Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THOTosr THE keys] \jZyTtii SKIPPER. J i newspaper item (ho olhor ll(. rffect that a Tennessee niched a sermon that lasted All 1 can say is (hat such mum would be a "so long" > far as I am concerned. * is of music will remember One of the outstanding i he celebrated inusic writer o was "Rhapsody In Bine", in were alive today ho probhl write another rhapsody j . it "Rhapsody in Blue * * *? t talk about limiting (lie wo razor blades a week lot of the male persuasion asiness. They would have a new slogan other than] a blade a day keeps the y". * * * st striking of pre-war iron-, elieve, is the fact that he 1 faster lilies used to cornel 11. * * * , fellow say the other day ge on electric refrigerators tlie return of the ice man. liuds me that being an lco > easy job. He always lias t hammer and t tongs. * terial friend of ours calls ire if the shortage of butiave any effect on (lie coltes. * * s one swell problem the war has settled. For years we have listened to countless arguments as to whether tux or tails should be worn on this or tli.it occasion. Cioth shortage has settled the argument. The tails lose. ? * No my dear. General Wainright did not write to inquire of/Emily Font as to the proper form of 1 reply to a Jap invitation to surrender. Fellow in police court tate other day told the recorder, he was a moderate drinker. Well, all the. drinkers we have ever known have always regarded themselves as moderate, never drinking more than they can got. * * * Cards from up Toronto way telling of tho cold weather the Maple Leafs have encountered since they left Camden. Regards to all tho baseball-minded folks of Camden conveyed in messages of greeting. * * * Major Donald McGrath made his final appearance on a Camden polo field Sunday. The Major and several other members of the Essex polo group are going west where the equities will continue to be used in cavalry maneuvers. * ? * Had a post card from a fellow up in North Carolina wanting to know if Camden was all washed-up on equestrian activities for the duration? We wrote and told him ''definitely not". We are going to have polo, horso racing, shows, etc., next season?bet you 011 it. I Consumption Of leer Increases [consumption of beer in South Carina increased more than 55 per lilt in 1941 over 1940, Walter G. Lery. chairman of the state tax Immission, said recently. Dr. Query cited figures showing at in 1940. the tax commission rei>rt sales of 5,241,016 gallons but lat this total had risen to 8,167,814 lllons annually in 1941. This was pain of 55.8 per cent. At the same time the commission lairman reported that consumption ' liquor had increased also but to far I'-sser extent than beer. The in easc tor liquor amounted to less | tan j.. r cent, rising in volume j '>m 1.19s.5 47 gallons to 1,462,0591 llluns. Sal.js of wine, however, showed a eniviwlous decline. Sales amounted ' i322 gallons in 1940 and tliis | r"W' ?! to 630.258 gallons last year, | ?1?< a-e of slightly more than 11.2; ?*r c.-nt, . | The rapid increase of beer 'consump- j lf"'i <md tlie proportionately smaller i is'' in liquor sales was interpreted i J" Si|Uie observers to mean continualon o! the trend to moderation in loutti Carolina drinking habits. Con* umption of beer has increased conistently since It was relegalized by he legislature while use of stronger rink- h;us not> Sales of liquor in (he as' >' ar, although higher than for h?- proceeding one, were still below he l is8,758 gallons sold in the 1938!9 fiscal year. Tax commission records also show hat the revenue from beer has in :rc*a>. d tremondously. Revenue to the j cities and counties in 1941 inn.uuted to $1,688,000 from beer lion.., much higher than the $1,248,>0" f?r (he 1940-41 fiscal year or for :h' 4562,000 for the 1940 calendar l>ar S'oging Convention To Meet. I-'ither A. Moore, president of !ho b ounty Singing Convention, announce it'a i88th session on Sunday, April 26, at Newman Swamp Methods Kpiscopal Church South, located thr.-.. ruiles from Lamar on the CyPr^Hs higfiway, at 3 p. m* war time. r-xtend a special invitation to all lingers and a warm welcome to all. Honor Roll Bethune Schools Grade 1-A?Bobby Parker, Henrietta Joyner, Barbara McDonald, Eunice Sullivan. Grade 1-B?Bobby Ray Parker, Sybil Gainey, Travis Stevens. Grade 2-A? Van Catoe, L. O. Jones, Loutee Baker, Evelyn Farmer, Betty Catoe, Jessie Lee Hilton, Sarah | Gainey, Betty Gray McCaskill, Betty : Outlaw, Pauline Small, Beth Thomas, I Ada Katherine Williams. Grade 2-B?Glenn Cobb, Charlie Hodge, Ruby Lee Joyner, Maxey McLaughlin, Gilbert Waters. ! Grade 3-A?Betty Outen, Carrie Mae j Norris, Esther Squires, Zulene Sullivan. Grade 3-B? Carolyn Bryan. Grade 4-A?Mary Baker, j Grade 5-A?Jimmie Braswell, Mary 'Kuth Rozier, Katherine Williams. I Grade 5-B?Iris La Rue Grantham, ! Esther I^ee Waters. I Grade 6-A?Kathleen Brannon, Elizabeth Jones, Iknis Johnson. I Grade 6-B?Rita Davis. Grade 7-A?Willie Esther Ratcliff, ' Both Railey, Hebron Mae Stokes. Grade S ? Marguret Braswell, Joyce Fowler, Mildred McCaskill, Evelyn Parker. I Grade 9 ? Oren Fletcher, Bunny Hammond, Hazel McGee. Grade 10 ? Eva Jo Ratcliff, Myrtle Corbitt. Grade 11 ? Tressie Mae Davis. Post Graduate ? Mary Nancy McLaurin. The American and Australian air ' forces now hold local superiority over I both New Guinea and New Britain ' above Australia, Air Minister A. S. Drakeford declared Monday in a general ^stock-taking that disclosed a rmrrttied-general improvement In the position of the defenders of this continent. | Manufacture of a long list of house. hold electrical appliances ? including toasters, waffle irons, flat irons, roasteis, grills, porcolators, cigarette | lighters and dry shavers,was ordered Tuesday by the government to be halted completely on May 31, except on orders having a high military priority rating. For Only 10/Now * jj - Less than rap w> fcjglf* T^rraeonly?difctad. BllililllWiMiliiiiiMCW ! ?.W< frill -J, M JffiB .. .1 - .'*-? - - _ . , T j f '' s. J ** >n> r.V* :.L^? ^ ' i I'aratroop^ Boast First Jumping Chan!<tin - . - , ? , -V U .J- - *- * - ? INFANTRY SCHOOL PHOTO CHAPLAIN RAYMOND S. HALL Parachute troops at the Infantry School, Fort Denning, Georgia, boast of a literal "sky pilot." He is Chaplain Raymond S. Hall, former rector of St. John's Protestant Episcopal church, Lowell, Mass., and the Army's fir^t jumping chapluin. Chaplain Hall is a quiet, husky young man inclined to regard his present assignment as the happy working of fate. When he was first assigned to Benning, there was no regulation requiring chap? laina to jump. Chaplain Hall soon fixed that. After a week of talking to the men he applied for permission to take the gruelling five-week training:? course. He found it rough going. It had been more than ten years since Chaplain Hall was captain of Ilrown University swimming team and a member of the AU-American swimmers, and life In the rectory had not prepared him for the enthusiastic body-bending a parachutist must perform in training. Today, as a qualified parachutist, he looks forward to each jump with zest. He also speaks with modest satisfaction of the men's reaction to his jumping. "It increased attendance at church," he says. Nobody's Business Written for The Chronicle by Qm McGee, Copyright, 1928. IT WON T BE LONG NOW . . . TILL WE WILL BE WALKING As wo always put business ahead of pleasure, I surrendered my nice 1940-model Ford to our firm about three months ago, and took In exchange therefor a nice, worn-out run-down-at-the-tires, rattling, rumbling 2-door Ford of 1936 vintage, this being that we expected to trade in in January for a new one. But when the time came for us to "swap and boot"W.P.B. had beat us to the hole and had clamped down on such things. Well, to begin with?I tried walking and riding buses for a week. I lost 7 pounds during this ordeal. That made me get busy and have the old j rattle-trap Ford fixed up. So I sent It I to the garage and they worked it (and me, too) over. Put in new brake linings, tightened the steering wheel, and replaced lost nuts, bolts, fenders, windshield wiper and so forth. It was promptly put in use, and seems fit to travel to and fro . . . 'home to office and office to home, 1 mile each way ... 4 trips a day. There are so many shoes in the old tires on this jaloppy, it feels and sounds like I am running over a hoe handle about every four feet I travel. The springs in the seal cushions and at the back of the seat roar like distant thunder when I sit down on them and go places. I have to keep the "choke" half way out all of the time, or she'll stop. The horn sounds like a cricket under a chip. The top leaks in only 9 places, but I wear a rain coat when it rains. I was just sitting in this car the other day and talking to a customer, and lo and behold! my right front tire blew out. b-o-o-m, JuBt like that: I got another shoe and am still riding. I have already used up my spare. I don't do any night riding, as I have only one light, the tail-light. I never do any speeding. It uses more gas than oil, but not much more. I "water" the radiator every 10 miles. The hood looks nice, but nothing in It will function except the choke. I am afraid to put over 20 pounds of air In those precious tires. But it beats walking, especially at my age. I always ride with my fingers crossed and * hold my breath when I run over a car track or a bump. I hate war. WE ARE AT WAR . . . BUT? ?We hre at war but some of our government agencies are still running around In circles. We are at war but many anti-New Dealers are still abusing and accusing our President We are at war. but hundreds of our socalled loyal Americans, now in office, playing politics. ?We are at war, but parking apace la still hard to find. We. are at war, and' realize that tires and gaa are on the way out, but we ride right on. are at war. but labor strikes when It fee la like striking. We are at war, District Winners In English Contest District winners in the senior English contest of the South Carolina high school league were announced last Thursday by the personnel bureau of the University of South Carolina. A total of 120 studentB will represent the league's 13 districts and their respective schools in the state finalH on the university campus during high school week, April 29 through May 1. This year 113 high schools participated in the preliminary senior English contests, administering examinations to. 1,568 students. District 5: Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Clarendon and Darlington counties: Evelyn Rogers Ackerman, Blshopvllle; Mable Joyce Boswell, Darlington; Sara Elizabeth Gordon, Bethune; Evelyn Lucile Helms, Darlington; Annie Azile Pugh, Darlington; Betty Jane Sarratt, Camden; Allan Jay Snidler, Bishopville; William Arthiit Smith, Camden; Georgia Lucile Stuckey, Bishopville. but millions of people and thousands' of firms are using the war for purposes of making money. Wo are at war, but we have thousands of Quialings-at-heart on our government payrolls. ?-We are at war, yet skunks are saying that we are fighting for England. We are at war, but Nazi-ists whisper that Russia will soon make a separate peace. We are at war, but thousands of fairly decent people continue to say that our Allies are not helping us. We are at war, but most of us feel that we have done our part when we buy a few defense bonds . . . and we buy them because they pay interest and are a good investment. ?We are at war, but we permit certain newspapers, mouth-pieces and head gear of and for Hitler, to stir up strife, try to disrupt our government, headline lies and features calculated to destroy confidence in our leaders, our country, our finances, > our defense and offense plans. We are at war, but we allow "free speech" to enemies-bent-on-ruining-us. We are at war, but thousands of known agents of Japan and Germany are allowed to run rampant over our great country, spreading seeds of hate, dissension, prejudice, racial animosity, and general destructive doctrines. How much longer' are we loyal Americans going to stand for these things? (P. 8. I know a good way to stop this stuff but they say Its against the law in a democratic country) ... Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt's father called her "Little Nell." He died when she was nine" years old. 1^^ 0 AM JNBk ^^^^uoaauaura. SAIVS.HO* MOM ' A ' 1 w N " ' ' > ^ .-. . ?j- * -~ 1 ->/ ' ? HAIGLAR ? Monday and Tuesday * Lon Chaney holds tiny actress Janet Ann Gallow in one of the chilling scenes in Universal'? "The Ghost of Frankenstein" in which Bela Lugosi is prominently featured. ???? -p?? LON CHANEY IMPRESSIVE AS 'FRANKENSTEIN' DEMON The hoii of thu "uiuu with 11 tIn*n.>-4 and in fani becoming known an j tho "man with a thousand talents". [ > On the sumo lot where llu? lute Lou j Chaney, Sr., was a star, a new # on ' Chaney is displaying the aaine versatility on the Hereon he has shown in real life. Chaney adds another hlr.arre role to his record of playing the infamous Frankenstein Monster in 1'nlversn I's horror of drama, "The Ghost of Frankenstein," coining Monday to the llaiglur Theatre. Sir Cedric Hurdwicke. Ralph ltellamy, Lionel At will. Bola Lugosi and Hvolyn Ankers have other leading roles in tho new shock-til in. Before he entered pictures, following the untimely deuth of his father, young Chaney held down more than a score of jobs and proved proficient at each.' Chaney's screen roles have ranged from dancer, to the role of "Lenuie" in Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men." He is equally proficient as a leading man, a character player or a "heavy." His title portrayal In tho recent shocker, "The Wolf Man", wns so successful that his studio gave him the difficult Monster role In "The Ghost of Frankenstein". In the new drama Chuney is completely terrifying as the man-killing creation of the infamous scientist, Frankenstein. The Monster, as por-j traycd by Chaney, stands six feet, nine Inches high, weighs 284 'pounds and is as menacing as his proportiohs Indicate. MR. HORTON CELEBRATES EIGHTY-FOURTH BIRTHDAY On April 17. Aiuoh M. Horton rent-hod his eighty fourth birthday. ?-? The event wan celebrated on lust Sunday, when some one hundred relatives and friends authored at |iis century old residence to honor this re- & markable citizen and his gracious wife. I This was a "home-coining'.' for Mr. Morton's children, grand-children, relatives and close friends from throughout this county as well as __ Sumter, Chester, Lancaster and other places. After hearty congratulations and many birthday presents were given to Mr. and -jytrs. Horton, the entire gathering wurV directed to li long table under the huge oak and cedar trees In the yard where a bountlous picnic dinner was spread and enjoyed by all. This Is one of tho oldest settlements 1n Kershaw county where lu -.. the early days some of the oldest families In this section of the state settled along Little Lynches creek, descendants of these fumilies have furnished many of the prominent men of our county. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Horton wish them many more years of health and prosperity. MONDAY! - TUESDAY! ?T . S NEW spine-chilling story! NEW creation of Horror! , I \ 1sn?c HARDWICKE llin BELLAMY I imMIU. niUKOSI EVamANKERS I LOW CHANEY"" | "WHAT'S CO OK I N"' "}* E ANDREW8 SI6TER8 f - H AIG LAR J jJSC / ? '