Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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fcrfe Dressier Dies 1 | After Long Illness I fenta Lorbara/' Calif., July 28.?I * Dressier, one of the best loved KL n in the worUl? died here lttte Rjj after a long and harrowing illKSLth came quietly to the "Grand lujTroUper" as she lay in a coma Khe bedroom of a quiet cottage by in the presence of a few K^ninir friends. W*1 s Dressier, the "Ugly Duckling I favorite" of illm audiences the Kid over. Millions had roared with Lhter at her homely antics and Knfions mourned tfe illness which K in death, at 8:15 Pacific stand Jj time after a long and gallant KJeath resulted from cancer and Implicating ailments Which she had Eurht for two years with a resistEe that had amazed physicians. I NOTICE pursuant to an ordinance adopted I/the Town Council of the Town of Ethune South Carolina, in Council Ry assembled on the 16th day of to 1984 a special election will be Ed ill said Town on the 15th day of Kriut 1934, for the purpose of subEuing to the electors of said Town KL following questions Shall the Town of Bethune, South Erolina. construct a municipal Waterworks System for the use and benefit E ?flid Town and its citizens ? - Voting place, L, M, Best iCotton |VX"will?open at 8:00 A. M. and hue at 4 P-g -b McKI,nnon> I , . Clerk and Treasurer, Town of Bethune, S. C. CITATION he State of South 'Carolina County of Kershaw Irv L R. Jones, Esquire, Probate P> ' Judge) I whereas, Leslie Ray made suit to # to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of E. R. Ray. , These are, therefore, to cite and dmonish all and singular the kin red and creditors of the said E. R. ay, deceased, that they be and ap ear before me, in the Court of Prolate. to be held at Camden, S. C., on |he 8th day of August, 1984, next af er publication thereof, at 11 o clock K the forenoon, to sho\v cause, if any ley have, why the said Adniinistra oii should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 24th day | It Julv, Anno Domini, 1934. I L. R. JONES, Budge of Probate for Kershaw County Published on the 27th day of July Bui 3rd day of August, 1934, in the imden Chronicle and posted at the ourt House door for the time pre ribed by law. FINAL DISCHARGE I Notice is hereby given that one onth from this date, on the fourth |ay oi August, 1934, at 11 o'clock a. E, I will make to the Probate Court | If Kershaw County my final return Is Administrator of the estate of S. I liClyburn, deceased, and on the same late I will apply to the said Court |or a final discharge as said AdmmItrator. H. F. CLYBURN Idministrator of the Estate of S. S. I Camden, S. C., July 2, 1934. E~ i WYNDHAM M. MANNING Candidate For Governor County Campaign Dates Monday, August 13, 10 a. m., at ^rshaw. Tuesday, August 14, 10 a. m., at *thune. Medr.efldav, August* IB, 10 a. na., t Haley's Mill. (Thursday, August 16, 10 a. m., at tSRatt. Thursday, August 16, 2:00 p. m., ' "estville. Friday, August 17, 10 a. m., at ^ntioch. Tuesday, August 21, 10 a. m.( at Uaney. ^ednesday, August 22, 10 a. n^ * Rahon's Cross Roads. {M tjursday, August 23,^:00 p. nrj k < amden. Saturday, August 25, 5:00 p. m., at ' I School. State Campaign Da tee -orvway?FVIday, August S fV,? , Elohth Wsek Kin??^own?Monday, August 6 August 7. Wednesday, August I Thursday, Augustamden?Friday August 10 Unl*** w Ninth Wltk v?w?r~Mon,2,ijr' August it Tuesday, August 14 ^r;!?-^^nesd?nTEgust IS wVffi~r^iSt|Ly' ^3^ " August ll j Lights of New York by L. L. STEVENSON wHSHEHS5KSKE5H=HH55K=? Standing at Wall and Nassau streets, my Imagination went back t?? UN years ago. The stone structure, once the United States subtreasury, now the passport office,-changed to a much different building?the city hall of Colonial times, which was also the ca|>lbol dr-the province of New York.' The hurrying crowds of hankers, brokers, panhandlers, messengers, runners, telegraph operators, typists, hling clerks traders, millionaires and down and outers changed to those who had witnessed the birth of liberty. The.huis rying ceased and Colonials massed la front of the city hall. Then the Ward statue of -George Washington changed from bronze to flesh and blood. On a platform were the members of the tlrst congress of the United $tato of America. With them were generals who had fought uuder^Washington, Reside Washington stood Robert II. Livingston, chancellor of the state of New York and \fenuid master of the Masons. Heads were bared and there was a great stillness. Chancellor Livingston was about to administer tho inaugural oath to the first Presl- . dent of the United States. * Instead of administering the oath, Chancellor Livingston turned to Gen. Jacob Morton, marshal of the day, There was a whispered conference at the conclusion of which General Morton hurried away while the crowd wondered. From the platform, General Morton sped to the Old Coffee house at Wall And Water atreets, the meeting place of St. John's lodge of Masons of which he was master. He was gone only a few moments. When he returned, he was carrying a large Bible resting on a cushion of crimson velvet He had taken that Bible from the altar of St. John's lodge. Then it became known to those on the platform at least that while other details had been attended to carefully the matter of a Bible for administering the oath had been overlooked. * * . Washington, according to Osslan Lang's "History of Free Masonry In the state of New York," placed hi*, hand upon the pnge containing the forty-ninth chapter of Genesis from verse 13 until the end, more particularly Jacob's blessing of Joseph, "the prince among the brethren." Following the administration of the oath, Washington kissed the book reverently. There was another moment of silence. "It Is done," cried out Chancellor Livingston. Then waving his hand, he exclaimed with n Joyous shout, "Ixrng Live George Washington." A great cheer arose. The Republic was at Its beginning. "Move on," said a voice In my ear, "you're blocking traffic." And I smiled at the statue looking down benignly on the passing throngs. What a difference 145 years have made! ? # The Bible on which the hand of Washington rested and which ho kissed on that historic day Is still In existence and is still the property of the lodge that owned It at the time. With the spell of the past still on me, I'd have liked to see It. But that was impossible. So precious Is the relic that It is kept under lock and key except when used In lodge work, and Is permitted to leave the lodge only on unanimous vote of the members. Then It must be accompanied by a committee of five, three of which must be past masters of the lodge. The historic pages are covered with transparent silk. The Bible was presented to the lodge by Jonathan Hampton, November 28, 1775, the night on which he was installed as master. Skipping over 145 yetys, there Is that old four-story brick house at 29 Cherry street. Recently It was condemned as a fire trap nnd Is to he raxed. In the Revolution, it was used as a billet by some of George Washington's officers. 0 9* Recently, a young woman wrote asking about the chances of getting her song published. The head of the largest firms In the country told me that the chances are remote since established song writers are having difficulty in getting their works produced. The state of the song business, he added, is reflected by "Smoke Gets Into Your Byes," the hit number of "Roberta." Despite Its popularity, the sales have not reached 100,000 copies. In the old days, they would have been well over a million. Bell Syndicate.?WNU Bervlc*. He's Long on Job Gslesville, Wis.?J. A. Kellman Is willing to wager "ten boxes of snuff against a hairpin" that he has counted votes In more elections than any other man In the United States. He has sat on every election board In Galesvllle ^for 47 years. Flour Bags Carry Messages of Love Winnipeg."?M. Olson, of Outlook. Sask., Is searching for a wife In a novel way. He Is sending out pro posals In bags of flour. Several women here report that upon opening bags of flour they have found a note Inside, reading: "looking for a wife, Mr. M. Olson. Outlook, Sask." Olson has had no luck so far, for ij] of tho women finding his notes are married. m .w ? , I, ! !. l" - ' ' ' ' " ' Fireworks Thrill World's Fair Crowds Brilliant firework* display* are frequent night feature at the new World'* Fair. In Chicago. Thl* bomb is one of the many that burst o;. open. Ing night. The buildings are, left to right: Federal building, Sky Ride and Electrical group. The opening day crowd waa surprised to find the Fair complete. Miss McCaskill - Dead Miss Bertha McCaskill dhed at the Camden hospital after undergoing an operation Thursday. She was thought to be doing nicely until about sundown Saturday when she became worse and soon passed away. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McCaskill of the Reedy Branch section. iShe was born June 12, 1912, and died July 15, 193-1. Funeral services were held at Concord church Monday at 11 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. B. C. Corbett. Her body was laid to rest in the church cemetery before a host of frignds and relatives. 'She is survived by ~ber father and .mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McCaskilH one brother, Mr. Lawton McCaskill, Bishopville; and four sisters, Mrs. Sam Rabon, Camden, Mrs. Edward Calder of Reedy Branch section, Mrs. I>eslie Davis, Antioch and Mrs. Elma Parker, Lancaster. She also leaves several nieces' anil nephews, a host of friends to mourn her death. She was such a sweet girl. Iler death came as a shock to everyone.?Bishopville Messenger. Hospital attendants at Peoria, 111., found some old papers in the pockets' of George Ryno, 45, a chimney sweep, who died of the heat. The "old papers" were $16,275 in bank deposit certificates. Death of Mrs. SV. A. Price Saturday, July 21, 11)84, at her home in the Reedy Branch section, Mrs. W. A. Price quietly passed away. The death of this noble Christian woman cast a gloom over the entire county. Mrs. Price was born April 20, 1870, in Lancaster county. She moved to Bishopville when quite a small girll. She was Miss Armenta Farmer before her marriage to William Alexander Price in 1888. I She was a member of the Antioch Baptist church. Mrs. Price was G4 years of age. The following children survive her: Mrs. Mead Evans, Mrs. Ed. Chirstmaj, of Camden; Mrs. Leonard Branham, of Rembert; Willie Price and Colon Price, of Cassatt; Edgar, Ellis, Julian and Joe Price, all of Bishopville; and Mrs. D. C. Berry, of High Point. N. C. Also more than forty grandchildren and several great grandchildren. The funeral services were held at Antioch Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 4:80 o'clttR, conducted by Rev. J. T. Littlejohn, pastor of the Bishopville Baptist church.?Bishopville Messenger. ' Shortage of many kinds of raw ma- j terials is forcing rationing of materials very much the same as prevailed during the World war period in Germany. Kirby Transferred 1*o Marine Kane -Savannah, Gr., July 26.?Johnnie A. Kirby, United States Marine ' Corps, son of Mrs. Hattie M. Kirby, of 512 DeKalb street, this city, has been transferred to the Marine Base. Quantieo, Va., according to information received today from Major Louis E. Fagan, officer in charge of Marine Corps recruiting for -South Carolina. Kirby was accepted for service in the Marines at the Savannah office and received his basic training at Parris Island, S. C. Prior to his assignment to Quantieo he attended the sea school at Norfolk, Va., and served as a member of the 7th Regiment, I Fleet Marine Force aboard the battleship Wyoming. The Marine Headquarters, Post Office Building, Savannah, Ga., will accept for enlistment one hundred young men during the month of August. This offers young high school graduates of this vicinity a chance of adventure and travel by writing to the Savannah office. Will Rogers, Oklahoma's congressj man-ai-large, has been renominated J over Henry S. Johnson, impeached and removed as governor five ydars ago. The known dead on account of flood waters in the lower reaches of the Vistula river in Poland, give the number as exceeding 250. i r????? CAHERACRAPHS ???? - ? - EASY TUG-O'-WAR: With their new 80-horsepower ; Chevrolet# to do the tugging and a U. S. Royal tire ; tread of triple-tempered rubber to stand the strain, | i these bathing beauties have found the easy way to : stage a tug-o'-war. L. to R.: Patricia Martin, Mary >; f Chaffee, Margaret Kaiser, Phyllis Knowles. "Tr- ; '""^pujp^aaiP . .THE PINAL ROUND: An exciting moment in the Camera-Baer fight J as Camera "hita the ? * reain" for the eleventh *** time. Immediately after i thia Referee Donnovan stopped the fight, declar- ft jing Baer the winner with a technical K O in the fl 'eleventh round. I^MSASTER! Photo ihowi one of the I huge motors, twisted end mangled, 'after the crash of the passenger airliner ? In the Catskill Mountains, New York, ? In which seven people were killed. "HAVl A* BITS o* my lytad and Jam.**, aaya njary Lau to Unny Rom. mI don't cat* if I do/* aaya ho, "addlM that you rnada tho Jam yooroatf." Thooo colobratoa (radio awoothoarta aro hoard mw on a oniauo Friday 1 aftornooa program?Maria'a Carta Matinoo?on addition I to thoir wookly, Thuraday ovoainf yrofraa. ? 1 * 1 1 ^ ? - ZIKQFILD FOLLIII OIRLI drink their beer from half* gallon bottles: Tho old custom of soiling boor in half* gallon or "picnic" battles, which originated slong the Mississippi rlvor back!in tho "gay nineties" seems to be again gaining favor as evidenced in the above itluetra* tion. tsar sold in this two bottle Is not pastedrized a-d tho re f or s. tho same as draught beer. Note the compare* tiva also of the two ea ch own Jn tho inset, . ' T - ;* Munitions King Is. Afraid of Death , i In a Paris chateau set in higiiwuIUhI grounds sits a lonely old man of 85, half blind, haggard and gaunt, 21 hours a day, another at his bedside through the night. The light is never extinguished for the old man doesn't like the dark. Neither does he like the thought of death for everything medical skill can do to prolong his life is being done. The old man is Sir Hasil Zarahoff, Europe's "man of mystery," but known to be a billionaire from the huge profits he has made in war munitions and armaments in the last 50 years, llis life story is an amazing succession of exploits and intrigues in which he made pawns and puppets of rulers and ,statesmen fo- ' nunting revolutions and war just tC sell munitions (o both sides. I * lie was born in Turkey of a Russian father and Greek mother, and although his parents were povertystricken the son managed to get a .good education, mastering 11 languages in time. He first became interested in armaments jus a salesman for Vickers of London, manufacturers of munitions. About this tinio he fell madly In love with the young wife of a Spanish nobleman who although infatuated with young Zarahoff refused to marry him whilo her husband lived. They were married 40 years later after the death of her husband. Disappointed in love Zarahoff became imbued with a lust for power and wealth and this became the overpowering obsession of his life. The Spanish duchess, with whom he was in love, aided him in selling $25,000,000 worth of munitions in Spain which gnvo him his start. During tho v Spanish-American war xZarahoff sold Maxim machine guns tq Spain while Maxim sold the saifvb guns to the United States. Zarahoff gained control over Vickers, the British company, and bought armament plants in every country on the globe. He became a part owner of the Krupira plant in Germany. No matter in what part of the globe a war broke out, Zarahoff was there to sell arms to both combatants. Ho made a fortune out of the RussinnJapancse war in 11)04 by selling his killing machinery to both countries. If business was lack he and his emissaries plotted with one government after another to bring about a war. The World war was the crowning achievement of Zarahoff's life. Millions upon millions of dollars poured into his coffers. To one country he sold his guns, to another he lent money, nil for the purpose of killing. Apparently he sided with the Allies for he was knighted by King George of England but it is now known that he sold his wares to the Central Powers as well as Allies. Zarahoff's whole life has been secretive and mysterious. A few years ago after retirement, he is known to "trace burned all his books and records, including diaries, so chat the full story of his life will never be known. But with all his successes, with all hisN weulth and property all over the world still in his name, no one would trade places with him now as with visions of hundreds of thousands of human beings maimed or blown to pieces by his murder machinery, he waits for death, the only opponent he never "has or will conquer. \ i The number of persons killed in the wreck of a bus at Ossining, N. Y., now totals 18. Camden Theatre Week Beginning August 3. 1 FRIDAY "NO GREATER GLORY" With Frankie Darro and Lois Wilson. Also Comedy and News Saturday' "RIDING THRU" With Tom Tyler and Ruth Hiott. Also Comedy ^ Saturday Night at 10:30 "such women ARE DANGEROUS" With Warren Baxter, Rosemary Ames, Mona Barrie and Herbert Mundin. MONDAY and TUESDAY "MURDER AT THE VANITIES" With Jack Oakie, Kitty Carlisle and Duke Ellington and his < Orchestra 1 Also Comedy and News WEDNESDAY^ "LAZY RIVER" With Jean Parker and Robert Young. Also Selected Short Subjects ~THtmS^Y~ "CHANGE OF HEART" With Janet Gaynor and Charles Farreli; James Dunn and Ginger Rogers Matinee at 3:15 Admis?t*n 15c. 10e Evening at 7:30 and 9:15 Admission 20c and 10c ??%