Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Alligator Winner In I Battle With Deer 0ne of the strangest lucidenta ever #jtDe8U?'(l In the history of the drodgI m 0f {}? Inland waterway# through J ^tai South Carolina wuh told by f Woodward, an employee on I the dredge Miami, which la now enJ rtged I" cutting th? canal through the ()Cua" f?rest's ?ectlon of Myrtle I connecting the laat lluk by the | grt.at inland waterway. jlr, Woodward states that a deer B wait swimming acroaa a canal when I about halt way he noticed a commo[ iiou In the water and upon Investigating found a lurge alligator was batI (ling with *t- 11 Heemed that I the deer would win the fight as it be| gan to swim ashore but the alligator f was for h,m and 8??n he was I overtaken and another battle followI ed, this time the deer yaa the loser [ and disappeared beneath the water. I That afternoon Mr. Woodward Bays he I , am.- along near the spot and saw the I remainder of the deer floating on the I water, revealing that the alligator had I won the fight and devoured all he I wanted and left the rest. U has been stated that alligators in (his section are a menace to deer and uuiur wild ammais. They are forced to the croeka for water and it iu to?o i that the alligator liea in wait for"hla | prey.?Myrtle Beach N?w?. Sheriff Takes Tourist Car I Am un aftermath of the bunk robbery at Smouks in the story Indug told on tho Bheriff of Colleton county who when summoned Jumped into a car und haste-nod to Hmouks. A short time after a couple who were stopping at the l.ady luifayotto Hotel discovered tiial their car was missing. The alarm was spread and in hunting the sheriff ii was found that though the sheriff was out ou the hank rob; bory chase his cur was still purked in town. Contacting the sheriff Jm was informed that he had taken u earl belonging to tourists. The sheriff expressed regrets but stutcd that ho could not return us he was hot on the trail of the robbers. The tourists hud to stay over another night in Walterboro.?Walterboro Press -Ktundurd. 'William Dee Ferris and three women companions, tried for the murder of Howurd Carter Dickinson, New York lawyer, and robbing him of $134, In a hold-up, were convicted In the Detroit, Mich., court. Under the Michigan law they will all be sent to prison for life. Aged Seminole Is Hit and Run Victim Savannah, (Ja., Auk 1 "J.- -Joe Bowits tTushlunee.) 70-year-old Seminole Indian was fatally Injured early today on 11** South Carolinu highway near llurdeevllle when he was knocked down by a hit and run truck driver. The Seminole was brought to u local hospital where he died a few hours later. Tushlanee, :as ho wau known in tribal circles, was a member of a troupe of 18 Indiana who were return' iiiK to the everglades from Lake Ariel Park, l'a., where they had put on a little act for the puat few months. Joe was a man of huge proportions, weighing some 300 pounds and over six feet in height, lie was the "medicine man" of the group of Indians, who belong to the Cow Creek tribe. Tonight the Seminole lay in a local funeral parlor dresed in full colorful Indian regalia, while his fellow tribes men remained encamped on the outskirts of the city, highly superstitious und curing little to come in and pay their respects to Tushlanee. Funeral arrangements were incomplete tonight although tlie Seminoles made mention of the fact that tribal cus toms do not call for burial but thut Tushlanee must be laid upon four upright poles. He iB survived by Ills wife and six children who reside in the vicinity of Fort Fierce. - x - - 1 ' . /.i Largest Pelican Colony IMo|>ably the largest pelican rookery in the world i? located oh the Florida Fast Coast on Brevard island, in the north section of Brevard county. There are ut least live thousand pelican hens nesting on (ho island at this time and a visit to the rookery is a sight well worth going utiles to see. The pelicuns ure under the supervision of the government and the rookery is well looked after by \V. K. Shannon, federal game warden. Ti.tuMYULw Several years ago the Islund was set upurt us a game preserve and pelican breeding place and Is protected by the game laws of both the federal government and t|te Slate of Florida. The wurdeu Is maintained there annually at the expense of the Florida Audubon society. Mr. Shannon has his headquarters on the shore of the lagoon at the nearest point to the islund and reaches the reservation by a half-mile boat trip, the StarAdvocate says,?Titusvllle (Fla.) StarAdvocate. Lee Camp Nearly Completed Lee county'* CCC camp Is nearly completed, the buildiuge, having been put up very rapidly in the past week or more. A large proportion of the bulldlngH are already completed and are ready for occupancy. A large water tank has already been erected und the plumbing la rapidly being completed. From the present outlook it seems that the camp will be entlrely completed by the end of this week at the moat. This newspaper hopea that by next week's issue that it will be able to give a more detailed account of the work. It is rumored that the camp will be fully occupied by August 25.? j liishopville Messenger. Handsome Bank Building Solo J. G,> Seabury, Receiver of tho Bishopville National Bunk, announces that ho has sold to Tho Peoples Bank, of Bishopville, S. C? the banklnK house and lot hold In his trust and formerly occupied by tho Bishopvillo National Bank. Tho sale wan completed August 9th, but tho Receiver will have tho right to the continued use of hia present quarters until October 1st, if he wishes. The price paid for the property was $10,000.00 cash. The Bishopville National Bank building is one of tho most imposing structures in Bishopville and Tho 1'eoplo's Bank is to bo Congratulated 011 it's purchase.?Bishopville Messenger. pi^^TINCrTmTInj I We suggest TURNIP, SPINACH, BEETS, CAR- Ij ROTS, RAPE. A new shipment of onion sets shortly, j I DePASS' DRUG STORE I j j Phone 10 The Rexall Store We Deliver I j For STRONG BONES and HEALTHY BODIES VITAMIN D BREAD Balanced with the "sunshine vitamin'' For proper development your children must have a balanced diet. Give them Vitamin D j Bread . . . it contains the " sunshine vitamin" of health. ARE your children like this? If bo, they get plenty of Vitamin D. This is the food element so XjL necessary to the health of growing children. They're lucky! Most children are literally "starving" for the precious sunshine vitamin. Scientific tests prove that. | Smoke, fog, dust and clothing keep it away from their hungry bodies and they grow pale, weak and listless. But now you can be sure that your child gets a properly BALANCED DIET every day.. Our new | VITAMIN D BREAD contains the natural sunshine vitamin. It is a new food triumph?teeming I with health! j 1 ' It is a rich, golden-crusted, creamy loaf that children love. It is bread at its best. It makes delicious X toast, pudding and stuffing. Get a loaf of VITAMIN D BREAD today. Active young bodies need it. It strengthens the bonesv j hardens die leeth and builds strong bodies. And it costs no more than ordinary bread. I | TASTY MILK MAID Vitamin D BREAD Made By ELECTRIK MAID BAKE SHOP, Camden, S. C. I Good Health Demands Sufficient VITAMIN D This element is found in sunlight t and in a very few foods. It is espe{ cially important to growing children ' j er Ii J7i? j o m ing p'atT 1*1 piupcil J shaping the head, strengthening the back, growing straight legs ana fenerally reinforcing the bones, nsuflicient Vitamin D causes ? 1. Rickets - 2. Soft bones 3. Poor teeth 4. Bony deformities r 5. Impaired lungs ' The necessity for the proper amount of Vitamin D is continually stressed by physicians ami dentists. fP IS YOUR MARGIE ] WELL? SHE SEEMSj TO TIRE SO EASiLVj i donV know ^ what ails her. i wish she were as healthy as jtour children, SHE PROBABLY DOE5NT GET ENOUGH VITAMIN O IN HER , FOOD OR FROM THE j SUNSHINE . TRY VVITAMIN D BREADJ I LL GET A LOAF TODAY. THANKS FOR THE TIP _ (0, A / WHAT A MARVELOUS 1 CHANGE I MARGIES ) SIMPLY BRIMMING I OVER WITH PCPl J YES, VITAMIN4 O Breao has done WONDERS. I CANY BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW CRATEFUL I AH