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V*»rtA —Frmr% lMr« off ftwllf v%lrh th#f K«*o foorowtmlpff for <»afujioa aod am hroodroinc th# atylo rorforming to Orw ldr«« adoptrd by Choir Atnrrlran rolloactioa. AutomohMo (hioroti nro now making tholr ap|»oaranro In on moat, hut tho flguroM Juat laauoii hy tho proforture <1o police rovonl that the racket la at ill In Its Infancy In Franco. In lO'JO, 3.00(> automobiles wore stolon In France, hut all except 40.3 srere recovered within a short delay, adther being found abandoned In the streets or roads within a day or so, or having been discovered by the author ities after they were sold. Generally the machines stolen are of well-known French makes, Citroens, Renault*, i'eugeots, and all small cars. In some cases the crooks dope up the machines, repaint them, and make oth er slight alterations to camouflage them, but generally they do not even bother to obliterate the serial num bers of chassis and body. They rely on selling them quickly •t a bargain, and generally the crafty purchasers ask no questions when they can buy a machine worth 15,000 fran<*s in the open market for ten from an unknown character. With a million and a half automo biles in circulation in France, last year's theft of 3,000, Is less than two per thousand. Until recently most owners did not Include a risk against theft In insur ance. Healers assert that because the ^ overwhelming majority of cars in serv ice In France are closed, permitting them to be locked easily every time fhey are left, also has a large |>art to do with keeping down the losses. The latest scandal is the syndicate to obtain driving licenses for appli cants too timid or too backward to pass the tests. An official of the pre fecture in collusion with one of the testers, stamped as passed examina tion the application of would-be driv ers and sop] them for 1,500 francs in stead of the normal 30 francs charge. It Is estimated there are 1,500 of these fraudulent licenses in existence. Billy the Kid’s Resting Place Will Be Marked Fort Sumner, N. M.—The grave of Billy the Kid, most famed of south western gunmen and outlaws, is to be preserved hy this city. Men who knew the light-haired hoy who killed 21 men before reaching his majority have assisted in locating his grave In an old cemetery near here. The kid is burled next to two other men who helped write the flaming his tory of the Southwest—Charley Bou- drvy and Tom O’Phalllon. A concrete curbing has been placed around the graves and a concrete ^lub •▼er the spot where Billy rests, in time It Is planned to erect a marker. Among the old timers who helped locate the kid’s grave was .Jesus Silva, seventy-two, who was a member of the coroner’s Jury that sat over the body of the young outlaw. The summer night In l^Sl when the Fid v as killed hy Sheriff Fat Garrett is well remembered hy Silva. That day he had killed a steer at the ranch of Fete Maxwell, where he was a cowboy. The kid was a visitor at Maxwell’s, and wns on Ids way to the ranch house to cut a steak from the freshly killed ateer when he encountered Garrett. mLld&f emu J. * Milder, yes—but something more. Chesterfield offers richness, aroma, satisfying flavor. l BETTER TASTE — that’s the answer; and that’s what smokers get in Chesterfield in full est measure—the flavor and aroma of mellow tobaccos, exactly blended and cross-blended. Better taste, and milder too 1 © 1930, Ligoett & Myers Tobacco Co. Suicide Pace Continues Unabated in Germany Berlin.—The epidemic of suicides which gripped Germany after the war i* continuing unabated. Recent sta tistics t>ho\v that In Prussia alone au average of 20 persons commit suicide dally. In 1928 n total of 9,530 persons vol untarily ended their lives in Prussia. Of these (kOtk) were men anil 2,840 be longed to the female sex. More than two thirds belonged to the town popu lation and only 3,117 were from rural districts. Thirty-eight per cent of the suicides were due to mental and nervous dis eases. 28 per cent were caused by emo tional strain, 12 per cent were due to physical sufferings, and 11 per cent to poverty. Rose Bush on Coast Has 40,000 Blossoms Seattle.—The largest rose hush ou the Pacific coast bears a load of 40,- 000 roses and rosebuds. C. L. Tucker of Calistoga, Calif., planted the duu- ‘ble Cherokee variety 31 years ago. •Me never has pruned hack the growth and today the trunk of the rose bush measures three feet iu circumference. The largest rose bush in Washington is at Olympia. It Is less than two la girth. Local and Personal l News of Blackville Blackville, August 16.—Holman’s bridge on the Edisto River ha.s been the scene of gay camp life for Black ville vacationers for the past month. Mr. and Mrs. Janies Nevilg were chap- erens of a number of young people for two weeks, which group included Miss Olive Kinard and Miss Ulela Osborne, of Ninety-Six, Miss Ruth Barton, of Orangeburg, Miss Eleanor Smith, of Smoaks, Miss Bettye Hair, Cecile Pickling and Margaret Risher, of Blackville, Dr. Mike Blume, of Cali- patiia, Calif., Nick Martin and Eugene Fickling, of Blackville. VisitoTs for the week-end included Reid Nevils and Miss Corinne Mixon, of Columbia, and Walker Reid, of Washington, D. C., Mrs. Osborne and small grandson, of Ninety-Six, came over for the day. Miss Dorothy Wragg was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Buist for a week at their camp on the Edisto. The gills’ basketball team enjoyed ten days with Miss Helen Holstein, of Monetta, as sponsor. This group in cluded Misses Kathryn Matthews. Doris Baughman, Marian Hightower, Sophia Fickling and Doll Holstein. Miss Rosalie Mathis was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Crum Boy.>ton. An other Bite was occupied hy Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hair aad son, Gaorf*. and Mr, aad Mrs. Sam lalar Baift aad dhfldrta. Other tamper* were km FVai.aw HamM Ctw. S*m Wrm ing and boating. Mr. and Mrs. John Matthews and family and Mr. and Mrs. Leroy *Still and children are spending thi s week on the Edisto. Mr. and Mrs. James Nevils and Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Buist gave a fish stew for the campers at Holman’s Bridge Friday evening. About 35 guests en joyed the treat. J. V. Matthews donated two pigs which were barbecued last Thursday and a picnic dinner enjoyed by the campers at Holman’s -Bridge. Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Browning, Mis. Mary Blume, Mrs. Marguerite Walker, Mr* Folk and Miss Lola Folk, Mrs. Pearl Mathis and Miss Hattie Martin w’ere included in the list of guests. About 75 were present. Misses Isabella Muiphy and Willie Sander's are enjoying a few weeks at the Episcopal Conference Center, Ka- nuga Lake, near Hendersonville, N. C. Mrs. Margarite Murphy, of Augus ta, is visiting her mother, Mrs. R. M Gribbin. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Still, and fam ily spent a delightful ten days in the mountains of North Carolina.. Mrs. J. L. Buist and daughter, Mrs. S. Rush, and Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Buist are camping near Hendersonville. Mrs. H. Brown'and Mrs. Lawrence Grove* are enjoying a visit to Ashe ville. O. D. Hammond and are spmdtfiff ' t l««iid {Vnetor bArk *ad f rtfc Dr. and Mrs daughter, *J time at ».!1 Fanell O’Gorman has installed \ a| miniature golf course next to his mother’s home on Railroad Avenue. A large number of people enjoy their evenings there. Blackville has long felt the need of some form of com munity recreation and Mr. O’Gorman is to be commended for its provision. The Texas Oil Company has leased the filling station being erected on the old Simon Brown site on Railroad ave nue. It will be an addition to the busi ness portion of the town. The ladies of the Baptist Church served a barbecue dinner last Friday to those attending the campaign speaking. Around $135 w’as cleared at 50 cents per plate. The ladies served bountifully, salad and dessert being included. Mrs. Caroline Kelly and daughter, Miss Leonard Kelly, have returned from a delightful visit with the for mer’s son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Randall Kelly, of Miami, Fla. Supt. G. F. Posey and Mrs. Posey have returned from their summer va cation spent at their home near Try- on, N. C. Kelly Browning was a business vis itor to Philadelphia the past week. Mrs. C. H. Mathis and daughters. Misses Mettle and Etta Mathis, and Sam Mathm have returned from a vt*i to Florida. Mu« Eva Blonu is ea^jrmg a tnp through North Carcltaa. Mm Fa?! M Fartaas Cmmam* MM * C Build Your Sidewalks for Permanence —Use Concrete A portland cement concrete side walk, properly laid, will give perfect service for an indefinite number of years. It requires no maintenance . . . concrete wears indefinitely. An adequate system of con crete sidewalks makes any com munity a better place in which to live. It provides safe, pleasant passage for pedestrians of all ages. Concrete sidewalks increase property values—and add greatly to the appearance of any street. POniAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION c tt