Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PAGE BIX ' FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1941 $25,000 Used Cars Must Be Sold! / * Having Sold So Many FLUID DRIVE DODGE CARS This Year We are greatly overstocked in LATE MODEL CARS. We have Buicks, Chevrolets, Pontiacs, Studebakers, Fords, Dodges, Mer- curys, and many other makes to choose from. We have our cars priced down, and a Used Car must be just as we say or we make it right. We will make SPECIAL TERMS on Used Cars to try and suit your monthly payments. Come up to see us and we be lieve we will be able to do business. Having the best business we have ever had is the reason you will have 60 CARS TO CHOOSE FROM. SMITH MOTOR Girl Scout Encampment Since this was the most interesting trip ever taken by the Scouts of Troop three, and since so many of our friends have asked about our exper iences, we shall endeavor to tell it all through'the newspapers. On Monday morning, June 16, at, 5:30, the Mollohon Girl Scouts board ed the College bus for Gatlinburg, Tenn. We stopped over for a short time at Margaret Hunter Park where we said goodbye to the girls of Troop 2 and their leaders, Mrs. French and Mrs. Hove. Then off to Tennessee and the cool mountain air. We reached Waynesville about one o’clock and had lunch there; but the girls were so anxious to move on they could hardly stop long enough to eat. On we went through the Cherokee In dian Reservation and at last started the climb up to Newfound gap. We finally reached the top and everyone got out of the bus to view the wonder ful sights from the top of the Gap. However, the girls were so excited) it is possible that they missed quite a lot of this unusual view. On stop ping for water for the bus we en countered a large black bear who was helping himself at the spring; we thereupon probably set a record for loading and unloading a bus! Finally at seven o’clock we reached Gatlinburg and the Holston Assembly Grounds. Our cabins were very nice and were built along a small moun tain stream that went rushing by Early in the morning there, we some times thought it was raining very hard, but as soon as we took on peek outside we would remember the tumb ling stream. Monday evening was spent getting settled. Sleeping in double-deck beds was quite a new experience for the Scouts, as Catherine Sessoms, our bugler will tell you. She soon found out that it’s a long way down to the floor, when you sleep in the top bunk! Tuesday morning we explored the grounds. Later some of the girls pre sented a very entertaining amateur show. Then Tuesday afternoon, af ter a very hearty lunch, we all headed for Knoxville. By that time it was obvious that we would use much more food than we had anticipated^ While the bus was parked in front of the store where we were buying food, a gentleman walked up to the diriver and asked where the group was from. We discovered that the young man was the son of Dr. H. M. Bigby —and he was as happy to see some one from Newberry as we were. He invited the Scouts into his drug store for cold drinks, but since the leaders were sure he did not know the capa city of those girls it was decided best to decline his very kind invitation. On Wednesday morning, pack lunches were made and blanket-rolls prepared for an over-nigiht trip. Then we journeyed to Grassy Patch where we left the bus and started the most exciting hike ever taken by the Troop. The Troop was divided into four groups, each with a counsellor, and it was necessary to walk single-file. When we reached Arch Rock we were sure we were nearly to the top, but others coming down told us we had traveled only about one-fourth of the way! After wihat seemed days, we reached Alum Cave—surely this must be the top—but we discovered that we were only half-way. By this time we were traveling over ledges where there seemed to be no bottom and through trails of mountain laurel. When we did reach the top of the mountain it was well after seven o’clock and light was failing fast. The NOTICE! Following the fire Sunday, which destroyed our shop, we are now located in the ol<4 "Eskridge Hard ware building where we are prepared to take care of your repair jobs. We are thankful for the cooperation of our friends in this situation, and hope to be serving you again from our old location within the next few weeks. Phone 61 Hayes Motor Co. first group up had made a camp fire and as soon as everyone reached the top we climbed out to Myrtle Point to see the sunset. There on the top of beautiful Mt. LeConte — on what seemed to us like the top of the world —we saw the sun, a great red disc slowly sink into its down bed of clouds. Only those who have ‘seen such a sight, can realize how full our hearts were then. By this time the light was gone and it was necessary for us to use flashlights to get down to the camp fire; it is hardly worth while to mention the pack lunenes— they disappeared so quickly. All nisht long we sat around the fire, telling ghost stories and waiting for the morning. Some of the more hardy souls actually slept, but all during the night flashlights moved about at the least little noise. We had been told that bears might visit us during the night and we weren’t taking any chances. At last, about four-thirty,' the stars began to fade out and the morning light started coming up. We all shouldered our packs and started down the homeward trail by way of Rainbow Falls. Just as the first group came out on Rocky Spur, where the rhododendron blooms so profusely, the sun was just a rod streak in the east. High overhead the moon seem ed to be pulling the sun* up out of space. It was such a beautiful sight that not a word was spoken until the words “move on” came along the line. Truly this will never be forgotten by those fortunate enough to see it. On down the trail by Rainbow Falls to Cherokee Orchard we went. Mr. J. C. Hipp, dirver of the bus, had gone down by the shorter route and met us at the Orchard with the bus. Everyone fell into the bus and headed for the Assembly Grounds, where we tumbled in bed. Happy but tired, we slept un til the cooks sounded the gong and the bugler called “Soupy;” The trip up was made in about four hours and the distance is 5 miles, the trip down was made in 6 1-2 hours and the dis tance is 7.2 miles. Fridby was spent in camp and visit ing the shops in Gatlinburg. Here we saw many articles made by the In dians and local mountain people; in several of the shops we saw much hand-weaving. Saturday was a similar day, and a number of the girls helped with the buying of food for the balance of the encampment. When the Troop reach ed camp late in the afternoon they all gave one great whoop—for there, parked in front of our large dining room, was a Newberry car. Soon af ter that, another arrived' and later on another group—all froth Newberry. In the meantime we had' visitors from the Alcoa Troop, with whom we have been corresponding for some time. Sunday morning we had the distinct honor and privilege of dedicating the new building on the assembly grounds. This building is to be used as a place of worship and also for the teaching of church groups. Our Sunday service was led by a young ministerial stu dent from the University of Tennes see, and three of our Scouts played the hymns. There were a number of visitors from other parts of the Park who joined us. Early Monday morning we broke camp and headed for South Carolina and home. All morning we were rid ing the “skyline” and many times it I were above the clouds. At times it | was all so breath-taking we could I hardly believe the views were real. We reached the Indian Reservation about two o’clock and stopped for Prosperity Boy is Champion Safe Driver Sill m Columbia, July 2.—Marian Smith of Bay street, Beaufort, and Rufus Mich ael Monts III of Prosperity, are the champion safe drivers of South Caro lina. They won the titles here late yesterday in a contest sponsored by the Ford Good Drivers League. Both Miss Smith and Mr. Monts will re present the state at national finals at Dearborn, Mich., in which they will compete against the champion drivers of the other 47 states and the District of Columbia for $25,000 in university scholarships offered by Ed- sel Ford, founder of the league. The winners are shown with Mr. A. W. Bohlen, Director of Motor Vehicles, State of South Carolina, who pre sented them with prizes. Left to right, Rufus Michael Monts III, Mr. A. W. Bohlen and Marian Smith. lunch. The Scouts had a delightful chat with Chief Lone Wolf of the Cherokees, and heard frotn him some Indian words. He urged the Scouts to take his photograph, but since the exchequer was running low, and his price seemed a little beyond reach, the girls declined. All day the bus had been “acting up” and so it was no surprise to us when, just five miles out of Asheville it settled its weary self down for the night. We had planned to reach New berry about six or seven o’clock and would have made our schedule had the bus not decided otherwise. This was the time for a powwow and so the Scouts got their heads together. When the mechanic working on the bus told us it would be morning be fore the bus could be repaired, the girls decided to stay awake all night; however, Mr. Wall, who owned the garage, offered his new filling sta tion to be used as a girl’s dormitory. Out came blanket rolls, and beds were made—on the floor—and after the evening meal everyone settled down for the night. There was not a sin gle complaint, even though one of the girls discovered that her face was decidedly larger than the night be fore, when she got up next morning. We know Prof. Cannon will be happy to know that we have speeded up the epidemic of mumps so that there will be thirty-five less cases after school starts next fall! About 9:30 Tuesday morning the bus decided it was high time we were heading for home, and so it obligingly brought itself alive again. And be lieve us when we say that it was a happy troop of Scouts that rolled in to Newberry about five o’clock that afternoon. Ask any of us and we’ll say, “Let’s go again.” IS THIS YOU? The two persons to receive their ice cream tickets last week were Wil son Brown and Constable Rufus Liv ingston. Constable ‘“Ruff” told your scribe that when he read the “Is This You” column last week, he was in mis ery—he had just had an attack of appendicitis. He is still ill, and we hope he will be well soon. This week we describe the gentle man who works on Boyce street—a gentleman who is always pleasant— whether at his job or outside. He lives on Calhoun street, and one day last week asked your scribe what he might do ihat would be news. Your scribe told him, “Get married!” Is this you? If not, then perhaps you are the gentleman bringing in the news ar ticles to The Sun Wednesday after noon. This young man was wearing blue pants, blue striped tie of sever al shades, panama hat with vari-col- ored band, and blue striped shirt. If you are either of the above come by The Sun office by Tuesday and re ceive your quart of ice cream from Stokes’ Drug Store. SEVEN SPY SUSPECTS ENTER PLEAS OF GUILTY MRS. McCRACKIN HOSTESS ’ TO BRIDGE CLUB Miss Evelyn and Caroline McCrack- in, daughters of Mrs. J. T. McCrackin, were invited to j>lay contract with the club members when Mrs. McCrackin entertained Tuesday afternoon. At the conclusion of the game, a salad plate was served with cooling iced drinks. Mrs. McCrackin’s home was decorated with summer flowers. When scores were tallied, high prize was presented to Mrs. Adrian Summer, with Miss Evelyn McCrackin drawing bingo. New York, June 30.—The United States’ closely guarded military sec ret—the Norden bombsight—has for several years been examine<^by a man now charged with espionage, it was disclosed today as three more men were arrested in the government’s nationwide spy hunt. , The arrests brought the weekend total to 32. Seven of the 29 whose arrests were announced^ yesterday mumbled “guilty” when arraigned be fore U. S. Commissioner Martin C. Epstein in Brooklyn. 21 Made Innocent Plea The Norden inspector, Herman Lang, 40, German born draftsman, and Everett Minster Roeder, 47, em ployed in an important capacity in the Sperry gyroscope factory, were among 18 defendants who pleaded innocent here, and were held for hearing July 15. Each was held in $25,000 bail, as were those who plead ed guilty. A defendant pleaded in nocent in Detroit, another waived a removal hearing in Milwaukee and two others are still to be arraigned. Shortly after the pleadings, J. Ed'- gar Hoover, director of the federal bureau of investigation, announced the arrest of three seamen on charges of conspiracy to engage in espionage activities against the United States. The government alleged they acted as couriers, aboard ship and ashore, in bearing and transmitting information. Two Ship Stewards Conradin Otto Dold, 37, was taken into custody, on the arrival of the American export liner Excalibur from Lisbon. Dold, Germon-bom but now a naturalized citizen, was second steward aboard the ship. Adolph Henry August Wailischew- sky, 50, a steward aboard the Moore- McCormack liner Uruguay which ar rived from South America, was also arrested when the ship docked'. He is also a naturalized citizen of German birth. The third man whose arrest was announced today was Heinrich Claus ing, 37, who was placed in the brig when the Moore-McCormack liner Ar gentina on which he was a cook docked at Santos, Brazil. Also a nat uralized citizen of German birth, he will be held in the brig, Hoover said, pending the ship’s return to this country on July 14. Woman Pleads Guilty Of three women defendants ar raigned in Brooklyn, one, Lilly Bar bara Carola Stein, 26, Austrian bom artists’ model, pleaded guilty. Also pleading guilty to charges of violation of the U. S. code, conviction of which carries a 20-year maximum penalty, were: Axel Wheeler-Hill, 40, brother of James Wheeler-Hill, erst while bund aide of the imprisoned Fritz Kuhn; Leo Waalen, 37, German bom painter; Hartwig Richard Keliss, 54, German bom seaman; Alfred E. Brokhoff, 39, of West New York, N. J.; and Erwin Wilhelm Seigler and Franz Stigler, both of whom already were in custody on charges of viola tion of the federal registration act. The case, said U. S. Assistant At torney General Wendell Berge, in charge of criminal investigation, in volved one of the greatest counter espionage efforts ever.made by a law enforcement agency. Of the 25 arraigned today, 22 were of German origin but U. S. Attor ney Harold Kennedy refused to say for what foreign power the ring sup posedly operated. The government charged the ring transmitted information concerning movement of cargo ships bound for Great Britain, developments in United States naval, army and aircraft pro ducts and transported by courier samples of the latest armaments. HAS TONSILECTOMY Mack Calcote, small son of Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Calcote, underwent a tonsil operation Thursday morning at the county hospital. Mrs. Verona Dominick and daugh ter, Miss Viola Dominick, and Miss Lily N. Salter of Greenwood left Thursday morning to spend the week end at Tybee Beach in Savannah. Mrs. Jimmy Gazes and baby daugh ter, Hope, of Charleston spent a few days last week with her brother, Walter Dorrity and family on Bound ary street. TO CHECK A>^W tahi CUTS ¥— ■••pploc blradtng tm •mjmmm mi Ml«*r Mid laceration* and for healing the wound, apply RITZ Thursday, Friday Joan Crawford, Meivyn Douglas Conrad Veldt, Osa Massen —In—• “A WOMAN’S FACE” NEWS COMEDY Adm.: Mat. 10c-20c Night 10e-30c Saturday Brian Aherne, Kay Francis Nils Asther —In— THE MAN WHO LOST HIMSELF” COMEDY Chapt. G “Sky Raiders” Adm.: 10c-20c All Day Sat. Nile Owl Show—10:45 P. M. Rudy Vallee, Helen Parrish —In— “TOO MANY BLONDES” COMEDY Admission—10c-20c Monday, Tuesday Bette Df.vis,, George Brent Mary Astor —IN— “THE GREAT LIE” NEWS COMEDY Adm.: Mat. lOc-20,'. Night 10c-30c Wednesday Robert Sterling, Marsha Hunt Pa il Kelly —.'n— “I’LL WAIT FOR YOU” Cl DY Adm.: Mat. 10c-2oc Night 10c-30e