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-I'-'- 1 Elephant Buried lake A Buddhist Gyp, the oldest elephant in America, who had carried four or live generation* of children on her big back, in every city and town in the United States, was buried a few miles from old Yorkville, in old South Carolina, at twilight under lowering skies, and in the teeth of the hardest cold wave of this winter. She was not given Christian ob.se- ^ <juies, for she was horn and reared in I India, and was a Buddhist. So, she was placed in her big grave upright, but kneeling, as she had so often knelt for a million -childHMi to climb upon her back, add this last time, she knelt for Buddha himself 10 ride her into njrvan a. Her grave is now marked by a mound of soil over two feet high atpl as large as a small room in area. It is ten feet deep, and KOO wagon loads of earth were taken out when it was excavated. It is on the John Henfield farm southeast of Yorkville, and it will bo visited and talked about for many years. It is the only elephant grave in South Carolina. Although old Gyp weighed about 6,000 pounds, she had only nine pallbearers to lower her into her grave. , They were all roustabouts of the Bar- , nelt Brothers show, now in winter quarters here. But more than a score participated in the exercises at the big stone building which is winter : quarters for the show, and the city of , Yorkville was represented by one of its chief executives there. The realistic fact is, that after spending several hours trying to load the huge elephant on a truck, the show had tu cal)^for the larger power equipment and cables. The truck which was to carry her to the grave j was sunk by excavating under its wheels, and a ramp was built from its body to the ground near the elephantine eorpse. 1'he body of the truck was replaced with heavy timbers on its chassis. With an inch and a half manilla cable around the elephant, another truck wa- hitched on to pull her upon the truck. The hauling truck stalled, and the big cable broke. Then the telephone brought to j winter quarters City Engineer Frank Faulkner, the big tractor, and a strong 'eel cable used at tne waterworks. These succeeded in rolling the j elephant upon t lie carrier truck. It j w a.-? then after '> o'clock , of I" rid ay ever.:Hg. The immense body lay on its hack! on the truck. At the grave, a cable was fastened around the legrs and run through a b.ock and tackle, with the line manned by the nine men. They roiled the elephant's body over into the grave upon its feet, and it sank tot it- knee-. Next day the grave was ] irb i : u] it - top rounded into a 1 jiV'Und. 1' was too eohl tor spe,tutors : e',> out there in'o the country, and i : v, .t!H.--e i tin- hur.al of! the < lepkar.t which had carried nrilicon during tor life.?^ <>rk. . . I ncr-cr. Magistrate Captures Booze Wiule on their way to attend court at Camden last Tuesday morning, .Magistrate W. K. Taylor and his constable, Dan West, accompanied by two friends, were traveling on the paved highway and when near the bridge over Hanging Rock Creek they observed a negro crossing the road from the west to the east side some distance ahead of them and watching bus movements they .soon saw hint returning with a bottle in his hand. Mr. Taylor and Mr. West got out of i the car and started towards th? negro before he saw them and upon seeing j ' i ir. ran and outdistanced them. 1 On going to the place where the negro went they found a quantity of i - nt ami quart b.ttles tilled with ' ,.i,U'r and making a wider scai\h. an: -till nine, the latter being :n ,. ? -?->>. 1... j !?..: r: ?- i it !< I n am- t , 'V. t r.e ( ' . , j . : a . a . . ? ! iv.k u : i mt: elh ,: ;V.L-i, ten- and A. a - turn.itg up a.l ovem Sou'ri Carol,na frequently. three $20 : bills bi.r.g found. t<> be Worthless j vuier. deposited ir. an Anderson bank his week Instead of having a carnival of fun ju.st at Lb.is t ;:n? , as has been custom- , ary in past years. Vienna ha< 1 a car- ? nival of blood, when scores of people I w.-:.- -h,,t down and many wounded. : TAX NOTICE. After .January H 1st. 1P3-1. the County Aa-1 tor : icid an add:' I'-nar , it alt v of o-c ; .< r v-r.'. r. all tax< ? n >t pa. 1. vv m h \ r? a--i .- < ?! ? a' ,. . i i'ii ..* ?. u : r,g a ax- - V no - ; ?r:ct .r ' Y* i.-.s i ' ' i >. * ? I'.OI.I 'i . K .V ' ^ = News of Interest In And Near Bethune Bet hums Feb. 20.?^The Methodist Missionary Society mot with Mrs. J. M. Clyburn Tuesday afternoon,'- An interesting program in charge l of Miss Mary Ar^iur vvas given by the children of the Sunday school. The subject ?f program, which was led by ITrtVriet Nelson Mays, was World < Friends. Katherine Foster played the uccompanion.ents for the songs and several other children took J part on the program. Mrs. Mark King, of Neese*. has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. E. Truesdell and Miss Stella Bethune. Mrs. J. L. Byrd, of Greensboro, N. ( . is spending sometime with her husband, who is in business here with W. W. Mungo. Miss Louise Barker, of Camden has been visiting her. brother and sisterin-law, Mr. and Mrs. Manning Barker, Miss Mary Brunnon,. of the Baptist hospital, Columbia spent several days last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B.' W. Brannon. Mr. and Mrs. Grier Gordon, of Charlotte spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Z. P. Gordon. Mrs. Jacob A. Catoe, of Charlotte spent the week-end here visiting relatives. Malvern Hill Four-H Meeting Iiiist Saturday afternoon sixteen j members of the Malvern Hill Four-H club met at the home of Mrs. M. J. Hammond. This is a Room Improvement Club so the members brought articles they had already made for their rooms. Miss Sadie Craig, the home agent, gave a demonstration on making shoe bags and talked on the use of color in the room. Alter the business and demonstration Miss Craig led several games after which Mrs. Hammond served delicious refreshrnents. This club meets twice each month. 1 nc older people of the community i are interested and attend these meet- ' ings. assisting the agent with the I work. Six were present at this meet-| ir.g. Mrs. W. J. Hasty is the leader! of this club and Pearl Godwin is the president. The other officers are Lena Sinclair, vice president and Pearl 1 Iirada y. ,-ecrelary. I A "practical joker" of the fulcrinm class, advised a friend to take bichloride of mercury tablets for a headache. The sick man visited a drug store and bought two dozen of the tablets. The druggist after wraplung up the tablets at WinstonSalem, N, C., inquired what he was buying them for. The customer said he had been advised to get them for his terrible headache. The practical joker was saved from a possible ! :rge of murder. ?H. M. Reeves, a highway patrolman. wa? killed Thursday n< ar Columbia :n a collision of his motorcyv>. h ar. automobile. Bn-il Rutland of Bamberg is held lor tlu* kili.rg of Henty Braxton, who was stabbed in the heart with nn ice pick. The men had a quarrel over 20 cents in a poker game. A school of seals floating on the -co have been noted df? miles off New Y. rk this week. PRIMARY ELECTION NOTICE Notice is hereby given that, a Municipal Democratic Primary Election will be held in the City of Camden on I uesday, March 0, 1934, for the purpose of nominating a Mayor ar.d >ix Aldermen for the said City. The polls will be open at 8 a. m. and will remain open until 1:00 p. m. at the following places: M ard One?( ity Recorder's Court Room. Ward Two?City Filling Station Ward fhrec ?- Redfe&rn Motor ' 'ompany. Ward hour Resalence of Raymond Moore. Ward Five?Residence of A. G. Cla rk -<>n. Ward Six Residence of G. E. Taylor. fo..owing manager- hn\ ? been > l i S 1 I * I ! Wrio-.. ! s. I c . .( K Good. W ( S t e\\ a . W.I : !'.\ \v y - ' M V W . Hen > M. M i;. .*?< ?'. > ? t. ' '. >: t; t V !: 1 W ard L.ve M ! -. I >. (). If .U-.-r R - . .... ! ' r / urp. r.,Ari ! -'V Kr G. E. 1 a \ . . . Mrs >. ( Zenip. L. A. WITTKOWSKY, < hairman City Democratic Executive ( ommiUce. NOTICE^ OF SALE Sheriff's Sale of ronfrahan.l (ioods tor felted I ruler Section ss."> of >olume 2. Code of Laws, 1822: pi . I .ca-e uuk. notice that I will sell ? aiu':on. for o.sh.^to the ' ' _bolder ;r. front of the Court M .u-e : r at Camden. S. C . ,,n the Monday ir. March, 1934, l>eing t, - riay t'-rrrnf, during the le- j -'A- h..,i? - of -ab-. one Model T Ford - ' A .V'-mV), bearing a 1934 ' "' - a: <] go..(L ha\ :ng beer. ' 5 :,;r ;;r- s'<V-;..r, KHO '; ' ir . - u -. . n i 1 -. " ' alcoholic li 1 I. H. M LEOD, >' ff ot Kershaw County The 110 United State* ship* of all clu*ae?, in Pacific water* the past two years, are scheduled to leave San Diogo, Calif., area on April 9 for presidential review and manju^tcrs on the Atlantic seaboard before returning to Pacific water in the fall. Approximately 3,600 officers and 36,000 men will make the visit to Atlantic waters. -r-An epidemic of nteasles and whooping cdligh is widespread over the state, crippling school attendance very materially. A number ofi schools suspended for a week or more. | 0 ' _ ii l PINAI. DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that one month from this date, on the twentythird day of March, 1034, at eleven o'clock a. m., d will make to the 1 robate Court of Kershaw County my tlnul accounting and return as Guardian of the person and estate of James Kirk land ( lyburn, deceased, and on the; same date 1 will apply to the sauj court for a final discharge as said Guardian. W. R. CLYBURN, Guardian of the Person ami Kstato of James Kirkland Clyburn, deceased. Camden, 'S. C., Feb. 23, 11)34. Foreclosure sale Notice is hereby given that ^accordance with the terms and provisions of the decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Kershaw County, South Carolina, in the case of W. A. Fid wards, Plaintilf, vs. Thomas E. Carpenter, Marion Carpenter and Mamie Turner or Mumie Murrell, and if she be not living, John Doe, representing collectively all heirs at law and distributees of the' said Mamie Turner, deceased, unknown parties, Defendants, I will sell to the highest bidder for cash, requiring of the successful bidder, other than the parties to this action, a deposit of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars, before^ the Court House door at Camden, South Carolina, during the legal hours of sale on the first Monday in March, 1034, being .the 5th day thereof, the following described property: "All that piece, parcel or lot of land with buildings thereon situated I in the City of Camden, County of Kershaw, State of South Carolina, fronting seventy-four (74) feet and ieight (S) inches on Lafayette Avenue [and extending back North with a uniform width to a depth of one hundred twenty-four (124) feet and one (1) | inch and bounded as follows: North by premises formerly of Moore, now |of John YV. T. Lesure; East by premises of Baptist Church of Camden; South by Lafayette Avenue and West by premises formerly of Stoke's, now I of Beleos." W. L. DePASS, JR., Master for Kershaw County. SPECIAL TAX NOTICE An Act was passed at last session of Legislature allowing taxpayers in I this county ten (10) years to pay their 1032 and back taxes in installments of one-tenth each year provided they pay current year's taxes each year before books close March 15 of each year. This applies to real estate and personal property only when listed with real estate. Personal nroperty taxes are in hands of Sheriff for collection as heretofore. Yours iespectfully. S. W. HOG UK. Treasurer Kershaw County. 40-50sb TAX NOTICE After* February 2Kth. 1031* the C ounty Auditor will add an .additional I penalty pf 5 per cent, on all taxes j net paid, which were assessed for | year 1033. When inquiring about taxes please state school district in which you live or own property. Yours respectfully, S. W. IIOGUE, Treasurer Kershaw County, S. C. SIMMONS FOR RELIEF State of South Carolina County of Kershaw (Court of Common Pleas) James Thompson, Plaintiff against Richard Hall, Defendant To The Defendant Richard Hall: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscriber at bis office in Camden, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and, if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the 'Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. !A W1TTKOWSKY. . Plaintiff's A 11< rn.ev 1'irimb n 2!. 1P.YJ ; io the in :? r.dat.Y 111 hand Had: : P.i-ji*.- '.a*. : da: :h?. original *r. :n-,t. -. < f w;.. r, r.e a h >\,e i- a copy, was tiled in the office of the Clerk of Court for Kershaw County on the 23th day of January. 10.34. L. A.' WITTKOWSKY, Plaintiff's Attorney notice In Re: Docket No. 1337?The Application of Atlantic Greyhound Lines for a Class A Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to render motor bus service between Sumter and Camden, South Carolina. over U. S. Highway No. 521. A public hearing in the above en! titled matter will be held in the (x>m' mission's offices, in the State Office Building, corner Senate and Sumter Streets, .Columbia, South Carolina, at ' 10:30 a. m. Friday, February 23, determine the requirements , of public ctinvi-nien' e and necessity in the premises. W. W. GOODMAN. .Superintendent Motor Transportation | 46-47sb Fire at Kershaw Oil Mill Fire broke out in the cotton seed warehouse at the Kershaw Oil Mill last Friday morning about 2 o'clock and had it not been for the sprinkler system the building and all its contents might have been a total loss, As it was a large quantity of seed was destroyed and the electric motor and the conveyor equipment put out of commission for several days, occasioning a considerable loss. Ker-1 shaw Era. j I Announcements CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR I hereby announce myself a candidate for nomination for Mayor of the j City of Camden in the coming Demo- ( cratic primary election, subject to the I rules governing the same, j Should I be honored with this nom- ; ination and election, I pledge myself J | to conduct the affairs of the City of Camden in a progressive manner; at the same time seeing that strict economy is observed. J. H. OSBORNE. Camden, S. C., January 10th, 1934. | For Alderman Ward One. I announce myself as a candidate to serve the City of Camden as an alder- j man from Ward One and will heartily appreciate the support of the voters in said ward in the approaching primary to be held in March. FRANK MAYER. For Alderman Ward One I take this method of announcing myself as a candidate for the ofFiee of Alderman from Ward One for the City of Camden, and will appreciate the support of the voters of this ward. C. V. MASSEBEAU For Alderman Ward One I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Alderman from Ward One for the City of Cafnden, subject to the rules governing the City primary. M. BILLINGS For Alderman Ward One I hereby announce myself as a candidate for alderman from Ward One in the approaching city primary subject to the rules governing thq Democratic party. 1>. L. MELTON. For Alderman Ward Two. There being a vacancy as an alderman from Ward Two caused by the change of residence of J. C. Gillis to another ward, I hereby announce myself as a candidate to succeed him, i and will appreciate your vote. GEORGE A. CREED. j , For Alderman Ward Two I take this method of Announcing myself as a candidate for the office I of Alderman from Ward Two of the' City of Camden. I will appreciate the ! ^__________..._____ support of the voters in this ward. W. B. PORTER. Fot Alderman Ward Two I announce myself as a candidate for Alderman from Ward 2 of the City of Camden and ask the support of the voters in said Ward. W. C. SCARBOROUGH. . For Alderman Warrd Three I hereby announce my name as a candidate for Alderman from Ward Three for the City of Camden in the primary to be held in March and \yiU appreciate the support of the voters. F. N. McOORKLK. For Alderman Ward Three I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Alderman in Ward Three for the City Council of Camden and will appreciate' the votes of that Ward. JOHN T. LANKY; For Alderman Ward Four. Having served two terms as alderman from Ward four of the City of ! Camden, I am announcing my name | as a candidate for re-election. Feeling that I have served the city to the best ! of my ability, I ask your support in 1 the primary in March. LEON H. SCHLOSBURG. j For Alderman Ward Four Having served four years in City Council, we feel that C. C. Whitaker is amply qualified to represent our Ward, and have requested his making the race, which he has agreed to do. Friends. For Alderman Ward Five | I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the office of Alderman for the City of Camdei from Ward Five, and will appreciaU the support of the voters, j 11 EN R Y S AVAGK, JR. For Alderman Ward Five I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Alderman for Ward Five of the City of Camden : subject to the rules of the City primary. I will appreciate the support of mv friends and the voters of my Ward. T.-5-V. WALSH, JR. . For Alderman Ward Six. | 1 hereby announce myself a candii date for re-election as Alderman from Ward six, subject to rules of {the City Primary and would appreci { ate the support of the voters. I havt served one term, attending all regular meetings of Council, and promi?< the same attention in future if reelected. J. E. ROSS.For Alderman Ward Six I hereby announce my name as < candidate for Alderman from Wan Six of the City of Camden, and will appreciate the support of the votefl of my ward. MENDEL L. SMITH, JR. * _ NOTICE! 1 All past due paving assessments I 'ys/ v due the City of Camden must be paid , I i * H at once otherwise property will be ad- I vertised for sale. I ! > ? i By Order CITY COUNCIL. I January 30,1934. ' II "DiiPutmg onj borrowing come grief and Sorrowing.'' JANUARY ^*29 William NKKinley, 25th <J> President, born 184J. /.^30 I'ldncr recognizes United Stills' independence, ? 3" 17/8. C-> 31? Canada's War Time Pro> Inbiuoti Act to forte, 1918. >' 'EHRUARY M, 1?VV.ifch for the groundhog and InSjShadow tomorrow. ) I 2?U. S. ends its war with j-* / Mexico victoriously, 1848. 3- Woodrqw Wilson, wartime President, dies 1924, ; zy 4?Charles Lindbergh, great Lone Eagle, born 1902. "An old Mxlor n only tlx half oj a fun of union." FEBRUARY 5?'Milady busy buying rats ^V) and pulfsfor her hair. 1910. 6?New Knpland is shaken < bv a severe earthquake, Lti&ot liJ6 ITo 7~ Daniel-Boone is captured . by titc Indians, 1778. 8?rFirst colony of Spaniards vV?^ si.ut lor New Mexico, Jr' ,v"1 9~Jefferson Davis becomes V Confederate President, Wvj, 1801. 10- Philadelphia strccs are lighted ss itli pas, 1335. '^1 ? 11? Temperature of 73 abovey s cer j in Cleveland, O . 1 )Zi. S WNU tu'nets ti tin ornament to youth, hut J rrpr \iJ' to o!J ,.\v." FEBRUARY 12?Abraham Lincoln. Great fiilj ^ Emancipator, born 1809. ??. v, c. 13?Emperor Pu Yi abdicates r ? * the Chinese throne, 1912. VWO A 14 ?Great yul.l d; ' ovcry in *- ' Ai'-.jra'.ia start'es we>rI 1. ? lfi / ,13-T'. .? '< Maine is sunk in i i .. i 1 i :: b r. 1 - jS. 1 G ?! I i a a i i if annex e 1 to I' ci! St .V'c-. by treaty, * ? * 1 X ' j. jvv a~vN 17?War o! 1 til2 ic :th England ended by trc.it>-, 1S15. 18?300th automobile re>;isten 1 in United States, ^O.tO- ltMS. ( WNU ^ ^ r\- ^ ' I - \ "Beduty ?rt^ou: mt:uc is a rose *i\iboui I f'^ratwe." j FF.RRL'AR Y 19 <> i is .idvittrt t<-> the - C r*. j - n .is i btnte !b 'J. c o::?: r. ' ;;; '1 iv c 25- C :! Clt:< cap?-rf ? VvnfTJf cennes, Indiana. 1 r , V. X ?NU ?S.rnd-r Younjr of Union county, who :? in hi- 71st year, announces' tha* "o w '.. fet .re from politics At the ? xn.ral.i>r. of his present term. I NOTICE 'Io I>elin(|ucnt taxpayers on Personal Propert>, Road and Poll Taxes. 1 a dice? a\ i VfC.ii n> *hat I h a. < **. Srser.tT's olf. ,f the parties th.r. 1 1 ;t\ 1 evt-. r :ia: t '.v; .i ron<* ,r. a d pay ? any time durLn^' tV r.< x? s;x nths, and there xx ( -'f t' mil T r? a-urer's cost added, J. II. McLEOD, Sheriff of Kershaw County. | Radiators Boiled Out and Repaired I General Auto Repairs. Get our price on your next job. All work guaranteed. Prices reasonable. j NIGHT SERVICE TELEPHONE 138 | Service Man Rooms Over Garage IL. A. Campbell & Co. Garage I South Main Street Camden, S. C. j ?j?imB?5B3?awawncwpB - . *r TAX NOTICE I Beginning the First of March a 2 I per cent, penalty will be added to all I unpaid 1933 City Taxes. I J. C. BOYKIN, Clerk. M