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__ _________ .? - jjjjli ji S i j j _i _i j j j _?j jj j j( _?j r , | ACCURATE DEPENDABLE PRESCRIPTIONS SAFE, SATISFACTORY DELIVERIES | Special Summer Prices on all Shelf Goods not restricted as to retail price, we are giving a discount of Ten per cent or I more on ('ash Sales I Zemp's Drug Store "Tb T?ET riT::"'?n City Drug Company I News of Interest In And Near Bethune Iktihune, .luly ? -A severe wind, rain uhd eleel.rleul Hlorni struck thlH town and community Sunday after noon, causing considerable damage. A valuable horse, belonging to C. C. (lardner wuh killed by lightning. A large pine tree back of the Gardner store wuh struck. The bolt apparently skipped over a barn between the tree and stable, which was more than a hundred feet away, Hnd killed the horse, leaving the stuble untouched Several negro houses near town were damaged from the effects of the wind and crops on the Kershaw highway, a few miles out, were badly Injured by hall, causing considerable financial loss. Miss Beuluh Pennington, of Harts vlllo, who was a popular teacher In the schools here for several years, but. who for the last several years has been teaching In Santa Margarita, California, visited friends here last week She was accompanied by Miss Virginia Accennero, of Berkeley, California, and MIhh Vera Burns, of Santa Margarita, California, the party having driven through from California to Hartsvllle They were guests of I Mrs. A. B. Mcl^uurin Thursday night j and Friday Mr. and Mrs F. H. Beard, with their daughter and son, Miss Frankle and Hrnest, and their house guests, Miami Mr A. S R Beard, of Charlotte. N C , and .Johnnie Burton spent the week-end at Myrtle Beach The ufternoon bridge club wuh entertained last Thursday by Mrs Crowell Bethune Mixed summer flowers were used to decorate the card room. Miss Stella Bethune won high score prize, and Mrs G. B Mcl-aurln captured the floating prize. Mrs. J. K. King, of llaleigh, N. C., was presented i a gift by the hostess. After cards Mrs F. Jt Morse Joined the party and she, too, was remembered with J a gift. A Hweet course with a chilled | beverage was sejved. Those playing, other than club members and the honor guest, were: Mrs. Lorlng Davis and Mrs G B. McKlnnon. Friends of Mr. and Mrs P. II. Hester, of Ashevllle, N C\, were pleased to have them for a short viBlt last week. They were dinner guests Friday of Mrs. A. B. McLaurln. Mrs R. E. McCnflklll entertained . with a delightful bridge party Friday afternoon in compliment to Mrs. J. E. Williams, of Raleigh, N. C. The rooms were decorated with an arrangement of varicolored flowers. High score prize was won by Mrs. Cro well Bethune, while low went to Mrs. D. M. Mays. The honor guost was prosented a gift. Mrs. J. I). Lafltte, of Cope, was invited In for refreshments and was presented a gift. A delicious sweet course was served by the host??HS. Rev. and Mrs. V M. Llndler and < hildren visited relatives in Lexington it nd Bamberg last week. Mr and Mrs Ira Gordon and little son. of Ashevllle, N C . are guests of the V. i' Gordons Mrs T E Hearon has joined her sister at.rl will spend the week with ( hem jit M \ rt le Beach Mrs Nettle Hotlon spent Sunday with li>-r daughter, l.ula. and son. Frank Horton. who are pati<?uts at t>lnt< Park sanitoriuni Mrs. David Holley visited relatives in Columbia and Elliott, during the week end Miss Louise CJyburn, of Kershaw, is the guest of het sister. Mrs Lorlng I 'ii\ is The men of the church club held their regular monthly meeting at the ((immunity hall Tuesdav evening A splendid message was brought to them by the Rev K It Morse. -p.;ik i of the evening The ladies of the Presbyterian ( hurch served an appetizing dinner M C Mason am] .Josh Smith are attending the a gi i< nit n ra I educational 1 "iiien r.ee in Columbia, this week. Superintendent .1 C Foster spent l'uesiia> in Columbia. Mi- i K. W"111iftins and sons, lolm ' d w in. I r and Pr.uk of Kdgew old. \isit.u| the M P liilms family, during the week end Mis Smith, of McCortniek. spent last nock With her daughter, Mrs. B \V Best I he Methodist Womons" Missionary soiiety met at the church Tuesday atternoon The president. Mrs M F Helm-, presided and those contributing to the program were: Miss Mlttle Davis, Miss Lorena McDonald, Miss 1- rankie Beard and Doris Lane A social hour followed the meeting during which refreshments were served by the president, assisted bv several girls Dies Along With Horses New Orleans, .luly 2?Like the 21 horses he loved. Sergeant Henry Bru nig. of the 141st field artillery. Louisiana National Guard, is dead today, a bullet through his head The horses, condemned as old or unfit, were led into a field at .Jack son barracks Wednesday and executed by a soldier. Thursday night the 3S-year-old top sergeant was found dead In the cavalry warehouse, his 45 caliber service revolver by his side. An airplane, operating between Buffalo, N Y . and Toronto. Canada, crashed near St. Mary, Ontario, and three persons were killed. wing of the plane broke off. _ Sports Extended Through Winter If preaent plana of Frank H Heath,1 director of recreation here, carry throuKh, the recreational program thut wan atarted Iaat Muy will be extended through the winter in the form , of buHkntball and volley bull leaguea for men und women. Mr. Heath haa received the aaaur- j ance of Superintendent of Uchoola, i J. G. Itlcharda, that the recreational 1 unit will be permitted the ua<> of the fine new gymnasium ut the Camden | high Hchool to carry out the work of the winter ae&aon. At the present time Mr. Heath has 'an eight club aoftball league of men, and a five club league of women, for a total of 204 people. Those leagues | play every afternoon and evening of the week with the exception of Saturday and attract between 400 and X00 spectators to the gumes. With , less than two months experience at , the game Camden sent a team of play-1 era to Twin Lakes to defeat a picked team from the Columbia league. For the full and winter months the, recreational program will feature bus- , ketball and volley ball, the former for1 men 22 years und up, while there will be a volley bull unit for the more mature men who cannot stand the rigorous play at basketball. There will be similar organizations , for the women and girls, according ' to Mr. Heath. Simultaneously with the announcement of the contemplated winter recreational program, came an announce-, incut from the office of Mayor J. H. i Osborne to the effect that Mr, Heath has been formally named as city recreational director by him, the appoint- ' ment being effective at once. The mayor states that with all recreational work under the supervision of the chamber of commerce execu-' tive, there will be less chance of any duplication of events and will also in sure a central control of all sporting and entertainment features. The director of recreation will maintain a I register for the recording of "dates ahead," so it will be possible for anyone contemplating a program of any | character to ascertain Just what other events are listed for the particular date desired. DeKALB NEWS NOTES j Westviile, duly 7.?As July Fourth; was Sunday, DeKalb celebrated Mori-' day by having it's annual fish fry at the 4-H club camp. The men engaged in u softball game in the morning, being enthusiastically supported on the sidelines by the ladies. Lunch was spread at noon to the large num- j her present. Swimming was enjoyed j in the afternoon. Mrs. M L. Stover and children, Tomniie and Louise, left Sunday for a visit to Mrs. Stover's sister. Mrs. I'. I> neSmith and Mr. neSmith. of Lake City. They will Join a party of relatives for a trip to the beach, during the week end 1 W. H. Carter and Miss Minnie Hodges are attending this week, the Agriculture-Home Kconomh s conferj'etice in Columbia Mrs Carter and tittle daughters. Barbara Anno and (Alice are visiting relatives in Knsley. I | Lev .1 [i (iulledgt . of Lake View. I i was a visitor here Thursday. I ' Mrs 11 a 11 i e it W'eller. of Spartan-' .burg, who was formerly a member! j(,f the llaron IteKnlb faculty spent' several days here with friends. She j let t Tuesday morning to attend the ! Agriculturv-Hoiiie Kconomics conference. in Columbia. 1 | Mrs Cyril H linsbee ami little Idaughter. Carolyn, are spending this I Week as guests of Mr and Mrs. George T Lot I. in W'illiston. They ' I were accompanied to Wagner by Mr i 1 his bee, who visited hi-, parents tlnre. l et in ning Tuesday ' \ Mrs .) | |. stover ami son. F L Sio\er. and Mrs Stover, of Oakhurst j-peiit sunda> with Mr and Mrs. M I. StoVer Bi 11> ( 1> burn has returned from an extended visit io Ins grandfather. W h Roberts, Kershaw . Mr and Mrs Nye Workman entertained Wednesday evening w'ith a family party, honoring l)r and Mrs ' A Hachadorian. of New Jersey. | W K Hegler and daughter. Nell, of Lancaster, spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs L (. Clyburn. Jr. Marjorie Anne Cl> burn accompanied them on their return home tor a week's stay. Clyburn Bruce, of Charlotte Thompson community, spent the past week With his sister. Mrs Shelby Truesdale and Mr. Truesdale. Mrs I- H Broome delightfully entertained members of her bridge club Mondav afternoon at tier home High si ore prize was won by Mrs. Shelby I i uesdab*. i,,w score prize went to N!r* 1- L Clyburn 'Ph.- hostess served di luious punch ami waters N,rs L c' Clyburn. Jr. left Thurs ,(>r H vlsit to her parents. Mr 1 and Mrs W R Hegler, of Lancaster Misses Helen Broom.- and Willie] Mae Jordon are \ miting r,datives and ' Mends in Charlotte. N F . ,|,js w,,k A party of friends will join them Sun da> tor a trip through the Mountains of western North Carolina Marlowe Burch. of the Lockhart section. is spending this week with Dot' te Broome Mrs Annie B Williams visited dur-1 , ing this week at the Camden hospital viol * Knight and Mrs. Beckham Hilton, of kershaw. v,( J"\?Rburn Rnd children visited Mr Ogbum's mother. Mrs. D W Okbum Monday, in Kershaw. Abble Sue Stokes returned Tuesdav 1 from a visit to her aunt, Mrs. Joe Moroier, In Charleston. James A. Bates City Carrier Dies James A Hates, negro city mail carrier, died at the Camden hospital Wednesday after being admitted there about one week ago, Haltering a stroke. Ho was about 57 years of age and had a record of sixteen years on city route two. He knew every rp&n, wornand and child on his route. He was always courteous and accommodating und all along his route he was highly esteemed by both white and colored. He suffered a partial stroke some tjtue ago which injured his eyes and was advised to Quit his Job, but after several months, he resumed his route. In conversation with him one day, he stated that the two daily routes caused him to walk between nineteen and twenty miles per day?that was besides carrying a heavy mail sack? both delivery and pick-up. Hates owned a ten-room residence on south Church street, where he and his wife kept a comfortable boarding place for his race. He was prominent in his church aifairs, being an officer in Trinity M. E. church. Surviving are his widow, and one son, Robert T. Hates, of Haltitnore; two daughters?Jennie Louise und Sadie Mae Hates, both of Cumden. All along his route Hates will be missed and mourned for he was a faithful and accommodating carrier of the government mail. Wildcat Veterans To Meet In Florence The 5.000 sons of the Palmetto state who served with the historic 81st or "Wildcat" division will meet In State Reunion, August 8 and 9. The committee headed by Major Frank Harnwell plan a .splendid two days of entertainment for the Wildcatters and their ladies. Sunday, August 8. registration will open at 10 a. in., Hotel Sanborn. At 3 p. m. an Impressive memorial service will be held. At 6 p. m., a reception to the ladk'B in the Patio of the S&nborm, and at 8 p. m., a smoker for the vets at the Legion Hut. Monday, August 9, at 9:30 a. m., there will be a business session. From noon until 3 p. m., entertainment by Legion and V. F. W. I'oBts. At 5 p. m. a parade. From 6:30 to 8 there will be a luncheon and Water Carnival, and the reunion will close with a street dance and carnival. Every Wildcat and his ladles are Invited to attend Write to General Committee, Wildcat Vets Association. Hotel Sanborn, Florence, S. C? for full data. MOST MOTORISTS HAVE NEVER OWNED A NEW CAR Less than half of the motorists in the I nited States have never purchased a new car, according to L. H. Robbins. writing in the New York Times Magazine. , v 1 he automobile makers nowadays recognize that used-car prospects out-' number the new-car propeets two to I one and they encourage their dealers! to cater to this important class of trade." says Mr. Robbins. 1 he typical lamiiy car follows the rule of a short life and a gay one. It i rises up in the morning of its little day as a strong man to run a race, with acetylene torches. Seldom dls-, tinguished for longevity it finishes its course, according to surveys made by the trade and the university, jn eith-! er years and three months' averages. A rural environment suits it best'" in the country it has a life expectancy ot ten years, in the hurry and strain I of a city career it survives less than half as long. Hut few city cars are compelled ! to run the streets until they drop," , continues Mr. Robbins. "Most are' turned out to grass at an early age while they still have a bit of go in i th. in The City owner tends to be proud, important, and fashionable; he! must have the latest and the best and he can t be bothered with repairs. Let his car get a tender scratch, or need a new fan belt, or ceuse to look as stylish us Jones' car, and he1 trades it in. A second city owner may drive it another year, but after that it joins the persistent back-tot belaud movement of cardoni Rus-i ticating in the suburbs or farther out,! it is able to extend its life bevond 1 the allotted urban span. There in Lawny ill e It is as good as new. for a while to its third owner, who cherishes it better, perhaps, than its tirst owner. "He and his family have no reason to fee) humble or to take the back roads when they drive on a Sunday in a car three "years old. for they have lots of company of i heir kind Of the 26.000.00o owners on he roads of the I'nited States only 9.O0O.0O0 have ever bough, new , ars Bamberg's Crown of Glory Oliva I Monties, of quintuplet iirkVn n.ot 80 ,nuch ?" Murray in<ku,,o". f?rmer |jvinK ?ear sow'u'hf the month of May he had a HOW Which gave birth to thirteen pigs the family cow had a heifer calf his weeVJu w,rth l,? a da?Kh^r And last k hl8 h?r8e foaled a mare colt And one or two more blessed events are expected on the place ere longBamberg Herald. K> Governor Hoey. of NortlT Carolina. cHreotor of the state s budget, opine? that his state will reach July l with 500.000ral fUDd 8Urp,u" exc?88 of $?,. {Famous Locomotivej Still In Daily Use The engine that pulled the "old #7" to Ith famous wreck near Danville, Va., In 1903 la now In regular uae on the Marion to llock ilill branch of the Southern railway. It hauls the passenger train and comes to Marion every other day. "No, ahe doesn't round the curves 'at ninety milea an hour* any more," aaid Engineer Jack Crow aa he oiled it up ready for the return to Rock Hill, "but you atill have to hold her jack when ahe gets going good. She's a great old engine?1106." The engine hus the same number, 1106 that it had when it waa the pride of the South and hauled the faat train No. 97. This ran from Waahlngtou to Atlanta to Birmingham. Though it waa a solid mail train, carrying no passengers, it somehow attained a reputation and glam-, our that not even the later Crescent | Limited was ever able to surpass. And though there have been worBe 'wrecks, with more casualties than this one of 1903, perhaps no other wreck has ever had such popular appeal. People who have never ridden the rails and doubtless some who have never seen a train, can tell you Just how it all happened. "Old Ninety-Seven was the fastest : train j j That was ever on the Southern line' But when she got to Monroe, Virginia! She was forty-seven minutes behind. ! Steve Brandy said to his black and greasy ilreman, 'Just throw in a little more coal And when I cross that White Oak Mountain You can watch my drivers roll.' He crossed the mountain at ninety miles an hour, His whistle began to scream; He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle, J And scalded to death by the steam." ' This story of the wreck as sung in ballad style is widely known. It is the song of the working man. Phonographs grind it out over and over again. Some prefer it with a banjo accompaniment. But if you really want to get the "swing" verslQn of the catastrophe, listen to a mouth or{ gan "artists." The engine today is a massive and decidely un-streamlined. It stands 14 feet from the tracks to the smokestack, and its six wheels are 72-inch diameter. It Is powerful looking even when snorting at a standstill in the station yard. One can easily see why It continues to give good service even 1 though it is more than forty years old. j It used to have an oil headlight and a wooden pilot, or "cowcatcher," but these have been replaced with more modern fixtures. I "It's hard to lead her down," said 1 Engineer Crow. "Our three or four1 coaches through, here are just a breeze. You ought to see us when six or Beven coaches are filled with Winthrop girls." Mr. Crow has been driving the engine ten years on this line, and that before then it was used on the Winston-Salem division. Before becoming an engineer, Mr. Crow was a fireman, and?page Mr. Ripley?he used to fire the very same engine that he now drives. "That was when I'd Just started railroading," he replied. "Believe me, I was proud of 1106. We thought it was the best engine in the world and | we knew that 97 was the fastest train on the road. But I'm mighty thankful now that I was transferred to another division before the wreck." I W. W. Ivofevre, passenger agent in Marion, was working in the railway shops at Spencer in 1903 and he saw them bring in what waB left of the "old 97." "The engine was literally wrapped up in red mud," Mr. Lofevre stated. "The Jacket was torn loose and some or the other parts were broken or bent. It had taken two derricks to hoist it from the river bank up to the track, but once on the tracks the wheels were okeh and it was easily towed into Spencer. The tender was brought in on a flat car, but if I remember correctly it was too badly damaged to be fixed up, and the engine itself was all that was saved of the entire train." i Though Mr. Lofevre didn't see the wreck, he remembers hearing others tell how the great engine at full speed i headed for the huge five-deck trestle over Dan river. Failing to make the curve at the trestle, it jumped the track, pulling all the coaches after it. The fireman, engineer, and twehli mall clerks were killed. A worker i^| a mill at the tracks testified that th^H engineer, seeing there wasn't chance, pulled his cap low over bfl eyes and went with his train as leaped to the volley below. i "And I'll never forget the first tlofli I heard 'The Wreck of the Old wfll Mr. Lofevre recalled. "It was In lttH at Spencer. A little colored boy > playing it on a mouth organ. He coujfl sure play It, too. He had a crow^H of us circled around him all afts^l Even before 97 came the "Old til j it was known in poetry if not in soafl ! John Charles McNeill wrote of It tfl ! his "97: The Fast Mail." As the refl ; eran engine pulled out from Mariofl i the other day, some of the lines o^H this poem still seemed appropriittH ! Perhaps Engineer Crow at the thrtfl tie had the same feeling that HcNdfl : said he would have if he were drhfl j "I should grip hard my teeth, and lool^H where she led, And brace myself stooping, and girfl ? her her head, And urge her and soothe her serve all her need. i And exult In the thunder and thrtlHI of her speed." j For though 1106 backs oat ratlis^^B slowly from Marion, if you meet hfl | a mile or two down the line she itilfl ; seems to be clicking the rails ifl about as good a pace as ever.? roe Enquirer. By a vote of 13 to 3 the Wagw^B Van Nuys anti-lynching bill has beeH j reported to the senate by the JudlcH: iary committee. i I VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE 1 336 acres, four miles northeast from Camden at the H W Woodward Airport. This farm has been subdivided ] m into three tracts. Will sell as a whole or in part K jH H good farm, good buildings and excellent location, U I being offered at bargain price and on terms. E T. D. NOLAN I K| Phone 538 P. O. Box 165 Chester, S. C. jfl Hi ' I | The First National Bank I I OF CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA j j | Statement of the Condition at the Close of Business I June 30,1937 I J Condensed From Report to the Comptroller of the Currency l j Resources ' ![ Loans and Discounts $189,075.25 || Overdrafts NONE Banking House and Furni!| ture and Fixtures 31,251.67 ]| Real Estate Other Than I Banking House 15,971.77 ! Bonds 455,505.37 j \ Cash in Vault and Due by | Banks 206,350.47 * Other Assets 57.80 1 TOTAL $898,212.33 i Liabilities I Capital Stock Paid in .$ 60,000.00 I Preferred Stock .a.... 13,500.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 26,719.03 Deposits 794,763.60 I : Bills Payable NONE Rediscounts NONE Reserve 3,227.50 I United States Tax Account .. I TOTAL $898,212.33 -I ! Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation I { $5,000.00 Maximum Insurance For Each Depositor i| We invite your account . . whether1 ferge or small . . with II ! the assurance that we can handle it with | profit and satisfaction to you. " ~ |l The Only National Bank in Kershaw County fl 1