is open, and on Friday afternoon from 4 to 6. The story hour being from 6 to 6, And the bingo party from 4 to 5. Mrs. Janet Bell and Miss Petit and Mrs. Walter Gaskin are in charge. .__ J The armory will, soon be equipped with new ping pong tables and various new games, game tables and ] the like. This recreational center is open to the public. There will be a picnic at the j teree community hohse Friday morning at 11 o'clock. regular picnic lunch with iced drinks will be served. ?i I (looming Haigiar: ft Mml?Tu^ I 'SUN^tjw"wrrowiwu' I ; 1 - . , 1 WOMEN' wf wf I wl mBI S i , ,, in IklBLIu^i^HflMMLAlillBLJhSHHHil I SPfiflI I " ' '* ! 1 Have Y O U Done Anything For Defense * - , \ 4 ft On Sale at Your Post Office or Banks What About Those ' Old Discarded Pieces v ' , _ . . : - ' . . ' I JIL Bring It In?Uncle Sam NEEDS ALL^HE CAJN^ET