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? ii 7^ - . - i i. -ii < i 11 i 11 p 5T LOOKING BACKWARD Taken From the File* of The Chronicle Fifteen aiul Thirty Years Ago i * THIRTY YKAK8 AGO June 8, 190) M. itaum and company plan to remodel their store and call it the "Mammoth Store." Charlie S%ck, an orphan, was killed and ijtt White and John H. Parker, also orphans, wore injured at Epworth Orphanage when they sought shelter under u cow bam and the wind blew it over. The South Carolina Long Distance Telephone company, building a line from Columbia to ?$umter via Camden, ndarly completed. Mrs. John K. (MeLeod died at her home at 'Smithville. Eighteen-months-old infant of Mr. and Mrs. Robert-Pittman dead. Infant of Dr. and Mrs. E. K. Zemp died in Knoxville, Tenn., and body brought here for burial. Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. " Kershaw Shannon dead at Sullivan's Island. G. C. Bruce attends funeral of his uncle, J. H. Hicks, at Darlington. Miss Itomi Geisenheimer recovering from typhoid fever at Dr. Corbett's infirmary. , Patrick Shannon, only son of Capt. and Mrs. W. M. Shannon, dies in young manhood. Dr. Spence Franklin, examining physician for the New York 'Life Insurance company, locates in Camden. Tiller Green, eighteen-year-old negro youth, loses leg while trying to board a moving freight train at Seaboard passenger station. > -Capt. D. C. Heyward, of Colleton, announces his candidacy for governor of South Carolina. pi'ftkbn ykarh ago June 16, 1916 Governor Manning order* National Guar<) of &outh Carolina to hold themselves in readiness for mobilization on Mexican border. >/.* *-v (h*pt. and Mrs. Calhoun Ancrum, after a long stay in various foreign porta, on visit to Mr. Ancrum's mother. 'William Coulter, of Pingah section, dies at Pine Creek mill village. (Mrs. W. B. .Schiller, of PitUburg, sends check for 9600 to aid in permanent establishment of polo in Camden. Rev. Thomas H. Leitch, noted evangelist and editor of Way and Faith, dies suddenly in Columbia. J. M. Smith, of Lugoff, C. B. McCaskill, of Pine Farm and J. JM. Clyburn, of Bethune, send first cotton blooms. Willeen Croxton, Margaret Dempster, Cttie Gregory, Jjouiae Hamel, Kuth *Stogner, Sara Truesdale, John Blackmon, Burke Gregory and William Hayes graduate from Kershaw high school. Frank Brown Ross married to Miss Myrtle Clara Younx. New school house to be built at Stoneboro, South Carolina press association holding annual meeting at York, S. C.| Owen Luther Briggs married to Mine Ada Lee Trantham, Rev. J. C. Rowan officiating. The traffic on the road to Myrtle Beach has become so heavy and accidents so frequent, especially at weekends, that live highway patrolmen have been assigned to it. m. ~ . 4- IU - - -"Scarface" A1 Capone, notorious Chicago racketeer, has been indicted by a Federal grand jury in Cbicugo for dodging income tax payments for four years. He was released Hfter putting up bond for $50,000. The new gchpol }aw in North Carolina leaves 1,230 former teachers without jobs, and those left have | t, their salaries cut 10 per cent. , POPULAR EXCURSION To WASHINGTON BALTIMORE RICHMOND NORFOLK and VIRGINIA SEASHORE Friday, June 19th, 1931 * From Camden to: Washington $12.50 Baltimore 14.50 Richmond 9.25 Norfolk 9.75 Old Point Comfort 9.75 Virginia Beach 10.25 Good 5 davs from date of i s sale. Proportionate fares f r o m other points. Consult Ticket Agents, SOUTHERN RAILWAY 4 SCHOOLS CLOSE (Continued From First Page) Highest History Average in Eleventh Grade. Cecilia Willingham Medal? Won by Grayson Shaw, average 96.25. High School Character, Scholarship, r t rVs?1 murr ivou ur 5 iv/u n. uaj 1 io < #f Modal?Won by Grayson Shaw. Grade 1C Greatest Improvement, given by Mrs. David Wolfe?Won by Martha Truesdale. All medals are to be worn for one year and returned to school authorities. Lias* Leaders and Seconds Grade 8A?Ruth Del-oache 92, Leola Hudson 92, James Chapman IK), Charlotte DuBoae 90. Grade 8B?Stewart Clarkson 90, Jero'me Hotter 87. Grade 80?William Templeton 87, Evelyn McLean 82. Grade 8D?Mid-year promotion? Liza Jackson 92, Ruby Roberts 87. Grade 9A?Marjorie Walker 93.5, Peggy Pitts 88.75, Mary Elizabeth Wooten 88.75. Grade 9B-?Lelia Elizabeth Moore 92.5. I?rine Strak 88.4. Grade 10A?Margaret Barnes 88.8, Jody l^ang 88.8, Harold Hough 85.5. Grade 10B?Xathryn Kennedy 92, Nancy Brown 91.5. Grade 11A?Harriett Ixirrick 94, Margaret Goodale 91. Grade 11R?Grayson Shaw 94, Grace Robinson 92. Yearly Honor Roll Grade 8A?Ruth DeLoache, Charlotte DuBose, Leola Hudson. Grade 9?Marjorie Walker, I>eila E. Moore. Grade 10?'Nancy Brown. Grade 11?Harriet Lorrick, Clara Holland, Grayson Shaw, Ruby Burns, Eloise Rhoden, Grace Robinson. Average of 90 For Year on AH Subjects. . Grade 8?James Chapman,, Ruth DeLoache, Charlotte DuBose, Ruby Gardner, Leola Hudson, Lisa Jackaoirr Grade 9?Kmrjorle Wallcer, Lelia V 1vfe - Aj ' - v 4. J ?~ r I" E. Moore. Grade 11?iSolonion Mims, Margaret Goodale, Harriet Lorrick, GraysonShaw, Ruby Burns, Eloise Rhoden, Grace Robinson. Yearly Perfect Attendance.. No Absences or Tardies for Year .. Grade 8?Otia Creed, Roscoe Johnson, Mary Zeigler. Ruby Roberts.' Mablo Yates. Grade 9?Luther Shaw. Grade 10?-Harold Hough, Frances Creed. Grade 11?Clara Holland, Sara Richey. Yearly Perfect Attendance With Number of Tardies Grade 8?Ina DeLoache 3, Purvis Shirley 1, Ernest Wooten, Boyd Branham 1. Grade 1)?Clarence Christmas 2, Marion Evans 3, Troy Godwin 3, Mary Ellen Kirkland 5, Alvin Christmas I 1, Lelia E. Moore 1. * Grade 11?Henry Lee Clyburn 1, Mary Peebles 1, J. B. McGuirt 4. TREASURER'S REPORT (Continued From Page Three) Mrs. Lillie M. Dunn 12.50 D. L. Melton 35.00 Carlile Couitena>?Ho rue . .???50.00 J. L. Guy 20.12 J. C. Collins 3.00 A. R. Collins V. .. 11.50 Bryant Fuel & Ice Company . . 9.00 J. W. A. Sanders, M. D 15.00 W. M. Brannon ' 40.85 Jeff Hunt Road Machinery Co. or bearer 266.25 Columbia Supply Company . , 129.30 Laurens *T. Mills .. 50.00 rcname tiros . . . o.oG S. W. Hogue, Trens 1.026.90 Total $13,880.61 County Claims Paid During Month of April 1931 H. L. Schlosburg $ 21.32 J. W. A. Sanders, M. I) 5.00 H. L. Schlosburg Dept. Store . . 4.55 W. M. West & Son 10.00 W. IX Grigsby, M. D 5.00 W. D. Grigsby, M. D. .. .. .. 5.00 Seaboard Air Line Ry. Co. . . 2.36 Dominion Metal & Culvert Corporation 2,246.82 Columbia Office Sup. Co 1.17 S. C. Tax Commission . . . . 603.00 John M. Villepigue & Co 52.75 Paramount Chemical Co 4.00 Rose-Talbort Paint Co 13.50 Central Chevrolet Co 55.15 Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co. 1.33 Jeff Hunt Road Mach. Co. . . 75.01 H. G. Garrison, Jr 100.00 I). M. Kirkley 100.00 J. H. Sowell 100.00 E. T. Bowen .... _ ...... lOO.OO Catoe Brothers 128.95 Kershaw Merc. & Banking Co. 55.65 M. P. Johnson 90.00 The Kershaw Era or bearer . . 14.25 S. W. Rose 100.00 H. E. Munn L25.0(T J. M. Jenkins 26.00 Clyburn Motor Co 22.04 J. W. Sowell 990.80 C. A. Johnson 100.00 L. B. Ogburn 100.00 D. L. Melton Laurens T. Mills 150.00 Garble Courtenay Home . . . . 75.00 G. F. Cooley . 125.00 G. B. DeBruhl 156.00 J. L. Hough or bearer 155.00 ! A. Rabon or bearer . . . . 155.00 S. P. Wat kins or bearer .. .. 155.00 Walter Jacobs or bearer . . .. 35.00 M-H.De., or bearer 126.00 J. T. Thorn or bearer 1-38.00 L. P. Thompson or bearer .... 60.00 J. I). Watson or bearer .. ., 68.60 W. M. Peake'or bearer .. 60.00 T. C. Fletcher or bearer .. .. .60.00 W. R. Taylor or bearer .. .. fcXMM) 8. W. Hogpe 8U9 T. B. McCiain JTJO 8. R. Jones .. 06.00 B. E. Sparrow or bearer .. ., 78.89 J. B. Munn or bearer . 118.60 J. H. McLeod .. 408,06 Kathleen B. Watts 106.11 Lena M. Lineberger 76*00 J. H. Clyburn 2*6.61 Redfearn Motor Company .. . %J*2t46 Carolina Motor Company .. .. 24.60 Southern Bell T. k T. Co. .. 63.60 C. P. DuBose A Co 60.00 Creed's Filling Station 18.06 Burns k Barrett 01.06 Mackey Mercantile Co \ , 44.80 L. J. Whitaker 21.25 City of Camden W. k L. Dept. 31.64 City of Camdan 147.09 McDowell Printing Co 8.60 Zemp k DePass .. 10.45 Hirsch Bros, k Co 1.00 C. V. Massebeau 128.10 McCaskill k Lollis 100.23 D. G.? Hlnsoh, D. D. S 3.00 Camden Gas k Oil Co 842.15 John M. Villepigue & Co 46.50 W. M. Brannon 20.35 A. J. Kelley 4;3o W. L. Jackson JjB.QO J. H. Otrt>orne . . 16.00 W. F. Nettles 25.00 B. D. Boykin . .. 22.00 A. E. Kennedy 11.20 Hugh MdCallum 10.80 E. J. Copeland 06.35 Darfnie Rabon 22.60 J. E. Brannon .. ? 11.00 S. C. Truesdale 10.90 W. L. MtDowell 10.60 J. E. Carson .. ., 26.00 John M. Croxton *. 12.20 W. T. Holley 13.00 W. A. McDowell 12.10 John A. McCaskill 79.98 S. W. Hogue, Treas. I. .. 7,090.20 Jeff Hunt Road Machinery Co., or bearer 267.60 Auto Electric Co 137.13 Total $17,790.47 County Cluims Paid During Month of May 1931 H. E. Munn or bearer . . $1,031.31 Cko. 8. Kb*me, M. D 10.00 i City Killing Station 3.001 f. B. Floyd 24.60 J. P. Pickett 10.001 Gulf Refining Company .. .. 47.771 W. R. Watson, Chief Clerk .. 8.07 Laurens T. Mills 50.00 Catoe Brothers 3.00 The Kershaw Era .. .. .. . . 6.60 Kershaw Bkg. L Merc. Co. .. 270.60 Clyburn Motor Company .. .. 619.34 W. W. C*Pthen .. .. 17.80 S. W. Rose .. ..WL, .... 100.00 8. A. Ross .. .. 7/7 10.00 T. T. Bookman .. .. .. .. 23.80 J. W. Howell 870.00 M. P. Johnson 90.00 E. J. Copeland 88.98 H. E. Munn 126.00 H. E, Munn or bearer 770.86 D. L. Melton 86.00 J. M. Jenkins 26.00 C. A. Johnson 100.00 [L. B. Ogburn 100.00 B. M. Smith or bearer 76.00 S. W, Hogue, Treas 666.60 S. W. Hogue, Treas. .*. .. 2,100.00 S. W. Hogue 61.90T. B. McClain 18.00 J. L. Thorne or bearer .. .. 106.00 M. H. Deal or bearer .. . . 125.00 G. F. Cooley or bearer . . .. 125.00 G. B. DeBruhl or bearer .. ., 145.00 J. L. Hough or bearer .. . . 145.00 |Hi A. Rabon or bearer .. .. 145.00 S. P. Watkins or bearer .. .. 145.00 Walter Jacobs or bearer .. .. 36.00 B. E. Sparrow or bearer ..... 78.39 L. R. Jones 60.00 Kathleen B. Watts 140.56 I>?na M. Lineberger . . .. . . 75.00 T. B. Clyburn . . .. 21.00 Evans Funeral Home 50.00 J. H. McLeod 514.25 Southern Bell T. & T. Co. . . 65.63 Davidson Insurance Agency . . 462.00 Burns & Barrett 41.31 R. S. Williams, Estate .. . . 17.00 Mackey Mercantile Co 10.35 L. J. Whitaker 19.20 C. W. Birchmore 23.321 S. F. Brasington ; . 23.00 City of Camden W. & L. Dept. 28.21 Zemp & DePnss 13.05 Wolfe-Eichel Co. .. v 44.90 C. V. Mas&ebeau 162.09 John M. Villepigue & Co. . . 13.50 Vaughan Tractor & Imp. Co. .. 7.60 Wadell S. Collins 41.92 ! . Lairens T. Mills .. . . ,. .. 150.00 % * * Redfearn Motor Company . . . . 80.30 S. C. Tax Commission .? .. 482.16 Richard H. Haile 10.00 Jeff Hunt Road Machinery Company or bearer 268.75 Southern Trade -25.00 Carolina Motor Company . . .. 476.46 Carlile Courtenay Home .. .. 30.00 Faye H. Russell 10.00 Herbert & Dial, Attorneys .. 50.00 F. H. Ross & Co., Inc 45.50 F. L. Gibbes, Sales Agent . . 10.10 Central Chevrolet Company .. 10.08 D-A Lubrieapt jQo., Inc 181.90 Columbia Sup?ply Company .. 135<$0 Gulf Refining Company . . . . 1'5.99 Rose-Talbert Paint Co 1'6.0Q Gibbes Machinery Company 1,455.52 Jeff Hunt Road Mach. Co. . . . 104,12 Jenkins Auto. Pts. Ser., Inc. 374.68 Motor Tool .Specialty Co 10.44 Kee Lox Manufacturing Co. .. 6.00 Southern Ribbon & Carbon Co. 32.40 The R. L. Bryan Company .. 160.22 S. B. McMaster, Inc 4.80 Standard Oil Co. of N. J. ,, 56718 Epes-Fitzgerald Paper Co, .. iijffl West Disinfecting Co. . . .. 94I Carolina Office Supply Co. .. *||J H. D. Green, Farm *Dem. Agt. 5CJtfl Total SKSMjM Recapitulation County Claims Pa||8 From July 1, 1980 to June 1, 19S1 || July 1930 $10,2961(8 August 1930 .. '52,661.11 ! I September 1*930 15.2UM|H October 1930 U5,704j| November 1930 ., .. .. 14,488.(1 December 1930 23,428.1|H January 1091 17 February 1031 11MK.S March 1931 13.880.6H April 1981 .. .. .. 17.790.4lH May 1931 .. .. .. .. 14.862.7fl TOTAL $314,845,0(8 S. W. BOGUE, I Treasurer Kershaw County H I 11 VEGETABLES IN Tempting Variety | They're "chockful of vitamins," a8 || the doctors say. Eat more daily. || Get 'em fresh, crisps as tasty as Na- H ture grows them. H Telephone 47 II j WE DELIVER S R. S. Williams Store || uoun CftfaAHJ Clpp& !! * 1 Don't Rasp Your Throat I With Harsh Irritants | "Reach for a LUCKY instead" Place your finger on your Adam's Apple. You are actually touching your larynx?this is your voice box?it contains your vocal chords. When ypu consider your Adam's Apple, you are considering your throat? , your vocal chords. 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