Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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kr . r v-v TWO. \ THURSDAY, MARCH «TH, 19M. Locpl and Persona] News of BlackviUe ‘ * ^ Blackvilie, March 1.—Mrs. Sam Boist Rush was hostess to the mem bers of her bridge club Monday af ternoon. Three tables played. The guests for the day were Mrs. W. C. Buist, Mrs. E. H. Weissingfr and Miss Evelyn Richardson. The high score prise was received by Mrs. G. F. Posey. Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. W. R. Carroll f the Joseph Roger chapter, D. A. R., held a card tourna ment The members of the chapter were hostesses. Fourteen table? play ed. Each table was given high score prize. Home-made candies were serv ed at each. Mrs. H. D. Still and Mrs. A. H. Ninstein were the committee on arrangements. Mrs. B. F. Stome, regent of the chapter, and Mrs. E. H. Weissinger assisted Mrs. Carroll in the decorations which were State and national flags Und attractive Wash ington souvenirs. The occasion was in commemoration of Washington. Mrs. Somers Pringle, Mrs. Sam Izlar Buist, Mrs. H. D. Still, Jr., Mrs. Pearl Mathi*, Miss Marie Farrell, Miss Ila Mae Suber, Miss Emily Ingram, Mrs. James Nevils, Mrs. Clyde Boylston, Mrs. John 0’Gorman t Mrs. W. M. Alt man, Miss Mary Martin, Mrs. Law rence Groves and Mrs. Nellie Cave were winners of prizes at their re spective tables. The Winthrop Daughters met with Mrs. Sam Izlar Buist Tuesday after noon. The business session was con ducted by Mrs. W. C. Buist. Ted members were present. There was no business, but a social hour was enjoyed. A salad course was served. Miss Emma Boylston celebrated her 11th birthday Tuesday afternoon. A candy contest wa« enjoyed with jumbled letters that spelled different makes of candy. Miss Dorothy Mar tin was successful in the cut for the prize. Pulling candy was a feature of the afternoon’s entertainment. Mrs. Kelly Browning was hostess to the Thursday Bridge club the past week in compliment to her sister,! Miss Alma Folk, who is a graduate . nurse from Johns Hopkin* in Balti more. There were six tables. The guests for the afternoon were: Miss Eugenia Still, Mrs. H. D. Still, Jr., Mrs. James Nevils, Mr. Lonnie Creech, Miss Lois Folk, Mrs. T. L. Wragg, Mrs. Geo. Magruder and Mrs. William Folk. High score club prize was received by Mrs. H. Brown and the guest prize by Mrs. Lonnie Creech. A lovely goe-t of honor gift was pieseiited to Misa Alma Folk. A salad course was served. The children of the Confederate' chapter the Davis I^ee chapter, U. I). C., met la-t Monday at the home 1 of Miss Doris Baughman. Miss Mar- 1 guerite Walker, Miss Myrtis Boland, ' Mis* Nell Nine«tein, Miss • Rosalie Tlathis, Miss Jenice Brown, Miss Bot- tye Hair and Miss Catherine Weissin- gcr were present. Mrs. R. A. Gyles, leader, was also present. Mis* Bet- tye Hair conducted the business ses sion. The program wa 3 the life of Albert Sidney Johnson, by Myrtis Boland; the life cf Joseph E. John son was given by Miss Jenice Brown. Miss Nell Nine*tein lead the “Chil dren’s Hour” by Longfellow. A salad course was served. Carl Matthews entertained for the girl’s basket team Friday evening. Cards were played. Dancing and conversation were enjoyed. A laige number of young people attended. Miss Lila Teal, of Chesterfield, who had charge of the music department of the BlackviUe school for the past two years, gave a program of violin music over station WBT, Charlotte Wednesday evening. Many friends he re heard her with interest and en joyment. .Miss Tesl is a graduate of C/'cnveMe college. A, IT. Ninestein, Esq., attended the meeting of the State Bar association in Columbia three days last, week. Miss Eva Rich, of Columbia, spent last week-end with Mr. and Mrs. H. A^ Rich. • Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Posey and Dr. mni Mrs. S. B. Rush motored to Au- gurta Wednesday to see Dr. and Mrs. O. D. Hammond, whose*little daugh ter, Jane, is ill at the Children’s hos pital -Georgia Boasts dturehiest Town. HEIR OF NAPOLEON- DISCOVERED IN PARIS Teacher U Daughter of Em peror’s Son. Paris.—The granddaughter of Na poleon Bonaparte, first . emperor of France, has been discovered living in a tiny cottage, squeezed in among fac tories and truck gardens, in a suburb of Paris. She is MadaVne Mesnard Leon, a retired school teacher, credited with being the only direct living descend ant of the famous Corsican. All Bona parte princes alive today are de scended from Napoleon’s brothers. Madame Leon is the daughter of the celebrated Count Leon, who was born of the Emperor Napoleon and Kleo- nore de la Plalgne. “The news of my father's birth was received by Napoleon at Pultusk, Po land, when he was preparing the cam paign that culminated In the victory of Frlcdland,’’ said Madame Leon in a press Interview. “Napoleon was al ready thinking of divorcing the child less Empress Josephine, so you can Imagine what consequences the news of my father’s birth might have had. “But what could Napoleon do? Nothing. Marriage with my grand mother was out of the question on account of the political situation nr that time and the wars abroad. The whole of France might have been threatened.’’ Sh»* then related that Napoleon be stowed the latter half of his name on hfs child, calling him. Count Leon. The child grew up to play a colorful role In the social world of that time and gained a reputation ns one of the foremost duelists of France. Madame Leon also revealed that tier only son was killed In the World war at Rheims In 11117 at the age of twenty-one. This was the first Indi cation that a direct descendant of Napoleon took part In the World war. Ms dame Mesnard Leon had led a quiet hut comfortable life. Since 11123 she has lived nt Stains, a suburb of Paris, with her daughter, now grown into womanhood. Wltet’s N«,w? Prof. Sangemeister, noted Germah scientist, declars that by newly de vised tests the parentage of children may be determined by blood analysis. Apes are being used in studying the origin of colds and tuberculosis by research professors of Columbia University?^ . Important medical agents have re cently been discovered in fluid secreted by toads. A newly developed sugar cane planter will do as much work as 14 men. planting by hand. A radio device whereby a garage door may be opened by pressing a button in an approaching car has been invented in Switzerland. An apparatus for attachment to automobile exhausts to neutralize the deadly gas, carbon monoxide, ha s been invented by scientists at Johns Hop kins University. & Interesting Notes. Sparkling particles in sand being used in making cement blocks near Anderson, Ind.’, led to an assay which revealed considerable traces of real gold. v ’ i Any citizen of Cahors, France, may have a street named after him by making a contribution of 20,000 francs to the city. White ribbens are now displayed in front of Italian homes in which babies have been recently born. HALL & COLE, Inc. 94-102 FANEUIL HALL MARKET, BOSTON, MASS. r ' Commission Merchants and Distributors of One of the Oldest Commission Houses in the Trade. i ' ' . • SEND FOR SHIPPING STAMP. More than twenty million bodies have been deposited in the cata combs of Paris, France. About 800,000 persons in Germany now draw war pensions or allowance. Nearly one-half of the continent of Africa is under the French flag. The picturesque jinricksha of Japan is rapidly giving way to the modern taxicab. M. B. CALHOUN'S SON FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND LICENSED EMBALMERS. AMBULANCE SERVICE. Air-Sealed, Water-Proof Steel Vaults. COURTEOUS SERVICE and GOOD PRICES. Phones lOS-W and 25. Allendale, S. C. -Atlanta, Ga., March 1.—Georgia to day boasts the best churched village la the country. Mesena, a settlement of * eight #prellmgi kt Warren County, has seven churches. Charley Fitzpatrick, hanker of Wamnton, here for a visit of a few "daiys, is authority for the discovery American^ best churched village ( Chariey said: “There is a town for you . . . , I do not believe there *r such town in the United . . . It’s a wide place in ited by a pious people.” Sculptor Asks Burial at Mill Montparnasse Paris.—An old windmill of Mont parnasse may become the Mrml resting place of Emile Antoine Bourdelle, fa mous French sculptor, wbo died some months ago. A committee of artists Is at present investigating the suitability of the mill as a tomb for one of France’s greatest sculptors of all time, following the re nuest of ids widow that he be interred there. This was u wish that he had ofterr express^ to his friends, ex plaining that he wanted to l»e buried Iti Montparnasse near the studio \\ here he achieved many of his best. works. Centuries old. this mill Is no longer used to grind Hour as in the middle of the Eighteenth century when it was the property of the Jesuit order. On the expulsion of the Jesuits in 1702 the hullding changed hands and Its new owners converted part of it Into a Idstrot where sparkling wines were sold. Now It is a mere storehouse and the grent flapping arms which turned in the wind have been stripped off. j 1 ft In 1 S-’-i the ground around the mill became the cemetery of Montparnasse and the mill was used as a home for the grave digger. Since then many unsuccessful attempts have been made to convert it Into a historical monu ment under the care of city authori ties. Special Vaccine Cute Infant Mortality in Two Baris.—A special vaccine, reducing the mortality among newly born In fants virtually f»0 per cent, has been used in 210,000 experimental cases since 1024, pr. Albert Calmette told the Academy bf Science. So successful have these trails, been That" Hasteur Institute, of which Doc tor Calmette Is subdirector, lias ere ated n special laboratory for Its prep a rat ion. It will be distributed free to physicians and midwives.' ,v - Eight Mice Are Found With Home in Radio Set Railway, N. J.—Many things have come out of radio sets, huf Albert G Avery got a mother mouse and a Ut ter of seven young mlc# out of his. Avery started to Investigate a short circuit In his set and found that It resulted - from the presence of two dead mice which had been electrocut ed by the bare wires. The mother and remaining flve were comfortably set tled In a nest whi«h she had mode In the built-in speaker. Soviet Miners Burn 4,000 Ikons at Meet Moscow.—In a gigantic anti religious demonstration of 15.- 000 coal miners In the district of Gorlovka, Don basin, 4.0UU ikons were burned In a huge bonfire. The Ikons were taken from numerous churches in the district, til of which were or dered closed for worship and will he turned Into clubs. The ( miners proudly sent s telegram about the celebration and bbii fire to Joseph Stalin ns general secretary of the CotumuBirt party. . # MARKET GROWERS INVEST YOUR DOLLARS WHERE YOU KNOW THEY WILL EARN THE BIGGEST PROFIT. For Earliest and Most Prolific Crop Plant Only ORIGINATOR’S STOCK "Kirby Cucumber” (It Stays Green) CUCUMBER • » ONE POUND x TRADC MARK REG. U *■ rat. orr -it STAYS GREEN" SOLD ONLY IN SEALED PACKAGES I. N. SIMON * SON 436-438 Market St„ - Philadelphia. Pa Not Originator’s Stock Unless in Container Illustrated Above. OR TEN YEARS “KIRBY” CUCUMBER — Origina tor’s Stock — has proved its Merits as the most Vigor- V ous Grower, Earliest and most Prolific Producer of Market wanted “Cukes”. It beats cotton planting prof- > its ten to one. It’s perfectly shaped cylindrical fruit, seven to eight inches long, retains its beautiful rich dark green color from stem to blossom end, longer than any other Cucumber. % A perfect Shipper, in constant Market Demand for pickling and slicing — it always commands the HIGHEST PRICE. Knowing these facts, you cannot make any mistake in planting “KIRBY” CUCUMBER — BUT — insist on getting ORIGINATOR’S STOCK —sold ONLY in Sealed, Lithographed Packages as shown in Illustration. FACTS FROM SATISFED “KIRBY” GROWERS August 13, 1929. “I just want to say to you folks the seed from your house have given better results than any seed I can get anywhere at any price in my 15 years truck ing «;xperience. They have never failed to come true to form.” J. M. Weaver, Asheville, N. C. November 7, 1925. “Relative to your Kirby cu cumber, I have tried several different varieties and the Kirby is the best so far. I find from only one years’ trial that it is not only a stay-green but with stands the blight, also bears longer.” C. S. Glisson, March 6, 1926. “Kirby seed is far superior to any other variety. I would not plant if I could not get Kirby’s because I know what they will do. I made over 700 crates on one and one half acres, and Kirby sold when others would not. Kirby’s good enough for me.” E. L. Sandeis, Ulmers, S. C. June 4, 1929. “Kirby Cucumbers are the best I have ever used. They are the nicest size and stay green longer.” Mrs. Fred Baum, Marshalltown, Iowa. July 23, 1929. “Inclosed find money order for one pound and a half of Kir by Stay Green cucumber seed. Last fall I planted one pound of seed and shipped around 900 hapers of fancy cukes. I think they are the best cuke seed on the market. Kindly mail out order at once. Ed. Schafer. Ponchatoula,»La. ; hi P. S. I failed to say my cukes won first and second prize at the State Fair at Shreveport last year. Ed. C. Schafer. March 3, 1926. “Enclosed find check for which please forward tg us immediate ly, five pounds of your Kirby cuke seed. We have used the Kirby cuke seed siifce you introduced it and can say that there is not a cuke that excels it for earli ness and productiveness.” ‘ P. J. Dodson, Hammand, La. Hawkinsville, Ga. February 28th, 1929. “The Kirby cucumber is de cidedly the finest we have ever planted.” J. Wade Dickson, Westminster, S. C "Kirby™ Cucumber holds the confidence of both the market grower ^ind the market buyer. Originator’s stock in sealed lithographed container as illustrated above FOR SALE BY. — —. Simon Brown’s Sons, BlackviUe, o. C. Thomas, Ducker, Bamberg, S. C. Green & Company, Elko, S. C. R. G. Hiers, Williston, S. C. Mutual Trading Co., BlackviUe, S. C. The Best Pharmacy, Barnwell, S. C. Rizer Mercantile Company, Olar, S. C. ; , We carry a fall line of Vegetable and Flower Seeds. Selected Stock listed in our Market Gardeners Catalog. • Send now for your free copy. * LN. SIMON&SON 438-S MARKET STREET — WESLEY D. SIMON PHILADELPHIA, PA NORVAL E. KIRBY ‘ H