Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Aged Lady Robbed of Cmmh Mr*, Mary Smith, aged reaidqnt of the Camp Creek section of the county, was robbed on Monday of approximately $60. No clue has been obtained as to the robbers. It is believed that the act was possibly committed by an itinerant rug salesman as a man soiling rugs had sold her some of his ware* a short while be fore the robbery occurred. "*Tft is thought that when Mrs. Smith paid him for the rugs that he noticed the place where the money was kept and afterward returned to get the cash. Mrs. Smith lives by herself in the Camp Creek section. Her home is but a short distance from that of her son-in-law, Mr. Koland Williams,? Lancaster News. /' ? Secretary Mellon has announced that on November 20 the government will soli $60,000,000 of treasury notes to tho highest bidders. FINAL DISCHARGI~ Notice is hereby- given that one month from this (late, on November 60th, 1061, at 11 o'clock, a. m., we will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw County our final return as Administrators of the estate of W. ! F. Russell, deceased, and on the same date wo will'apply to the said Court , for n final discharge as said Administrators. W. F. RUSSELL, JR. NANNIE K. KIRKLAND, Administrators. Camden, Si C., November 2, 1031. Meeting of B. Y. P. U. AanocUtlon j The annual meeting of the iferahaw P. Y. P. U. Association w*a held November 13 with, the Shamrock union. I The afternoon session of the pro- ^ gram was opened by singing hymn, "Come Thou Almighty King," The j devotional was led by Ira Byrd, The roll call showed only a few of the unions represented. Misses Nola Lee Byrd and Dorothy j Elliott rendered a beautiful duet. Five minute talks were given on the part each of the following officers ha8 in building and maintaining an efficient B. Y. P. U: Pastor, ( Rev. W. J. Bradley; Deacon, A. J. Smith; Director, L. A. Usher; Sacre- J tary, H. R. Burns; B'. R. Leader, A. W. Parke?; Group Captain, Mrs. W. F. Byrd; Member, Miss Kllie Holley. j The next part of the program was a round table discussion of B. Y. P. U. problems led by Miss Florrie Lee Iawton. After this discussion the meeting j was adjourned and the audience re- f paired to the school building where s a bountiful dinner and^a pleasant ^ social hour was enjoyed. j Following immediately after the ^ social hour was the evening program j and the following programme carried ^ out: a, ( Devotional, .Miss Ottie Lee Rob- ^ inson; "The Three Visitors, a play by c Mt. Pisgah Senior union; duct, Misses ^ Virginia Parker and Lucile Subherland; "The Latest and Best B. Y. P. t U. Methods," address by Miss Florrie Lee Lawton. r The Thorn Hill union was award- } cd both the efficiency and attend- ^ ance banners. * t The following officers were elected r for the ensuing year: A. I>. Gaskin, ^ president; ,Mj$a Mahel Hilton, vicepresident; Miss Ottie Lee Robinson, ^ secretary; Miss Clara Gordon, choris- ^ ter; Mi^a-^Eva Baker, pianist"; Miss f Mary Belle^iparrow, Junior leader; r Cleat us Black men, Intermediate f leader; A. J. Smith, reporter. There being no further business ^ the meeting was closed by singing n the B. Y. P. U. song, "Loyalty to < Christ." and- a short prayer by Mr. t Lexie Croxton. s A. J. Smith, Reporter. Two old ladies, one 86 and the other ^ 75, accepted with alacrity the invita- g tion of an aviator at Kinston, N. C., < and were taken for a cruise over the town and the country=aurrounding, J enjoying the flight to the fullest. Ted TTusing, Columbia Broadcasting company's radio announcer, has been officially barred from all future games played by 'Harvard university, because he referred to the playing of two Dartmouth players in a recent game as "putrid." Associate Justice Louis Domibitz Brandies, of the United States supreme court, celebrated his 75th birthdaS' anniversary last Friday. The Canadian schooner Gamecock, ?t2-foot auxiliary powered sailing-vessel, was. seized off Long Island sound Sunday with a cargo of liquor valued at between $500,000 and $1,000,000, according to estimates of the coast Lpiard. TAX EXECUTION SALE State of South Carolina County of Kershaw. Under and by virtue of sundry Writs of Execution directed to the undersigned as follows: S. W. Hogue, County Treasurer, County and State taxes for the years 10JO and 1031. J. C. Boykin, City Clerk and Treasurer, City Taxes for the City of Camden, for the years 1929, 1930 and 1931. . t And in the following cases against the said E. P. Truesdale and R. B. DeLoache. co-partners in trade under the firm name of Enterprise Mercantile Company: : Meador-Palsey Company. I. Epstein and Brothers Company, a Georgia corporation. Walikin "Hat -Company. The Hagerstown Shoe &. Ix'gging Com pany. Mohawk Dress Company. Merit Clothing Company. J acoh Mag id. trading under 'be firm name of Jay Manufacturing Company. We have .levied upon the accounts, stock of goods, wares, merchandise and fixtures of the said E. P. Truesdale and R. B. DeLoache. co-partners in trade under the -firm name of Enterprise Mercantile Company, situated in the storehouse heretofore occup < '! by them on the West side (,f Broad Street of the City of Camden. County of Kershaw. State of South Carolina, and will sell the same. <>r so much- thereof as necessary to satisfy the said executions and costs, to the highest bidder, for cash, before the Court House-door, in the City of Camden. County of Kershaw. State of South Carolina, on the first Monday in December. 1931. being the 7th day thereof, during the legal hours of sale. Said property levied upon and sold as the property of the said K. P. Truosdale and R. B. DeLoache, copartners in trade as Enterprise Mercantile Company, to satisfy the aforesaid executions and costs. J. H. McLEOD, Sheriff, Kershaw County, S. C. H. D. HILTON, Chief of Police of the City of Camden, S. C. November 19th, 1931. ~ : Hartsville Man Shoots Himself Hartsville Nov. 21.?S. It. Wood ! lam, 70-year-old merchant and farm-' >r of Hartsville, shot and killed him-J lelf here about 7:80 tonight in his ?tore. Telling his son, Josey, that he was roing to make a lemonade, -Wood: tam went to the rear of the store. Meanwhile Josey went across the itreet. The elder Woodham then hot himself. A bullet entered hjs lead above the right temple, coming >ut on the left side. / The merchant is survived by a vidow, two sons, Josey and Grantmm; two daughters, Mrs. Bettie Jwinn, of Hartsville, and Mrs. Payne, >f Kingstree; four half-brothers, one lalf-sister, and a step mother/ Mrs. \nna Woodham. Future Farmers at Rlsney The..local chapter of the PutiTre farmers of America held its regular nonthly meeting Friday, November !0, 1931, in the school building. The 'ollowing program was carried out: \. T. Simpson gave a discussion on he organization and its purposes; Gorman Sanderg made a talk on hrkft; "The Value of forests,"^was liscussed by Marvin Dillard; Otis ".off 'discussed winter cover crops; :urrent events were given by Donald itentz; the last number on the program was jokes by Knowlton Thornon. The committee, Donald Rentz, Palner Barfield and Knowlton Thornton, nnde a report on the program of vork and objectives and chapter acivities to t>e set up for the year. Phe report was adopted by the chafer. The officers for this year are A. T. Simpson, president; Knowlton ThornPn, vice-president; Norman Sanders, secretary; Lenaire Ross, treasurer; I\ C. Johnson, reporter; P. B. Waters, idvisor. The following boys have been given he green-hand degree: Otis Goff, r. C. Johnson, Donald Rentz, Edwin Sessions, Murdic Ellisor, which brings he total up to 14 boys.?T. C. Johnson, reporter. Robert Doyle is held by the police >f Wheeling, W. Va., on a charge of trangling his wife, 17, to death last Sunday night. John Maxwell, 83, described by officers as "the most notorious moonshiner in western North Carolina," was on Wednesday sentenced at Asheville to serve three years in the Atlanta federal prison. He said he didn't mind going back to prison. "They treat me good down there," he explained. ? Mr. and Mrs. Harry N. Riley, father and step-mother of 12-year-old Edith Riley, have been indicted in < Washington, on a charge of tortur- i ing and cruelly beating the child, i The girl was kept locked vin a closet I for almost four years, being discovered by the police a couple of weeks ago. Eleven of the members of th boac,d of stewards of' the Methodis church at Sparta, Ga., have resigns as a protest against the suspensioi of their pastor, Rev. Rembert G Smith, recently suspended and sharp ly criticized by the North Georgi; Methodist conference because of hi "political activities." Positive Proof I of FORD ECONOMY M . ' tr ' **."" "\* r' V *>] ' ' ' ? * * ' ' City of Detroit purchases 137 new Ford cars Hundreds now in use prove low cost of operation TllESE 137 new Ford car? represent one of the largest deliveries ever made to a municipality at one: time. 21 radio-equipped Ford scout cars were traded in on this purchase. They had been operated day and night for two years In heavy traffic and'all kimta of weather. Their individual records ranged from 78,434 miles to 143,723 miles with a grand total of 2,21$,097 'miles. The operating cost of the 2l cars was 2.284 cents a mile I . v t ; . ..\k ".V " .' J*" '"'l*'" f-?' ? less than 2 1/3 cents. This cost included all fuel, oil, tires, repairs and every other item except depreciation and insurance. Of 577 Ford cars in Detroit City service, the 300 in the Police Department travejed a total of 6,591,937 miles during the past fiscal year, at an average cost of 2t9 cents a mile. Many elaims have been made on operating cos^s, but here in the carefully kept motor car rc^orfls of the City of Detroit is ? ' positive proof of Ford economy. -? In the paragraphs above, it is seen that .J;,' Ford scout cars averaged less than 2 1/3 cent* 9 mile and 300 Ford cart in all I branches of Detroit police work averaged 2.9 cents a mile! I Day and night, twenty-four hours a day, these Ford cars are in operation. Few branches of transportation demand such grueling service. The records show that low fuel and oil consumption is but one of tlie Ford's many economies. Ford ma* I terials, simplicity of design and accuracy in manufacturing provide unusual strength, stamina and freedom from replacements I and repairs. The individual car buyer as well as the purchasing department of a city or a bush ness cannot afford to Ignore the proved economy of the Ford car. FIFTEEN DIFFERENT BODY TYPES *130lo 8640 I (F, O. B. Detroit, plus freight and delivery. Bum pert and spare tire extra at lotv cost. Eco* nemical time payments through the Authorised R Ford Finance Plans of the Universal Credit Co.) EYES EXAMINED and Glasses Fitted THE HOFFER COMPANY Jewelers and Optometrists R. E. Chewning & Son General Contractors and Builders Phone 386 Camden, S. C.? Estimates Furnished on All Classes of Work Floors Sanded on Request J. E. McKAIN ! ; LIFE INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE ' District Agent i Minnesota Mutual Life I Insurance Company < ! One of the Best Low Net Cost Companies LOCAL REAL ESTATE Office: Crocker Building i NO-MO-KORN FOR CORNS AND CALLOUSES Made in Camden And For Sale By DeKalb Pharmacy?Phone 9S WHEN B ABI ES m pat THF.RK arc times when i ^ p Jj a baby is too fretful or J feverish to be sung to j sleep. There are some pnins a mothrr cannot pat away. Hut there's quick ; comfort m Castona; For diarrhea, and other infantile ills, . give this pn.e vegetable preparation. : Whenever coated tongues tell of ronsti- < pat ion; whenever there's any sicn of j sluggishness. Castoria has a good taste; children love to take it. Hu> the gen- I uine?with Chas. H. Fletcher's signature | on wrapper. < The State Highway Department Announces That - -I Motor Vehicle License Plates I FOR 1932 I Are Now Ready for Distribution J I Application.forms have.been mailed to more than 200,000 motor ve- . %m j hide owners in South Carolina. Licenses should be applied for now i to avoid delay and possible penalties. Observe the simple rules f?. j shown below and you will assist your Highway Department in giv! ing you the best possible service, and maintaining at the same timemost rigid economy in operating expenses. ^ I' Personal Checks Not Accepted Remittance must be made by 1 either certified personal check, postoffice or express in on ey order. Personal checks will be returned to the senders, and currency sent through the mails will be at the sender's risk. Be Sure Your Car Is Registered In Your Name If you purchased your car during 1931 from one who previously registered it in his name. * get a transfer blank from your auto dealer. After filling it ' out, send to this office with proper remittance. To Avoid Delay, Trouble and Expense, Observe These Rules 1. Read the instructions on the application blank carefully, ' and follow them. 2. Don't send checks, unless certified. Money orders and certified checks are acceptable. Cash sent through the mails is at the sender's risk. 3. Re certain that your car is registered in your name. 1. License plates must be dis-* played by January 1st. Futt- Co-operation . I Means Prompt Service Prompt application for 1932 J license plates and proper fill in# out of the license applica- | tion blanks means prompt and j efficient service. To save time and trouble, order your licenses by mail instead of coming- in person. 1932 Plates Must Be 1 Displayed January, 1st Motor vehicles driven over the public highways after January 1st must display the1 new H- ! cens$ plates on both hhe front ^ I and the rear of the vehicle. J i 'tV.'lH State Highway Department . I Motor Vehicle Division P. O. Drawer 1498 Columbia, S. |jj|JB