Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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\ , l' v.. . ? ? ? ? _ ? ? . ? . . , . , " ; ' ?? * . ? . , 4. . . News of Bethune mc; si?uin<;s now oi*kn (iuod Hotel Service I* Attn in Offwi'd Hi Itethune Spring* ' ??'? * : ? ' I The Hi.u Springs hotel arid swim' ming poyl m?\v offer? more than ordi nary opportunities for health and V recreation.. The hotel destroyed by fire several. month* ago is being re placed and will be ready for the regu? lar summer visitors to this report within a short time. Dr. .1. 10. Mcl.ur'e is again in churgc (if this famous watering place and besides* operating a first class hotel service he will offer furnished cot tages for rent. The swimming 'pool is of graduated concrete and holds clear and unusual ly cold water of many curative prop erties, it is ?aid, and this is drained | for a thorough rieynsinjj once each week throughout, the season. Many conventions meet here in an- j nual session and anions the largest j of these is the Kpworth League of ! the eastern district of South Carolina. I Delegates of this order generally! meeting the first week of August numbered .la ->t year two hundred and fifty. Uiy I'iks Is Now I'lndi-d Cheyenne. Wyo.. June IP. The leasihg of the Teapot Dome naval oil , reserve to Harry F. Sinclair and his i Mammoth ()i! company was uphel I i today by Federal Judge T. Wake Ken-. ned\ , whu vender-ed hi- decision in the annulment -nit brought by the government. "The allegations ijf fraud in the lr II have not been ??u?' tained,'' Judge Kennedy i tiled. MAY'S AMERICAN CAFF, BETHUNE, S. C. o - chu:ki:n dinners LUN( 'H.tSON SERVICE BIOS'.!' SANDWICHES AND ICED TEA alonc the road Drive Out This Evening , ;>IAN> HK\i:n DK'V KI.OI'.M KN.TS Two New Churches I'Vutur* Huilding lu Neighbor Tom n Within i eccnt months iJcthune has - u.Iim r.i improvements which ntoiiiit uc into tin hundred thousand figure. l'rot|ahl> fiiM of these is the ' new h iu h school building the erection I of which was necessary to aceommo? j date the increased enrollment .of ! student m all departments of the Hethuiu school*. With the addition (of this handsome building and an in j creased faculty Hethune now rates I anions the first of Kei*haw County's 1 educational institutions. Two new' churches are also to be ( seen within the gates of this attrae j tive and thriving little city l^ated on ! two important highways ju*t twenty | miles northeast of the county capita!. The Presbyterian congregation as I well as the Methodists are now wor [ -hipping in edifices that would do 1 credit to a town many times the size | <>f Uethune. I Many new residences have taken, form in and around IJcthupc and the whole community present? an air of pi ogressive, thought and an outlook of genuine prosperity. In the business section a number of store rooms and office quarters have been erected. The?c are all of modem and attractive construction ;ffld take care of many brisk business activities. Hesides operating its' own electric light and water plant tin* business transacted in Uethune warrants two banks to 'regularly present healthy statement;-. ? Uethune i. really, a delightful little I town with more recent changes for] i the better than is possible to enum ? eiatc." Hut one noteworthy corisidet'll- j I tion tom bing the potential wealth of J thi- community is found in the fact j that, out of the thousands of dollars | recent ?> invested here., more than ninety - pi i cent wa? handled by ! Ket'hune'* inVii cash monev, * I I Nyuro |{ii\ Killed lilliot t l.tariich, a 17 year old negro youth \\a* instantly Killed at the >;iwnii!I of. Herman l.owery, in Ches ter. field County, about tiVo miles from Mt. t'rogan. Thursday. 1 1 <? had been vorking at the saw mill for some time. In some manner his glove , i aught in st>rne part of the machinery, causing him to become over balanced, and to fall against the large saw, which completely severed his head i from the body. at Hermitage Mr*.- .Margaret Moodv, aged Hi j years, a resident of the Hermitage J Mill village, died cm June 2.'Jrd, and was buried in the village cemetery on Wednesday, June '24th. THE BIG SPRINGS JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY'S FINEST PLEASURE RESORT EXCELLENT HOTEL SERVICE COT TACKS FOR RENT .^FECIAL RATES TO Sl'NDAV SCHOOLS, i'AMP FIRE CIRI> AND ROY SCOCTS FOR RATIOS AND RESERVATIONS ADDRESS THE big SPRINGS BETHUNE, S. C. BANK OF BKTHUNK BETHUNE, S. C. I rirndly. Courteous and Complete Banking Service "GROWING WITH BETHUNE" BKTH1 NF NFWS NOCKS Items of Interest as Gathered by Our Regular ( 'orre apondent . Bethune, S. ('., Ju'nc '^.r>, A mar riage of great interest to the* friends of contracting nartics was that of Miss Virginia Watts and Mr. l'aul Smith, Saturday evening in the new Methodist church here. The few iuu pressive words which proclaimed them man and wife were Spoken by Rev. W. V. .Jormnn, pastor of the bride. The happy couple left immediately after the ceremony by automobile, Their destination being unknown. Mrs. Smith is the daughter of Mrs. Maude Watts and was graduated from Winthrop College in the class I of *2ii. She has taught at Crossnore, N. for the past two years. The groom is a graduate of ?lemson Col lege apd is an energetic young far mer of this place. Mrs. B. W. Best entertained her Methodist Sunday School class Fri day evening at the Big Spring. After swimming, a most enjoyable picnic was served: The members of the B. Y. 1\ U. were given a picnic Friday evening on the farm of Mr. A. J. Smith, sev eral miles above town. Ten members of the Fastorn Star attended the meeting of the Grand Chapter in Sumter Last .Wednesday. Mr. ii. F. McCaskill spent the week end in Waterloo as the guest of his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. McChcsney. lie was accompanied home by Mrs. McCaskill who had been on an extended visit to her home. Mrs. fieulah Josey returned Sun day morning from a hospital in Bal timore where she had been for treat ment. Miss Kathleen llamerick of Ker shaw is the guest of Mrs. Loring Davis. Misjs Marguerite Clyburn of Ker .-haw spent Sunday with her sister Mrs. Luring Davis.' Mr. and Mrs. C. B. McKinnon of Lancaster were the week end guests of Mrs. McKinnon's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McDowell. Mcsm>. Robert Bruce and Jack (loodale of Camden were guests of friend* here Sunday. . Mrs. Fva Morgan spent Friday and Saturday in .Marshville with her mother .Mrs. Margaret Let\ A six weeks vacation has been granted Rev. W. V. .-Jet-man, of the Methodist church. Mr. Charlie Watkins who lives several miles above this place is critically ill with pneumoniae Mcsdames K. M. Bethune and O. C. Purvis of Che raw were the guests of Miss Stella Bethune Friday. . Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Bethune were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. (). K. He!! in Lancaster Sunday. Dr R. F. Severance of Columbia was the guest of his parents here Sun d;uv, , M[r. and Mrs. Burrel Seegars and Miss Alice King from Rose Hill were guests of relatives here Sunday. Little Miss Mary Carter of Cope is spending some time with Mrs. .J. I). Laffitte. Mr. G. F. Par rot t, cashier of the Bank of Bethune, is attending the Bankers Convention in Greenville this week. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Lane ? > f Car tersville is visiting Mrs. Lan#'s mother Mrs. C. L. Mays. Mrs. .Janie Vaughan has returned from an extended visit to her brother in Hemingway. She was accompan ied home by her niece, Miss Alberta Stuckey, who will teach home eco nomics ;n t he school here next ses - ion. Mr. Horace Gardner of Haitsville has rented the store under the town ball and will open up a f> and 10 cent store here at an early date The Rush Lumber Co. of Camden ha- purchased a lot here to be used a> a lumber yard and building ma terial. Work has already begun on thi* new enterprise. The bungalow erected by Mr. I). M. Mayo for his parents, Mr. and Mrs. ('. L. Mayes is nearing completion. Mr. A. K. McLaurin's store i- be : ng repaired ana improved. A new Lour being put in. walls calso mlned and a r.cw plate gla?* front t ? > ta '? ? i M.t'< .i* ha* been placed ? ? n the ^.oiii : f j !hi erection of Mr. John St'-ki '-e-ider-ce just east ? f h;s . ? ? ? ? i i ; hi.nti he it. Services at 'I he Churches j ? , , -iw terian Church. ? Rev. .1. M. l'.?rb:-, pastoi. Services fir>t Sun ! ? . in >: nirg and second and lourth Sunduv evening.- : Sunday schooi at ; p. iv..: .Juni-ir Fndeavoi a' *? p. m.; Senior Lr.dcavor at 7 l~>. Method i-t Church. Kcv W. V. ?i? ; man. pastor. Services fir-t Sun da \ evening, third Sunday morning and evening; Sunday school at 9:45. Fpwo'th League T ue.-day e\emng at > : 1 . Bapti-t Church. ?Rev. M. B. (?un tcr pastor. Services s?*cond and fourth Sunday mornings at 11 o'clock. B. V. P. C. Wednesday evenings at Sunday ?ch?>oi Sunday morning at 9:4f>. Union pray e r meetings are he;d cach Thursday avenirg at H 1.r> at the different churches. Senator I. add l>ead E*a!t;more, .Juno 22.? Senator F.d ward F rprmont I, add of^North I>a kota died here at 2:20 this mominjf. Senator I, add pa*?ed away quietly, retaining1 eonsciou^n*** to the l*si. Amundsen Captain Roald Amundsen, veter an Norwegian explorer, thrilled the world May 21, when he "hopptd off" in an airplane from Kings Bay, Spitzbergen, for the North Pole ? a distance of 700 mites or 8 hours flying time. Two plane* were in the expedition. Explorers and scientists rejoiced with laymen in all parts of the. world last week at the safe return of the Amundsen-Ellsworth North Pole ex pedition, The return to King's Day, Spitsbergen, last Thursday was ex actly twenty-eight days after the hop-off. Though the expedition fell 100 miles short of landing at the pole and was compelled to return partly in one plane, and partly by fishing schooners, scientists expect to glean much valuable knowledge from the flight. "1 always thought they would come back," said Vilhjalmur Stefan ssen, noted explorer. "I am exceed ingly glad of the outcome and it is another feather in Amundsen's cap. You will 'recall that we all thought Amundsen would go to the pole and continue on to Alaska. But d(/ing what he has done, leaves the United States with a great opportunity to ?discover new lands if they lie in this a rea." Bernon S. Prentice, brother-in-law of Lincoln Ellsworth, financial backer and lieutenant of the expedition, ex pressed the gratification of the Amer ican advisory co'mmittefc over the flight. When anxiety for Amundsen's safety was widespread several weeks ago, it Was Prentice as head of the committee that headed off organiza tions^ relief parties. The Norwegian government which, on June 1 sent two relief planes to King's Bay, cabled congratulations to Amundsen. Earl Rossman, explorer and big game hunter, who just jl* turned to New York from two years in the Arctic told how Eskimos sa>d they would wait for Amundsen and Ellsworth at the former's supply de pot at Wainwright, Alaska. Rossman met Amundsen at Nome in 10'2'>, he said and it was then the explorer's intention to fly over the pole to Alaska. It was in an attempt to fulfill the second great dream of his life that Amundsen organized the North Pole flight. Having discovered the South Pole, the Northwest Passage, and the North Magnetic Pole, he wanted to add the North Pole to his conquests. ?Financing the expedition was a trying task until Ellsworth advanced a sum reported to have been $85,000, about two-thirds of the total cost] I Many termed the proposed flight a foolhardy experiment. But it was remembered that in 190G Amundsen bobbed up safely at Eagle, Alaska, after beinn lost in the arctic for three years. Death touched the expedition just ended only indirectly. Ellsworth re turned to find news that his father, Janus W. Ellsworth died June at Florence, Italy, partly from causes J.iVl.CLYBURN BETHUNE'S COMPLETE OUTFITTER TO MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN HANDLING BUSTER BROWN SHOES AND ALL STANDARD LINES YOU'LL HURRY BACK TO BETHUNE BUY IN BETHUNE FROiM THE BIG STORE Fashionable Clothing Selz Six Shoes Building Supplies Grain and Provisions "YOU'LL LIKE BETHUNE BETTER AND BETTER" BETHUNE MERCANTILE CO. " BETHUNE, S. C. brought on by worry over the safety of his s on. The flight has aroused keen dis cussion as to the effectiveness of airplanes in the I'olar legions. John 13. Burnham, explorer and hunter, said the outcome of the flight convinced him that Stefanssen had the rig^t idea in suggesting submarines hs the best means of arctic exploration. Con tinual fog, he said, renders low flying and landing perilous. Capt. Anton Heinan, former Zep pelin pilot and advisory constructor of the dirigible Sheriandoah, also scoffed at the use of airplanes, but advocated dirigibles. He said there were 3,000 miles of ideal flying con ditions between Lakehurst, NT J., and the pole and could not understand why the Navy Department would not send either the Shenanhoah of the Lo* Angeles on such a trip.' - I). M. MAY'S GARAGE BETHUNE, S. C. FORI) PARTS AND ACCESSORIES TIRES OF ALL MAKES FIRST CLASS REPAIR DEPARTMENT ALL GOOD ROADS LEAD TO OUR TOWN When the day s duties or pleasures drive away sleep and bring worry and care to your bed- , side, take Dr. Miles' Nervine You'll sleep all night and wake up in the morn ing clear headed and fit for whatever the day may bring. t You'll find this medicine helpful in every form of nervous dis-order. ' BETHUNE DRUG COMPANY BETHUNE, S. C