Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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By L. L. STEVENSON I Frustrated: Mary Roberta Rine granddaughter, who ia named Kfter her grandmother, ia a New Eork air warden who 4akea her duEes seriously despite the fact that Krdinarily she ia meek and retiring. Khen the first air-raid alarm waa Bounded, she waa on the Job immediBtely. Air-raid wardens have instrucBons to stop buaaea and clear them Rf passengers. Miss Rinehart atKempted to do so, but bus drivers Kid no attention to her. DisBouraged, she finally decided to look Kround for the humblest, oldest, nonBesistant she could find. Her gate it on an elderly woman and she Bushed up, displayed her arm badge Bud said, "You'll have to get off Bhe sidewalk and step into a buildBig under cover." I The old woman looked at her Blankly and replied, "No apeek EngEl t? | Then she walked away leaving the Refeated Miss Rinehart staring Blankly. ,? ., I Business: When that first alert Bame New Yorkers quite generally, Bis tend of taking coyer, hurried to Bhe nearest telephones to call up Bamilies and friends. In Times Square, the congestion was such that Bhere were long lines not only wlthBn, but also outside cigar and drug Stores. One enterprising gentleman, Bvidently in s great rush, finding Bimself st the end of a long line, Burried up to the man nearest the Booth and offered him a quarter for Bis place. There wag a shake of Bhe head. Then the hurried one made Bhe same proposition to the second, Bhird and fourth. At that point, Bhere being no indications of s sale, Be went back to the end at the line B-and found himself about 19 places Barther to the rdar than he had been Before the seemingly bright idea had occurred to him. e I Preparedness: Up near Brewster Bs a summer colony known as Peach Bake where a number of New YorkBrs spend the warm months, but Brhich they seldom if ever see during Bhe winter in ordinary times. Right Bow the owner is busily installing oil Burners and making cottages as Bveather proof as possible. These Bottages are being rapidly rented Bo New Yorkers who fear air raids. Reports have it that the same thing Bs happening in numerous other Bummer resorts along the Eastern Beaboard. It would seem that there Bs less chance of being bombed in Blew York city than in contracting pneumonia in a summer cottage Birhen the mercury goes down and down and bitter breezes blotf, but that is merely a matter of opinion. Nevertheless, we are sticking to the eighteenth floor practically in mid Manhattan. ' x Ear Rest: Until several hundred large sirens, which can be heard fill over the city, even with windows closed, have been installed, New York is depending largely on fire apparatus sirens for its alerts. Because of this, engines and other equipment do not use their sirens in responding to fire alarms but, as was the case in olden days, depend on bells. The result is some relief to noise-harried New Yorkers. It has never been quite clear to me why sirens, audible a mile or morq, should be necessary on city streets. But they were used until the present emergency came and thus the ruining of many a pleasant dream by ear-piercing screams in ? early morning hours. Demand: Clipping bureaus, so one of this department's scouts reports, are doing such a rushing business that some have raised rates. World War No. 2 is the reason. The war has brought into existence S Urge . number of relief and other agencies which employ press agents. Some press agent! art. paid by the clip and all like to showtheir employers large bundles as evidence of their ability to place stories. Hence cUpPing bureaus have had to enlarge [staffs end are working overtime. w jdF? ':<rv>?~r; End Pieee: Sou Chan, boniface of the House of Chan, recently took a bride. Befqre his marriage, he ' asked his friends to make donations to the Chinese War Relief fund rather than give wedding presents. David Dubinsky, head of the Lady Garment Workers a close friend of Chan, led Be hftt with h : contribution of $3,500. (Ball Syndicate?WNU Servlca.) Powerful Radio Set l? Discovered m Coffio MEXICO (jlTY.?Authorities found a powerful radio sanding and receiving set buried in a coffin. The newspaper Ultimas Notices aaid a 'tin^her aaw two automobiles driy? into a field and bury the coffin. Ha reported a "border eja t?ry" to police. He eald ha thought motorists were Japanese end tbat one at the ""echtiwe bore automatic license plates. ??' " ?'?- 1 ' in * ? ?_j ?aiL-gju'.y^j Terns 'Guerrillas' Ready for Defense Sheriffs Form Group of Men To Stop Landings, BEAUMONT, TEXAS.?This corner of Texan w a far piucu from the famed cow country in the Paphandle but a lot of men down here know how to handle their six-guns. For that reason 300 of them are organizing a guerrilla band, equipped for home defense duties if need arises. Old heads are taking charge. Sheriffs of Ave southeast Texas . counties and cattlemen who know the value of fast, straight shooting are the leaders, banding their men for night patrols and action on the Gulf coast. There will be a horse cavalry unit, made up of Texans who are more at home in the saddle than in a car. The "guerrillas," as they call themselves, are rated men who "know how to shoot and how to fight." They believe they are the first such group to organize for home defense in the nation. ? ' The five sheriffs are W. W. Riohardson of Jefferson county, PatLowe of Liberty, Miles Jordan of Hardin, Sam Scherer of Chambers and Dick Stanfteld of Orange, who was once a Texas Ranger. Dan Hines of Orange, another member, is a cattleman who formerly rode with the Rangers. Each sheriff has named five captains, each an expert with a shooting iron. The guerrillas say they are ready to help repel any landing party on the coast. They will help guard industrial areas in their counties. In Spanish guerrilla means "little war." The southeast Texas guerrillas promise to be ready for Just that. Speed Traps Are Used to Curb Traffic Violators CHICAGO.?The speed trap system?with all of its good points and none of the bad--ia being used in fbur middle western cities to cqrb speed law violators, according to the American Municipal association. Known officially as the speedcheck zone system, the new method is being used in Minneapolis, Fort Wayne, Cincinnati and Kansas City, whose police department developed it. The system was installed in Minneapolis and Fort Wayne in the last few months. t Five hundred speed-check zones are located throughout Minneapolis. The zones were widely publicized before being set up and zone markings are clearly visible to motorists. Each zone is marked by bright yellow bars painted on the roadway 170 feet apart. (The bars are spaced 110 feet apart in Kansas City and Fort Wayne, and 113 feet apart in Cincinnati, but the check method is the same in all cities.) As motorists cross the first line, a police officer equipped with stop watch and various tables notes the time it takes for cars to travel through the zone. The check is facilitated by mirrors set at each end of the zone. Grateful Tentmates Hail Private as an Inventor CAMF BOWIE, TEXAS.?Private Gerald Sorrells of Waco is a good soldier, but if he wasn't an inventor in civilian life, he missed his calling. At least his grateful tentmates are inclined to think so. A member of headquarters company, Thirty-sixth division, Sorrells decided there wasn't any sense in scampering around on a cold floor these chilly mornings. He devised a means of lighting a stove in the cold early hours and thereby eliminated the necessity of even getting out from under the cozy, comfort of warm army blankets. He attached a strong cord to the jet of tha stove end ran it acroee the floor of hia tent and under the covers of his bed. Awakening a few minutes before the first bugle blast sounds, he simply gives the cord A yank while still in bed. The gas is turned on gnd the pilot in the stovt does the real. , ? : Caterpillar Bill Won't Tell Jape What> Ahead WASHINGTON, N. J. ? WUlIelA CCeterpillaf Bui") Sheets, who annually ItorlcaStS the winter we a thaw by the hairiness of caterpillars, declined to make any definite prediction for the coming season. "I'm net going to let those treacherous JSps know what the weather conditions are going to be," said he. Although many persons say they miss the regular .weather forecasts they probably won't mind not knowing how hot it may be this summer. Eternal Light Is Only Small Pilot Flamo wow GETTYSBURG, PA. ? Until the war ends, only a small pilot flame wffl keep alive this famous battlefield's eternal-light peace memorial. Thb main light VM extinguished by the national perk eervice as A sssuc&ft asrs memorial wan erected three yeate age, on the aeventy-fifth anniversary oTthe battle here. ar^jes l- ? urn. ? ~ rv ' . " ~?: i ?>??uh,-. , ^ . Hi.*? v. v ' '? ,. > ??< > ?.?? * MORE HEALTHY CHILDREN NOW~ NEW YORK?"It is safer to be born now than it any other time in the history of the United States ? safer to have a baby now?Dr^ Robert L. Dickinson, senior aJUQQPg obstetricians and gynecologists, declared thts week. On the basis of the 1940 U, 8. Government figures on maternal and Infant deaths, Dr. Dickinson pointed out that the birth rate. 17.9 per thousand population, was the highest since 1931, and that maternal and Infant mortality rates were the lowest in the history of the country. The maternal death rate for the year waa 37.6 per 10.000 live births, compared with a rate of 40.4 for 1939 and 67 fbr 1930. Infant mortality waa 47 per thousand In 1940, compared with 48 per thousand In 1939 and 66 per thousand In 1930. "That's the bright side of the picture," Dr. Dickinson saldl. "We see the dark aide when we add up the figures furnished by the U. 8. Children's Bureau and find that there were 193,648 deaths recorded In this country in 1940 under the classifications 'still births,' 'infant mortality' and 'maternal tnortallty.x' All still births are not recorded, so the complete figure may be well over 200,0^0. The shocking fact is that from half to twothirds of tb0se deaths could have been avoided. Prom 100,000 to 150,000 precious American lives were needlessly wasted In one year! "We know why these lives were wasted. We know that this awful waste of our country's moat valuable assets?our mothers and babies ? will continue unless the people insist that federal, state and local health organizations expand their services to help prevent ,ae#dless maternal and. Infant deaths. ' ' j "One great c^use-of such deaths In 1940 was the fact that hundreds of thousands of families, especially In rural districts, lacked sufficient income to provide proper food, shelter, clothing and medical carg for mothers end babies. With the 1942 farm Income estimated gt over thirteen million dollars and government programs being devel* oped to provide a better way of life for tbe submerged 'one third of a nation,' progress is being made to prevent this cause of death. "Possibly fifty thousand or more o' the infant and maternal deaths, were caused by mothers, who had impaired their health by having abortions In previous years. While no accurate figures are available, conservative authorities estimate that there are two thirds of a million illegal abortions each year in the United Slates. The after-ef- i feels of thouaanda of abortions < cause maternal deaths, or render | women sterile. 1 "Another Important cause of t maternal ami Infant deaths is the 1 wearing down of mothers' health i through the birth of children ajL I twelve-month Interval*, ifihccep- I tlonaily strong women may be able i to survive the ordeal of g, baby a < year for six, eight or ten years. | But in very many Instances we And i that a mother, whose babies are < born at too-freoueat Intervals, be* i comes a chronic invalid, and that i members of the families of eight i or more ohlldren snow a greatly < Increased death rate among the i children. "Accurate records show that, i when babies are bord a year apart, ] 146 of each thousand die at birth < or in the first month of life. Only ; 98.6 of each thousand die when i births are spaced two years apart < When the interval between births is three years, the figure is 86.6 < per thousand; four years and more, : 84.9 per thousand. I "A part of the most effective so- i lution to this problem will <be reached when child spacing ser /Ices become a part of all state, eounty and local public health programs which can reaoh not Just a few, but millions of the people In this nation. When this same information is made available to all married women, we in this country shall have taken a great step forward in protecting the lives of women gnd babies. No longer srould a woman be forced to impair her health by having children st too-frequent intervals. The wives with Brights disease, heart disease, tuberculosis and other medical reasons fqr postponing pregnancy must be enabled to recover tbelr health before having more children." Dr. Dickinson, Honorary Chairman of the National Committee on Maternal Health and a vice president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Ino., is an Internationally known authority on1 obstetrics and gynecology. He was formerly president of the American Gynecological 8oclety and the New York Obstetrical Society, and Is the author of several books and scientific articles on subjects dealing with childbirth and materbal health. PROPER CHILD SPACING PREVENTS INFANT DEATHS BABIES - ? YEA* APART 146.7 DEATHS PER 1000 IIVE EIRTH! BABIES 2 YEARS AfART 98.6 DEATHS i 1 1 in ... BABIES 3 YEARS APART 84.5 DEATHS BABIES 4 OR MORI YEARS APART 84. V DEATHS Iwtm.U IQMrw^lvnM ^ Eoch symbol rsprtMoh 25 infant dsothi p* 1000 l?v? births FINAL DISCHARGE ' . . Notice is hereby given that one month from this date, on May 18, 1942, I will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw County my final return as* Guardian of the estatev of Julian H. Burns, and on the Same date I will apply to the said Court [ for a Final. Discharge as said Guardian. HENRIETTA B. BURNS Guardan Camden, S. C., April 17, 1942 i NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND ! CREDITORS All parties Indebted to the estate of George W. Monroe are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all parties, if any, having claims against the said estate will present them likewise, duly attested, within the time prescribed by law. JOSEPHINE MONROE Administratrix Camden, S. C., April 16, 1942 FINAL DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that one month from this date, on May 18, 1942, Fannie C. Belk, Annie Mae Williams and Minnie McDonald will make to the Probate Court of. Kershaw County their final return as Executrlcles of the estate of J. R. Belk, deceased, and on the same date they will apply to the said Court for a final discharge as said Rxecutricies. N. C. ARNETT Judge of Probate Camden, S. C., April 16, 1942 NOTICE^TO DEBTORS AND / CREDITORS All parties indebted to the estate of William Ben Pearce are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all parties, if any, having claims against the said estate will present them likewise, duly attested, within the time prescribed by law. . MRS. 8ELMA PJJARCE, Admtamtwrtrta Camden, 8. C., April 18, 1942 '^among laxatives^ ii i r- -" 1 ' * r. ?_ 4 NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue or a decree in the Court of Common Pleau for Kershaw County, South Carolina, In the case of W. H. Stokes, Walter B. Stokes, Bessie S. Gardner, Victoria J. Stokes, Maggie Momler and H. B.1 Stokes, Plaintiff, against Alice Ratcliff, Lizzie McCaskill, Alice Pate, Florence Pate, Bennie J. Ratchffe, Frank Pate, D. D. Pate and the Commercial Bank of Camden, Defendants, I will sell, at public auction, to the highest bidder or bidders for cash, before the Court House door lr\ Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina, on salesday In May, 1942, the same being the fourth day Of said month, during the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate, towit: Tract No. 1.?All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land in DeKalb Township, Korshaw County, South Carolina, containing one hunderd and flty (150) acres, and being bounded on the North by the public road which separates it from lands now or formerly of Mollle Davis and lands now or formerly of Melvln Hall; on the ?2aat by the Lucknow public road which separatee it from'latads sa4d to belong to Llzsie McCaskill; on 1.the South by lands of Alice Ratcllff, and on the West by lands of W. H. Ratcliff. Tract No. 2.?All that certain piece* parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being partly In Kershaw County and partly In Lee County, State aforesaid, containing one hundred and seven (107) acres, more or less, about fourteen miles east of the City of Camden, and bounded now or formerly as follows: North by lands of the estate of William Retell? and Turkey Creek; Bast by kinds of G. A. Ratcllff; on the South by lands of Caroline Hall afft on the -West by lands, of Caroline H^ll, formerly a pafl of this tract. * Being the same tract of land convoyed to Miss Rosa Ratcllff by Carolina Hall, eL. nUlby deed recorded in the' office of Ihe Clerk of Court for Kershaw County, South Carolina, !n Deed Book F, at page 164. Bald tracts of land to be first sold separately and then together, the bid or bids < aggregating the highest amount to be accepted. This being an action for partition and the fore* closure of no mortgage being Involved, the bidding shall not remain open for thirty days but shall' be closed upon the day of sale. Terms of sale cash, purchaser to pay for revenue stamps. The Master to require of 1 the successful bidder or bidders a deposit of five per cent, of the bid or bids, the same to be forfeited in ease of non-compliance. W. L. DePA88, JR.. Master for Kershaw County, 8, C. Regardless of the season, the ocotillo, a desert plant, puts on a new crop of leaves after every rain. Coal supplies the essential ingredients for many of the yrfesttt* used today in aircraft constmcttssu 0 Cases are composed of molecules moving rapidly through the amply Spines lying haters? them ?? ' 1 ill NOTICE State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. In the Court of Common Pleas Ex Parte: Harold W. Funderburke, recelyer of the Bank of Bethune, In liquidation. To all Creditors, Depositors and Stockholders having claims or Interest In the Bank of Bethune, in Liquidation: The receiver of the Bank of Bethune, having filed his petition for an order winding up tho affairs of the Bank of Bethune and for an order for allowances for costs, fees and commissions. " . And the receiver having further petitioned for an order confirming certain settlements heretofore had with certain depositors in said Bank, Notice is hereby given that on the 27th day of April and on such days thereafter as said meeting may be adjourned to, the undersigned will take testimony and hold such hear* lngs on said matters as are required by law and submit the same to the court of Common Pleas for Kershaw County, together with his findings of fact and conclusions of law thereon. W. L. DePASS, JR. Master for Kershaw County 4t NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS All parties indebted to the estate of 'Lester A. Shiver are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all parties, If any, having claims against the said estate will present tfcenr itjieerise, duly attested, within the time prescribed by law. BEZBLIA SHIVER, T"? Administratrix. Camden, S. C., April 18, 1942. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS All parties indebted to the estate of Mattye E. Gerald are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all parties, If any, having claims against the eatd estate will present them likewise, duly attested, within the time prescribed by law. 1 BESSIE G. RHAMB, 1. Executrix. Camden, 8. C., April 25, 1942. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF ? PARTNERSHIP . Notice is hereby given that the partnership composed of the undersigned and engaged In the general contracting business In Camden, 8. C., and Colombia, S. C., haa by nmtual agreement been dissolved att of April 1, 1941. , GEORGE A. CREED D. J. CREED V Dated at Camden, 8. O., F April IS, 1942 / connections in a medium stsed tomb* - ? Former Kershaw 1 Woman Is Dead Kershaw, April 26. ? Word waa ?' received here this after noon of the death of Mrs, Annie Hell Cutoo Cole, man, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, J. T. Catpe of Kershaw, in a hospital at Spurt unlmrK. Sea Ides her parents, she leaves her husbnnd, Hubert Colouiau. and a small dauKhter; a sister, Mrs. Hill Mullinax of Tulsa, Okla., and two brothers, J. T. Cutoe, Jr., of Kershaw and Weltou H. Catoe, United States army. Annual Flower Show To Be Held On May 6 (Continued from first page) Southern Cotton Oil Mill. The final schedule for the flower show Is as follows: General rules?All classes are open to amateurs living in or near Camden. . All flowers in horticultural classes shall have been grown by exhibitor. No exhibitor shall enter more than one exhibit in the same class. Each exhibitor must specify classification of exhibit upon entry. Blue, red and white rlbbona will be awarded to winnlpg entries. Only blue ribbons will receive points, Ail specimen blooms should be named, Section A?Iris: Bearded Iris, selfcolored, one stalk each, white, pink lavender, light blue or mauve, dark blue or blue purple, red and yellow. Blends, one stalk each, blended selfs and blended bl-color. Hi-colors, one stalk each, white, pink, light blue or lavender, dark blue or purple, red and ' yellow. Beardless Iris?three stalks, one or more varieties. Bulboub hrts?one stalk, three stalks, one variety, and three stalks, all different. Section B?Bush roses: Rosea or similar quality and their climbing Torms. One white or cream rose, one pink rose, one yellow rose, one multi-color rose, one red rose, three white or cream roseB, three pink roses, three yellow roses, three multi-color roses, three red roses, five roses, one variety; and ten roses, one or more varieties. Polyantha ' and Florabunda roses, all types except the climbers. One spray or bloom, and three sprays, all different. Single roses, all types except Polyantha, Florabunda and climbers. One spray or bloom; three sprays or blooms, one variety and three sprays or blooms, all different. Climbing roses: One spray; three sprays, one variety; and Ave sprays, all different. Section C?Shrubs: > Three sprays'^ broom; three sprays beauty bush; three sprays deutsla; three sprays Kerrla; three sprays lilac; three * sprays pomegranlte; three sprays philadelphu8; three sprays snowball; and three sprays weigela. , Section D?Bulbous and allied plants: One stalk amaryllls; three stalks amaryllls; potted plant, amaryllls ; one stalk crlnum; 11 vo stalks crinum; three stalks light yellow v Hemeroeallis; three stalks yellow hemerocallls; one bloom peony; and three blooms, peonies, one or more varieties. Section e)?Annuals: Twelve stem calendulas; twelve stem carrlopsls; twelve stems cornflowers; three stems single larkspur; three sterna double larkspur; twelve pansy blooms, six stems petunias; six stems phlox; twelve blooms California popples; tlx stalks large double popples; six stalks single popples; twelve stalks Shirley popples; six stems stocks and twelve stems sweet peas; "4 Section F?Perennials: Six sprays ? candytuft; six stems columbine; - six ' blooms daisies; six stems delphinium; twelve stems hardy garden pinks; rat stems snapdragon; twelve stMi > : sweet William; and twelve steim verbena. J" . f xr % ;,? Section G?Artistic arrangement: Iris; dining table; wAll and miniature. Section H?Trays", not Axceed inches: Vegetables; fruits, and small container of Bowers allowed: < : deetlon |?Greatest number ; of flowers from e*e garden: Flowers ftp ^ be in good condition; end this ?p not Include different colore of Tftjji T?rt*ty- v " y AND COUNTY COMMITTBB Pursuant to the rules of the Democratic party, the Kershaw County ' Duuiuciallc Convention le-ftallarfSiL^. meet at the Court Hohse, Camden South Carolina, on Monday, .May 4, . 1942, gt> eleven o'clock A m. Bach -M club is entitled to one delegate for every timnty-ffve iiwnliiuu ill T1 " Jority friction thereof, beaed upon the number of votes polled In the First Primary at the preceding election year. The County Executive^ Committee will meet Immediately upon the a$- rp Joumment of the County Convention, end all eomxOUeemen are ~ requested te be lisssAt _ ^ Irwl ootroty cnalnnan A. W. HPMPHHIBS, Secretary, M^y yorlod?YMT<we<>aee Ml VSm