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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-08-24
I HE HOME RADIO
How to Make and Use Ii 90 By A. HYATT vERREL


a great many people are very much
AFRAID of lightning following an aerial
and injurin& the premises, for they
seem to think that the wires attract"
lightning, just as many people with
Intelligence and education still believe
that steel knives or hardware or wire
rcllin" window screens attract" the
lightning. As IL matter of fact, none
of these things attract" the lightning.
huI merely form Il convenient conluc-
tor tU enable the lightning To ground
Itself, Lightniugrcds are designed for
the same purpose and properly in
S''Ii"d aerial. instead of icopardizing
Il building, is really an excellent safe
guard and makes Il splendid lightning
rod. Lightning strikes building or
object when it is trying To find Il way
To the earth and if the object struck
is good conductor of sufficient ca
pacity il does no damage. For this
reason, houses covered with wire net
ting and climbing vines are far safer
ihnn those which are bare. and steel
buildings, such as the New York sky
scrapcrS, steel bridges, elevated Struc-
lures. iron SmOkcStaciS ana chmnpys.
IRON steamships and railway tracks
ar" seldom injured by lightning al-
though frequently Struck; the reason
being that the electricity passes
through them freely without encoun-
t"ring resistance. On the other hand.
wooden buildings, trees and human
beings are poor conductors and when
dry are almost nOn-cOnductOrS of
electricity and when the lightning
tries to follow such objects to ground,
the resistance is so great that serious
damage is done. 1t Is exactly like fore
Ing water through pipe. If you have
powerful stream Of wafer or a great
volume Of water and provide n pipe
large enough for it to flow freely.
the pipe win not be injured even If II
Is very light and frail; whereas. If
you attempted to force the same
stream or same volume through
much smaller or clogged pipe the pipe
would be burst or the, water would
overflow and food the surroundings.
Statistics prove that as Ear as aerials
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-08-24
Court of Common Pleas.
Parnell Meehan, ct al, Plaintiffs.
VS.
Savannah Hildreth Faulkner ct al,
State Of South Carolina,
defendants.
NOTICE OF SALE


By virtue of decree of His Hon.
or, T. ]. Mauldin, Presiding Judge of
the April term of court of Common
Pleas for above state and county,
of date April 24th, 1922, will offer
for sale to, the highest bidder for cash
before the Court House Door, during
the legal hours of sale, on September
4th, 1922 (fhe same being the first
Monday, all that certain piece, par
Gel or tract of land situated, lying
and being partly within the limits of
the Town of Chesterfield, s. c., and
described as follows: Bounded by
lands of Mrs. T. ID. Spencer. and 9th
ers on the north, by land of d. HI.
Laney on the east, by lands of j. l..
Landon and possibly others on the
south and by estate lands of j. B..
Buchanan on the west, the said tract
containing Is acres, more or less.
Terms of sale cash date of sale but
purchaser not to go into possession
until January 1, 1928. Purchaser to
pay for all necessary papers.
w. j. Douglass, Clerk of Court.
C. L. Hunley, Plaintiffs Attorney.
August 14th, 1922. 3t-35
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-08-24
By A. HYATT VERRIAs,
CnnKTight hx Harnsr A Rrnth.ra

records of fires or injuries from aerials
during thunder storms are extremely
rare. During an electrical storm the
instruments cannot be used owing TO
the static or electricity in the air
and the confusion of currents. waves
and inductance, and by Installing a
lightning-Switch or an air-gap there
Will he no danger to the premises.
Ia fact, properly installed aerial
does not affect the rate of insurance
and if installed In accordance with
the regulations of the local fire. de-
partment you may be sure there Is
not the least danger. The fire de-
partmcnt records of New York CITY
do not show a single instance of con-
flagrations started by aerials and
lightning
The simplest and best safeguard for
receiving aerials is the air-gap shown
In Fig. 1G This consists of two
metal attachments separated by about
one-cighth of an inch Alb, one Of
which (A) is attached to the lead-in
wire (the wire to set being fastened to
Ii alsO) while the other CB) is CON
nected by wire to the ground di-
rect This gap is mounted in much
the same manner as a lightning
SWITCH Fig. II (on window silA or
other convenient spoD, i'm which A
shows connections to aerial, B to re-
ceiver and G to ground connection.
When the station is not I'm use. or
during thunder storms, the handle ID
is thrown from A to G., this cutting or
all connection between the lead-in
wire and the Instruments and connect
Ing the aerial directly with the ground.
Aerials for sending or transmission
stations are very different from those
used for receiving only and should
be OF several wires. The most efficient
is probably the "cage" type shown in
Fig. 18, but any Of the others illustra-
ted In Figs. 10, 20 and II will answer.
These should, Of course, be- fully in
sulated and the various methods of
doing this are well shown In the
figures and require no explanation. TO
install sending stations a license IL !!
required, whereas "a reccive. ~
~
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-08-24
Willing to Pay

y Bishop of the Episcopal Church
lived all his life unwed. A friend men,
toned that one of the states was inn
posing tax on bachelors, to be in
creased certain percentage for each
ten years of bachelorhood, and added
'"hy, Bishop, at your age you would
have to pay hundred dollars a year"
"Well, said the Bishop, "it's worth
it,"
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-08-24
Resources of Chesterfield County
Climate

Chesterfield county.is situated in the
northeastern part of South Carolina.
lying south of the North Carolina
counties of Anson and Union. The Pee
Dee separates it from Marlboro Coun-
ty on the east, while Darlington to
the south. Bordering on the western
side are found~the counties of Ker-
shaw and Lancaster. 1t IS eighth
among among the counties of the
State in size, area being 837 square
miles, or $3.50 acres.
The Sand Hill belt, which forms the
fall line between the Piedmont Pla-
teau and the Coastal Plain, extends
across the northwestern part of the
county. The topography is mainly
rolling or hilly, with smooth or nearly
level area being found around Che
raw and McBee. Below Cheraw the
river-terrace land, or second bottom,
develops into the large area in the vi
cinity of Montrose and Cashs. The
bottom lands are rather extended,
while the swampy sections are COM
paratively small, even along the larg-
er streams.
-Four systems or regional drainage,
comprising two rivers, the Pee Dee
and Lynches,a ,and 2 creeks, Thompson
and Big Black, together with their tri-
butaries, make this a favored terri
tory from a drainage viewpoint.
The upland has general elevation
of from FIVE hundred to seven hundred
and fifty feet above sea level.
Climate
Following a line parallel to the
sea coast, and dividing the State into
halves, there is strip of territory
commonly known as the Sand Hills.
This range is in effect q terrace, and
on 1t are the celebrated winter resorts
Of Camden and Aiken in South Caro-
lima and Pine hurst in North Caro-
ma. Chesterfield County lies directly
across the path Of this range and
nence enjoys the mild winters that are
peculiar to it. The inhabitants are
blassed with gift of nature, the
benefits and pleasures of which the
northern tourists travel many miles
and spend much money to get. Resi-
dents fail to appreciate our ideal cli-
mate because it is continuous thing
and, for us, is free, but this in no wise
decreases its value. Very largely
to it can be attributed our low death
rate and healthy population. Such a
climate is also particularly well
adapted to the growing Of fruit, while
grains and the harder crops may be
grown throughout the year.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-08-24

Teddy-You haven't any whiskers
or very much hear.
Sisters Hero.-Well, what of it?
Teddy-Oh. / was only wondering
how pa was going to manage it.
Sisters Hero.-Manage what?
Teddy-He said he was going to
mop up the floor with you.-London
Tit Bits.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-08-24
TWO LUSTY INFANTS

The other day in Congress when the
Republicans were pleading for high
protective tariff in sugar to protect a
weak and helpless infant industry,
Senator Harrison, of Mississippi, held
up two or three poor struggling indus
tries, operating beet sugar plants. He
said:
"Let us take the Great Western
Sugar Co. 1t operates.16 big sugar
factories. It's capital stock, common,
is $15,OOO,O00, and it's preferred is
$13,63O,OOO. In 1916 it paid a div
idend on S1,O5O,OOO. In. 1918 it de-
clared a dividend on it's preferred
stock of 1854 900 and Oh its common
stock of $7OO,O5O,OOO In 1921 this
concern declared dividend 1854, 900
on it's preferred and $2,662,OOO on its
common. 1t declared dividend on its
preferred of per cent and on it's
common of 17A per cent.
"Let us take the Amalgamated
Sugar Co. 1t operates eight beet-sug-
ar factories in Utah and Idaho. In 1917
its net earnings were $2,6S0,000. 1t
declared dividend of $69S,0OO. In
1921 the amount of dividend that was
paid was $394,000. it was doing pref
ty well. But it is little infant, which
needs little more milk in the way of
large tariff duty upon sugar"
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-08-24

check. If the orchards are thoroughly
cleaned, then three or possibly four
applications Of spray or dust may be
expected to protect the frGit frcm the
few insects which remain. And with
culculio under control, brown rot will
no longer prove menace to the peach
industry of Georgia"
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-08-24
Worse Than That

She had just finished reading Ed
ward Everett Halc's THE Man With
out Country and as she laid it
down she sighed and said:
u cannot imagine anything worse
than a man without a country"
"Oh, | can," said the friend
why what?"
"A country without a man."
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-08-24
They Survive Anvtbino

II you have never been an editor"
says e. w. Ryan in The Wathena
Times, "you don't know how it feels
TO have man hail you on the street
iike ne was mad about something you
SAID in the paper, and then find out
our that ne doesn't want to lick Won.
bnt would NE a become : nm sub, ! .
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-08-24
CHANGING EiQures.

What is tn" population of Crimscn
Gulch at pTcs%ntI'
~" telling" replied Cactus. Joe.
III was eiShty-seVen last night. But
If Cactus Joe is rs unforgivln' toward
Three-fnger Sam os he was when the
poker game broke up, reckon maybe
~ this Time jf,s o,,Iv aiohfv..,,,s :
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-08-24

Photo of Mrs. William Ch2aEvy
Lewis of Oklahoma City, Okla. the
only woman in the United States hold.
Ing the position of marshal of II Sll.
preme court. She Is also chief clerk
of the oklahoma supreme court
Mrs. Lewis has an Ill. T. degree
from Cumberland university. Lebanon.
Tenn, and her husband is Il lawyer
at Duncan. Okla She was admitted
to the Oklahoma bar in 1920. She
was appointed marshal of the Su-
preme court by Chief Justice John i.
Harrison
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-08-24
Specs Magnify

Willie-"Gratlny, do your specs
magnify much?'
Granny--"Yes, quite Bit"
Willie-"Well, would you mind
taking them off while you're cutting
my piece Of 'punkin' pie?"
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-08-24

Cake-Eater Ito druggist Will
you give me something for my head?
Druggist wouldn't take it as a
gift.-Me edley.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-08-24
Adult School Department
Chesterfield. s. C.
August 10, 1922.

Chesterfield, s. c.
August 10, 1922.
My Dear Mrs. knight,
l am young man, twenty-five
years old. am going to school now
and am learning to read, spell and
write. This is a sample of my writing
after four days work.
Sincerely,
Willie Melton.
written by man who has been in
school only short time. Hundreds Of
South Carolina men and women are
having their first chance now.)
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-08-24
Cheraw, S. c.,
August 15, 1922.

August 10, lSZZ.
Dear Mrs. Knight,
I am going to write you letter. I
am going to school. haven't been to
school since was girl. think these
schools do us good. will close.
Your friend,
Letha Gainey.
(Mrs. Gainey is 40 years old and
grandmother. She is, just learning to
write letter. -
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-08-24

On Thursday, August 81, Chester
icld is to have the pleasure of well
coming the adult pupils of the county.
The occasion is the County Com
mcncement of the adult schools.
Exercises will begin at 10 A. M.
DINNER will be served on the Court
,iousc lawn.
For the past month there has been
waged in the county campaign to
give every man and woman chance
- learn to read, to write his or her
name and to do simple calculations.
Hundreds of our people, denied
CnIs opportunity in youth have avail
ID themselves of the chance. A man
81 years old is enrolled in one Of the
schools of the county.
There will be a defamation and
reading contest. Prizes will be given
the pupil making the highest score in
each contest. In addition to- these the
program will include short play,
entitled, "A Sure Cure for Ignor-
Ince," songs and few short talks.
Every one interested in the adult
work is invited Co attend the exer-
cises
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Cheraw, s. c.,
August is, 1922.
Dear Mrs. knight,

Dear Mrs. knight,
am going to write you few lines
to let you know how we are getting
along with our school. We have a very
nice school. think it would be nicer
if we had more pupils. am learning
to write. l haven't been to school in
thirty years, l like my teacher just
fine.
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(Mrs. Smith is so years old, bu;
just learning to really write letter
after few days in the adult school.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-01
LUMBER COMPANY
is REORGANIZED
Well-Known Concern Makes
Changes i'm Personnel.

Herbert f. Hill has been named presi-
dent OF the Speedway Lumber Company
Of this city to succeed his father, Forest
A. Hill, who died recently. At the same
time complete reorganization of the
company took place, 0. r. Mann being
selected as sales manager, Roscoe Quick,
formerly with Uranium Keene Lumber
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-01
BUILDING RECORD
WILL BE BROKEN
Great Variety of Construction
Under Way, Dealer Says.

Favorable weather, conditions, the
house shortage resulting from war time
conditions and growing demand for
buildings of all kinds. will have the effect
of making 1922 a record breaker as far
az building operations is concerned, is the
opinion expressed by Arthur f. Brad
shaw, president Of the Indianapolis Nor
tar & Fuel Company OF this city.
Everything points to the present year
being the greatest construction year In
the history OF Indianapolis" Mr.. Brad
shaw said. Never before have l known
construction work to begin as early and
get under way as rapidly as has been
the case this season. In fact building
operations never ceased throughout the
winter, people taking advantage or the
mild winter weather to go ahead with
work that usually Is brought to stop
during the colder months OF the year.
Abnormal conditions resulting from
the war brought building operations to
low ebb for long period. Material prices
were at a high level, labor was scarce
while the men were In the Army, and in
dustry as a whole was crowded beyond
its capacity. This resulted in big
slump In building activity. Then came
he rush Of population to the cities fol
lowing the close Of the war and the great
est house famine In history ensued.
This year not only are many homes.
an tnnumera BILE number II seems. under
way, but business firms and Industrial
plants are re-entertng the building game
with a gusto that is big surprise 10
everyone II Is astonishing to so about
Indianapolis and see the amount OF con-
struction Of this character which Is I'm
der way.
Home builders are coming to realize
more and more every day the necessity
OF providing permanent high quality
buildings rather than cheaper and himsier
structures which were rather popular a
few years ago. The fact that Il Is not
economical to build buildings OF this sort
is generally recognized now. In answer
to the demand for better class buildings
our own company is paying particular
attention TO brick products.
prices nre now as low as they may
reasonably be expected 10 go and l feel
sure that any changes in cost will be up
ward and not downward in tendency. l
don't see how the big demand can con
tinue at its present rate and not anect
the market Rumors to the effect that
there will be an advance in the cost OF
cement are due 10 the great amount OF
highway construction planned or contem
plated throughout the country. Already
more business Is on the books OF the
cement manufacturers than Is usually the
case three months later In the year.
Last year was a record breaker In the
cement business and the outlook for 1922
is even more promising. During the war
cement did not advance In price as rapid
lv as other commodities. due probably
10 an agreement between the Government
md the companies. II looks TO me that
under present conditions there Will be
nm upward turn in tho market and the
wise homo builder will get construction
under way at the earliest possible min
ute"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-01

means that the building business can
not help but boom. Building operations
require material. At present mills can
meet the demands put upon them, but
this condition Is only temporary and as
the demand increases the market will
tighten and prices will rise accordingly.
In fact 1t Is a well-known fact that the
demand for lumber Is greater than the
supply.
"One feature of our business which has
made us a world OF friends is that when
they build q home or a building they are
not required to deal with dozens of
firms but can buy from us alone. Start
ing with the cement and ending with the
hardware and paint we can supply every
thing necessary to go into building.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-01

TO assist them IN making their estimates.
In that manner he became familiar with
the plumbing business and his small
clientele Of customers in this line in
creased rapidly and insisted. that he in
crease his stock Of supplies.
Realizing the possibilities OF profit
from two sources Mr.. Buschmann de-
cided to 20 into the plumbing busl-
ness himself as well as increase his
stock Of merchandise and supplies. In
a short time he built up a large contract
ing business and his wholesale business
showed surprising increase IN volume.
Five year ago the business reached
a stage where it was necessary either TO
sell every one, as had been the practice,
or to acter to plumbing contractors e1-
clusively and stop retail sales. 1t was
al this time the wholesale business was
organized. The personnel Of the organi-
cation was increased and from that date
the growth has been approximately at
the rate of 100000 a year in sales. until
last year. generally a decidedly unfavor-
able one from q sales and business stand
poiut, the company d. more than 100000
worth Of business
"Our location has been peculiarly
adapted to the growth or the business.
Being out Of the beaten tracks OF bust
ness and more than mile north OF
Washington street & puts US In closer
touch with plumbers of the north part
OF the city. and 1t is this section In
which the greatest amount Of building
is being done. Our figures show that
at the present time the bulk Of con-
structlon activity is north Of Washington
and east Of Meridian streets.
1T always has been the policy Of the
company TO give every possible assist
ance to small dealers and to assist them
In building up their businesses. OF
course this helps US IN the long run.
"Our company has become very
progressive one and has established a
number Of innovations, one OF tho prin-
cipal OF which is the plan by which in
dlviduals may pay for their plumbing In
stallments. I believe our house was the
first wholesale concern in the country to
put into effect a plan OF this kind, and
it has been extensively copied since that
time.
THE plan is known as the Buschmann
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-01
Today Is Last Day
to Pay City Taxes

Persons who fail to pay their taxes
today and who have not previously paid
them will be come delinquent tomorrow
it was announced by Ralph Lemcke.
caunty treasurer Clerks of the treas
urer's office worked mos OF the day Sun
day in cleaning up details and prepar-
ing for the closing day.
1t is estimated that approximately ST.
900 900 in taxes will be collected for the
year. This installment will amount to
about $4,000, 900.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-01

Company taking charge OF the order de
partment, while the duty of carrying out
the company's slogan. None Better
Minwork" fell TO PHILIP Mann as fore
man OF the planning mill.
Last year was the grestest building
year IN the history Of our plant, Mt
Hill said This was astonishing and
entirely unexpected in view Of business
depression. and so far this year we have
exceeded the figures set last year for
the same period. Until q week or two
ago the great bulk OF our orders was fol
lumber FOR new homes, but recently We
have noted with great satisfaction that
material Is being purchased for a VIDE
variety OF different types Of construction
Ground Is being broken for number oil
apartment houses and there is marked
increase in building Of an Industrial type
1--WE have had many inquiries from Gus
toners and prospective home builders as
TO the proba bility Of a further decline In
prices. 1t Is our best Judgment based
on careful analysis of available data and
long experience In the lumber business
that there Is practically no chance for
further price declines. while there Is every
probability that before the year is out
there will be advances over present quo
tations. Prices FOR some time have been
stable an dthis IA itself Is a strong in
dlcation that low level has been reached.
ANY price changes from now on are very
likely to be advances
The whole world Is underbuilt a.
present. There is the greatest need OF
buildings Of ell kinds ever known. This
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-01

Payment Plan and 1t operates much az
does the plan introduced by dealers in
washing machines, monographs etc, for
selling on deferred payments. Persons
having a reputation for meeting their
obligations have no trouble in buying
under this plan and 1t has met with
favorable reception by the public that
has proved the Soundness of the policy"
Officers of the company are: A. w.
Buschmann, president; o. l. Buschmann,
vice president and treasurer; L. II. Pat
terson, secretary.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-01
HOUSE OF SCREAMS.

NEW YORK, May Mrs. David
Ketner accidentally upset a kettle Of
not water over her husband. her dog and
her cat. Tho uproar that followed
prompted a call for the police.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-01
John FOUND a HOME.

NEW YORK. May John Barton,
gho tried the scheme Of knocking az
,very door in his neighborhood when he
lost his way at a. m, finally found
lodging place, but 1t wasn't his home. He
slent in q cell