The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, August 29, 1930, Image 8
Bodies Recovered
After Many Years
Oslo, Norway, An#. 22.?1Out of
the grim last chapter 4of aviution s
first north police argosy, solving after
3.'J yearn the mystery of how
Solomon August Androe, Swedish
balloonist-explorer who set out in
an airship in 1 Hiti for the top of
the world, perished with his two compa
nions.
A Norwegian scientific expedition,
hetfded by Dr. S. Horn, today sent
word to Oslo that its members had
found the bodies of Andree and his
mat-en in a camp of their making, on
White Island, which lies east of the
island of the Spitz, her gen group.
The discovery was reported at
Tromsoe by the Norwegian #ealor
Ter ningen, which met the dealer
BrAttvag of the Horn expedition in
Arctic waters.
The Jfrattvagg had aboard the
bodies of Andree and one of his
companions. As it is not equipped
with wireless, the captain of the
Ter ningen was requested to announce
the finding. The Hrattvagg is due
at Tromsoe September 10.
The Tcrningen's captain said that
no trace of And roc's balloon had
been found.
And roe's diary, bis scientific instruments,
a few scattered objects
which evidently hud l>oon muzzled
by bears but left untouched and the
bodies of the explorers told the
gruesome tale of a battle with the
dt'incnls in which the tall, blonde
aeronaut had survivor! his fellows.
Identification was easy. 1 he
frozen bodies were well preserved.
Only one had deteriorated, presumably
because it lay sheltered in a
small boat which had been part of*
the equipment of the world's first'
dirigible. The others seemed as if
the tragedy might have occurred
only yesterday, instead of in a generation
almost gone.
Andree was accompanied on his
trip by K. Frankel and N. Strindbcrg.
the latter then a handsome
youth of 2ir professor in a. Swedish
university, engaged to be married
but putting off his wedding until he
might return from this one and last
adventurous fling before settling
down. The dispatches reaching Oslo
did not readily identify the man
whose body was found near that of
Andree and described as well preserved.
Andree made his great polar attempt
from Danes Island. Spitzla-!
gen. duly 11, IK'dT. In the pro\
ions year be had failed. He had
launched the idea in Ist'o. t h: i *. \ ?.r,o
yciii.- before 'he eiM.cha! voyage
of \ nurd-. v. and the "No-^c" acro-s
tin- rode a ..mnli-bed Andree'.- idea;.
< li:e the ,i in- i the .\:nunil-eu
e \ o, > i. * \\a- tin- ;>u-- b!e dis<"\.
ef \- r ee .ud -I C'?-e \ p'.i, I l .
I i : a do - da! c tal'li :and. at the
hn-e .!' a high tit!" semo ."> '(> feet
... uiuuud-.?t-be?No?-e e\ pb" ?alrte Uptn
'he isimp - f death \ugu" i>.
Today a Norwegian -ealer. ac.o-ding
to advices from the Horn party,
was bringing the bodies and other
effects of the explorers to Norway,
where they will arrive early in September.
Andree'.- diary was expected to
yield a chronology of what had occurred
between the takeoft and the
calamitous interruption of the sensational
project. Andree had equipped
t he balloon with sails to steer
it and increase its speed.
Only a few messages were received
after the balloon took the air.
One of these was a carrier pigeon
dispatched about -IT hours after the
flight started. The burden of its
message was "all well on board,
This is the third pigeon post. Andree."
This was sufficient to set
the whole world in a tension of excitement
and anxiety for further
news.
Hut a year went by and no news
came. In 1 SOS a buoy was found in
which w as a metal tube containing
a message dropped July 11, 1S(JT.
In Septemlver, 1W?8. another buoy
wa- pi< ked up on King Carl's land
and in July. 1000. three years after
the takeoff, two more were picked
up - n belaud hut the metal tubes
which might have contained message
wtiv nii--.ng from them.
Then, aln-ut a month later, came
the f.r f: w. rd. when a buoy on the
northern coast of Norway was found
to bear this ivies-age:
"July 11. 10 p m , G M. T So
far our trip ha- gone well. \ \ \ \
We are now over ice which is broken
in all directions. Glorious weather.
Excellent spirits. Andree. Strir.bcrg.
Frankel. Above clouds since
7:45 G. 0. T.
The nim of Andree's expedition
was not only to reach the North
Pole in the airship, but to drift
with the prevailing air currents
there to America.
The Horn expedition* which found
the bodies, is traveling aboard the
steamer Brattvagg. Their measages
- ? ?
Yorkville Oil Mill
Sold To Kershaw
The physical property of the Yorkville
Cotton Oil company, capitalized
ut $1)0,000 and located, on East Madison
street, was last week tentatively
sold to the Kershaw Cotton Oil company,
for $35,000.
According to information gathered
by the reporter, the sale price represents
only the physical property .of
the Yorkville company and does not
include the liquid assets, which are
said to approximate some $30,000.
The sale of course, negotiated by
J. A. Tate, president, Is subject to
the approval of a majority of the
stockholders of the corporation, after
notice of 30 days.
Frost Torrence, well known business
man of Gastonia, told The Enquirer
Wednesday afternoon that he
would pay as mueh as $40,000 for
the projK'rty as sold to the Kershaw
concern, and last week had asked
until Monday of this week to perfect
his plans, l>pt the sale, tentatively
at least, was made on Saturday last.
? Yorkville Enquirer.
NOTED FOl 1/litlY BREEDER
IN OLD SOCIETY HILL
Society Hill, Aug. 25?'Starting in
1017 with breeding Ithode Island
ltcds us u hobby, a Darlington county
citizen, E. I). Fields of Society
Hill, storekeeper by trade, has become
a poultry breeder by science,
| and now most of the Reds in Darlington
county and eastern Carolina
trace to his Reds. First in the counl
ty and section to make breeding a
I business, he worked on the principle
of "Buy the best and breed 'em better,"
and now he commands such
prices us $10 per sotting or $25 per
hundred for breeding eggs. It was
from his yard that chicks were selected
in 1027 for the Livestock train
demonstration.
This season Fields has 50 hens in
five breeding pens for his trapnesting
and pedigree work. His basic
breeding jxm has in it throe hens
with records of 252, 245 and 285 eggs
at the Southeastern Egg-Laying Contest
and two others with records of
248 and 241) eggs at the Auburn,
Alabama Contest. A male from a
2l?l-egg hen is used with these
champion layers whose average is
275 egg- a strong foundation to
build on, yet Fields plans to call on
Clem.-on poultry authorities to help
further improvement. A sight for
.-iore eyes is the i>0() or 41)0 young
-lock iti hi- yards, with a noti.eable
tendon, y ;o "h-oad back- I'-.r big
a vet-.' Sale- all over the S'Uith'
are "oooiin fi.? Mr.
Fields, hut v.' Oat. i- infinitely n.oie
i.nort am Darlington count y
fact vein tl" k- by the d?>/.i
( \e; ?i <'<iniit\ carry :i;< lir?
I)" ?d el ! leal.-' 1 led .
Charlotte Thompson Openn Sept. 1Mb.
Charlotte Thompson High School I
w .!! begin it- li'.'lO-lP.'H session at 0
oVtock Monday. SeplomlwT 1-t. Everything
is in readiness for a good
opening and all pupils are urged to
l>e present the first day.
The same faculty will be back this
year, which is as follows: Grammar
School?Miss May Boykin. Mrs. A. G.
Sanders, Miss May Rush and Miss
Gladys Geddings. High School?Mrs.
R. A. Bruce, J. T. McLeod and Virgil
Harvey.
Friends and patrons are invited to
he present for the opening exercises.
Mt. l'isgah .Services
Rev. M. B. Guntor, pastor of Mt.
Pisgah Baptist church, announces
services for Sunday morning at 10
o'clock and B. Y. 'P. U. on Sunday
evening at 7:30 o'clock.
County Fair Dates Announced
I The county fair is depending on
the farmers for its success. Are you
gettings things ready to exhibit? If
you have delayed it please start now
to preparing something. Get that
pig or calf in good shape. Remember
to biit.g 11 ears of corn, some potatoes,
chickens, turkeys, vegetables?
and many other articles. If everybody
will cooperate by bringing the
he.-t they have we will have the best
county fair we've ever had. Lot's do
:t folk.-. It can la1 done and I'm
counting strong oil our good farm
folk:- - especially those splendid 4-H
b.ys.
Remember the dates?November G.
7 and 8. Yours for the best fair we
ha\e ever had. says Hejtry I). Green.
the county agent.
indicated that AndreeVs party had
: safely landed and {>erishod while
waiting rescue. The party evidently
lived some time after establishing
j the camp.
White Island, where the bodies
were found, is an isolated bit of
land in the icy waters between
Spit z.ber gen and the Fridtjof Nanin
the latter Archaiepelago.
At first it was identified as being
a tiny island north of Rudolf Ialand
in the latter Archaepelago.
I
liethune News Notes
Told by Correspondent
Bethune, S. C., August 27th.?The
young ladies class 01 the Bethune
Baptist church enjoyed a delightful
social on Friday evening at the home
of Miss Frances Severance. After
several hours pleasantly spent, delicious
refreshinents were served.
On Friday of last week a number
of the O'Kelly connection from Bethune
at tender! the annual O'Kelly
picnic at the McLure Big Springs,
which as usual proved to be a happy
occasion.
Mrs. UuLtie lluestiss left on Wednenesday
for the Columbiu hospital,
where she will undergo an operation
some time during this week. She was
accompanied to the hospital by Mia*
Surah Lee lluestiss.
Mrs. Howard Bucks of Atlanta,
Ga., was the recent guest of Mrs.
L. D. Robertson.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Pridgen of
Jackson, Miss., are spending some
time with Mrs. P rid gen's sister, Mrs.
J. E. Williams.
Mrs. G. B. McKinnon and little son
have been visiting friends in Lancaster.
Carl RntclifTe of Wadesboro has
been the recent guest of his sister,
Mrs. . E. Boas/well.
Mrs. Bety Clyburn has returned to
Cleremont, Fla., after haying spent
the greater part .of the summer with
relatives and friends in Bethune.
Miss Katherine Ward left Wednesday
for Chesterfield, where she will
teach during the coming session.
Miss Katherine Folk of Holly Hill
has been visiting Miss Katherine
TruesdelL She was accompanied oil
"her return home by Miss Truesdell,
who will be her guest for a few days.
Miss Sarah McGee of York and
Miss Alma Hall of Camden have been
the recent guests of Miss Edna
Stokes.
.$ijas Mary Arthur spent several
days in Bamberg last week the guest
of Mrs. H. G. Hiers.
Miss Carrie Ynrborough visited
friends in Lancaster last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Oliver and Mr.
J. M. Clyburn have returned from
Baltimore, where they went last week
to buy fall good?.
Alvin Clyburn, Liston Holland,
Grier Gordon and Jennings Watford
Spent last Sundae at Myrtle Beach.
Mrs. J. A. McCaBkill has returned
from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Maggie
Lee of Monroe.
Mr. and Mrs. Ix?e Mays of Florence
have been spending several days'"with
relatives here.
-Margaret Hearon is spending
some time with Miss Ruth Moseley
in Camden.
Miss Alma Pitts has been the
gucxt of Mrs. Bessie See^urs.
Miss Rosa I?e Fields is visiting
'relatives in Umar.
Miss Marguerite Fairyloth of lakeland,
Kin., has been the gueat of her;
aunt, Mrs. I). M. Mays.
J. M. Clybnrn, Jr., spent aome
time last week with relatives in
Ha rUsville.
Mrs. Bailie Davis is visiting in
Kershaw.
Mi. awl Mrs. \V. M. Stevens of
Daneitster sjx*nt Friday in town with
friends.
Mr. Minor Baker and daughters,
Misses Jessie and Gladys, have returned
from a visit to relatives in
Jefferson.
Miss Dorothy Mozingo of the St.
'Matthews section has been the guest
of Miss Edith Clybqrn.
Mr. K. T, Estridge and daughter.
Miss Ruth, of Kershaw, are visiting
friends in Bcthune.
Mrs. Margie Best who holds a position
in Haiti is spending a while with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer
Josey. J
Mr. and Mrs. Helms?of Monroe
spent last week at the home of Mrs.
Helm's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. K.
Gardner.
June Truesdell, who has been playing
baseball with the Goldville team,
during the summer, is at home.
Atlanta, Aug. 20.?J. H. Kirby,
Forsyth county representative in the
Georgia legislature0 was arrested
here today on a charge of robbery in
connection with a recent hold-up in
an office building. He posted a bond
of $2,000 and was released pending
trial. An indictment returned against
him yeste^lay by the Fulton
county grand jury charged that he
entered the offices of the American
Finance corporation July IS, held up
employes wjth a toy pistol and robbed
the cash register of $10. A pair
of overalls furnished a clue upon
which authorities worked in their attempt
to connect Kirby with the robbery.
Office employes said the bandit
wore overalls.
From Mr. Gettys.
I wish to express to the people of
Kershaw county my sincere appreciation
of their confidence in me as
shown by their nominating me as a
member -of t.he House of Representatives
from Kershaw county, and trust
that 1 may serve them efficiently, to
which end I earnestly solicit their
co ltlnued support and co-operation
during my entire term of office.
J. Team Gettys.
I
Kershaw County Loses Opportunity.
A few days ago we had a proposition
made us for the location of a
creamery at Camden. Of course we
had to turn it down as there are not
near enough cow's in Kershaw county
to support even a small creamery at
this time. If our farmers would get
behind the dairy and hog and poultry
program we could take advantage of
such opportunities as the above. The
progress made in the past year or so
is good but there isn't enough of it.
We will have mortgages and hard
times until we put our farming on a
safer and saner and more?businesslike
basis.
Our trouble is not so much a mat
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ter of high taxes as it is a mattered
low incomes. We need greater iP*
comes on the farm?money cominjfc.
each month to meet monthly?.
penses.
JLet's all of us get together at tfct
big meeting in Camden September
4th and do our part to help brini
better conditions. It can be done but
we must do it or it won't be done.
Respectfully,
HeniY ?> Green,
County Agent.
President Hoover has cancelled his
proposed western trip to the Rocky
Mountains. The chief executive is or
the opinion that he will be of more
service by staying in Washington in
view of the drought situation.
LOOKING B A C K W A ITdI
Taktn From the File* of The Chronicle Fifteen end Thirty Y?tt
THIRTY YEARS AGO
August 29, 1900
Cotton bringing 10 1-2 cents on the
Caimlcn market.
Rev. Sidi H. Browne, oldest member
of South Carolina conference,
died in Columbia.
J. S. Trantham files protest witli
executive committee in race for sheriff.
John 11. Moffat died at his home in
Bishopville.
Rev. S. C. Thompson and Angie
Wright, both well known colored people
married here.
?James H. Bums returns to Camden
from Sumter to reside.
Jim Wright, negro, shot and killed
Henry Huntley, in quarrel near Kershaw.
Murderer escaped.
Four thousand homes destroyed
and more than three thousand persons
drowned in hurricane and tidal
wave which swept Galveston, Texas. |
From newsboy to governor is record
of Miles H. McSweeney re-elected
as governor of South Carolina.
Heavy rains falling in coastal section
of South Carolina.
Mr. Joe Hammond of Charlotte
was the week end guest of Mr. Joe
McKain.
FIFTEEN YKAKS^T^l
September 3, 1915 ! }
Mrs. Ruth Denton, wife of W rl
Denton, dead near Camden. ' 'H
W. W. Blair, of Ch< ster, get* \w I
thune school contract at a price
$7,<J70.36. *
Hat tie Smith, widow of Jul,- Si,.,^
who was shot to death in the court
house at Winnslxyro, was herself shot
to death near Her home at Blaney I
R. A. Harris succeeds W. li. jfc
kie as Southern railway agent it H
Camden. f"||
S. W. Wilburn kills rattlesnake If
near Mulberry measuring six feetied I
for inches, having twelve rattles and |
a button. |
F. II. Corbott, of Oswego, married 1}
to Miss Annie Belle Moseley, of Cam. I
den. H
J. O. Crowe, of Kershaw, married fl
to Miss Ellen Young. gj
Tom Polk Sanders, Jr. and Mia I
Annie Glenn Coachman married ilK
Hoykin. ;Hj1
Tom Antrum and Jack WhiUker'fl
return from several weeks stay fcwj
the north.
L. A. Wittkowsky returns fre^^H
Johns Hopkins hospital in BaltiraonW
where he went for treatment. | j;
She back, seat is mo
conger detachable
"Without 'tonneau," an automobile advertisement
of twenty-five years ago proclaimed,
"the.touring car is the smartest
1" <
of runabouts." The "detachable tonneau"
of a bygone day, providing the motorist
with "two cars in one," has become the
modern rumble seat. <3 As the automobile
developments came, one motor oil
?Shell?has always been ready for every
new lubrication requirement. Shell
Motor Oil is ready now for the carswhich
will be announced next ye'ar.
<1 Nature's best-balanced crude and Shell's
low-temperature refining combine to
prepare Shell Motor Oil for any service
... to make it safer in any demand you
may make on your motor. That explains
why so many are changing to Shell Motor
Oil for its improved performance and
longer motor life. Have you tried it?
STOP AT THE SIGN OF THE SHELL . . . MILLIONS DO
*
Why be satisfied with less
TIIAN
93 o lubrication?
(SHELLj
,L
Be up-to-date,
She/lubricate
THE SIGN OF THE SHELL IS
ON THE AIR ... Every Monday '
Evening, 8:30 Central Time
(9:30 Eastern Time)
Camden Gas and Oil Company, J. C. Gillis, Distributor, Camden, S. C?
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