The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 09, 1937, Page PAGE EIGHT, Image 8
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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
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| 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
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