The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 14, 1938, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2
KbERSHAlP ,'T
MISS WELCH CARSON, Representative
''Copy for these columns must b? in the hands of the correspondent
not Ister than Wednesday morning to Insure publication In current
wesfc's Issue.
Kershaw Personals |
MInh Willie Draffln, of Rock Hill."
was the week end guest of her moth
er, Mrs Anna DrufTln.
MImh Amy Clay, of Columbia, Im vIh- |?
King at the home of her parents, Mr. f
and Mrs. William Gay.
Miss Edith Brasingtou, teacher in 1
the city schools of ltock Hill, baa been (
hero during the illness of her mother, (
M iH K. C. Brasington.
W. H. Bandera has returned to hla
home in Bennettavllle. after a viait ,
to hia brother, Hev. Davla M, Banders
Bruce Fagan, who ia now located ^
in Aiken, spout the week end in town ,
with friends. ,
W. W .Lane, of Charleston was a ,
recent visitor to friends in town.
Miss Queen Mungo was a visitor j
to relatives in Charlotte, N. C., last.
Mrs. J. C. Heckham, of Bhelby, N.I
C.# is a visitor at the home of her |
sister, Mrs. K. C. Brasington.
Miss Gertrude Catoe, of Mt. IMsgah,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Hoy J
Catoe.
Mrs. Harry Hood, of Charleston,
spent last week as the guest of her
mother, Mrs'. R. Heed Williams.
Hev. and Mrs. T. C. Bryan have re
turned to their home in Baltimore.
Md., after a visit to Mrs. Bryan's
!* parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Floyd.
fc Miss Heba Bailey, of Lancaster,
wuh the week end guest of Miss Margaret
Floyd.
Miss Bill Wallace spent last week
end with her parents in Walterboro.
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Starling and
daughter, Elsie, were recent visitors
to relatives in Chatham, N. C.
MIhh Luther Bhaw, who recently
underwent an operation at the Camden
hospital Is getting along nicely.
Mrs. 8. Z. Gay, Mrs. K. C. Braslngton
and Hev. L). M. Sanders, who have
all been confined to their homes as
the result of illness, are now much i
Improved.
Miss >fyra Reoves spent the week .
end in Lancaster as the giu'st of her
sister, Miss Esthcrlyn Reeves.
Miss Ellen Hainel and her aunt,!
Mrs. F. A. Sweezy, were visitors to
relatives in Aiken Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Lawrence Cooper, of
Sumter, were Sunday guests at the
home of Mr and Mrs. I) M Gibbons
Miss Maftb* and Miss Mary Helen
Seegurs were visitors in Columbia
lust Thursday. ,
Ben Noul was a recent visitor to
friends in Frederick.sl?ueg. Va . and
Washington, I) ,
Mr. and .Mrs |? c |t;ii lea , ,,t r iio.
were recent guests ot .Mrs Burlier s
mother, Mrs T .1 Gri-gory. Sr
Snow shoe rabbits turn wblte at the
beginning ot winter, by tiie prm-ess
of molting their brown fur.
Mi and Mr#. Gibbons Entertain
An uftalr of iutoruat wuh the lunch?oi?
hi which Mr ami Mm l> M
HlbbouH entertained on MdikIh> , Jan
uiry 3, honoring Mih. T J Gregory.
Sr , the mother of Mi h ()ibb< iih, at
inn home on north MatHon street.
The dining room ' w?h simply dec)rato<l
and a spirit of simplicity wuh
Jouilnant throughout the five course
tinner, ('overs were laid for twelve.
SOWELL-BROUGHTON
Miss Willie Mae Bowell, of the
Thorn Hill community, and Herbert
UrouKhton were happily married at
the home of the Rev. J. M. Neal, on
Thursday, December 23. Mrs. BroughIon
is the daughter of Mrs. l-ewls
dowell, of the Oakhurst community.
Mr. Broughton is employed at Lancaster.
CAROLE?GAY
Many friends will be interested lu
the marriage of Mrs. Mae Burgle, of
Hldgeway, and W. N. Gay, at the
home of the Rev. J. M. Neal, on Tuesday,
December 28.
KERSHAW CHURCHES
ANNOUNCE SERVICES
Methodist Church
Rev. L. D. Hamer, pastor. 10 a. m.
Sunday school, D. M. Gibbons, superintendent.
11 a. m.t preaching service
with sermon by the pastor. Wednesday,
8 p. m., mid week prayer service.
Presbyterian Church
' Rev. C. M. Brown, pastor. Sunday
school, 10 a. m., H. L Clyburn, superintendent.
Church service. 11 a. m.
Young people's society, 7 p. in. Prayer
meeting, Wednesday, 7:30 p. in.
Baptist Church
Rev. DaVls M. Sanders, pastor. 10
a. m., Sunday school, 'M. F. Hawthorne,
superintendent. 11 a. in. and
8 p. in., preaching services, sermons
by the pastor. 8 p. m? Wednesday,
prayer sorvlce.
The pastors of these churches extend
a cordial welcome fo the public!
to uttend the services.
Payne and Turner
Confess Robberies
A she v ill*', N c . Jan s An an
notmcf incut that Wash Turner had
confessed that he and Bill Payne shot
and killed .George Penn, a highway
patrolman, on a country road n?nr
hero hint sum no r w;i<t 111 H d L? i?LdiU!-liySheriff
Laurence K Brown
Payne and Turner, notorious bank
I
robbers who led a daring escape from
t'alendonia prison farm eleven months!
hgo. were captured by G-men in Sanford.
N ('.. Monday night, and will j
atuml trial here the week of January i
21 on a charge of murder in Penn's *
slaying
Sheriff Brown said Turner admitted
he and Payne, traveling from Oteen i
to Ashevllle. were chased by Penn..
und shot him when they came to the
end of the road The sheriff quoted
Turner as saying he was firing a shotgun,
Payne a rifle.
The rifle and shotgun, tli?- sheriff
said, were found yesterday buried under
a blanket of leaves in Biltmore
forest after Turner had directed cfli
cers to the spot Payne, the sheriff
said, also identified the rusty weap-j
ons as his and Turner's.
Turner was quoted by the sheriff j
as saying the weapons were hidden I
in the woods the night of August 22
the night patrolman P>-nn was killed
Penn's gun. which was removed from
the scene of the killing, also
found in the wood
The sheriff quoted Turner as saying
that the night after the shooting
he drov<M?ofT and left Payne in the
woods and did not see him again for
several days. Payne, the sheriff said,
corroborated this statement, and explained
he walked bark to BUtmore
Turner was also quoted by the sheriff
as saying he and Payne stopped
In Biltniore forest to stuff pieces of
blanket in bullet holes In the car
Few hours after the killing, the car
thought to have been used by the
killers was found behind a downtown
hotel In Ashevllle and In the rear of
the car were bullet holes stuffed with
pieces of blankets.
Sheriff Brown said that he had rot
finished questioning Payne. Put would
| probably do so today
j Payne slid Turner wre turned o\rr
jto Buncombe county authorities under
I a federal ? ??nrt tnvlvr Wednesday
night.
G-men said Payne and Turner had
j admitted robbing a number of banks
In North Carolina during their eleven
month's freedom, but they were turned
over to Buncombe authorities because
of the graver charge against
them here.
A large section of Alaska was swept
by a freak storm of thunder, lightning
and hail stones as large as marbles
on Wednesday Arctic winds and
snow swept down out of the Arctic
regions, paralysing traffic.
STATE THEATRE!
KERSHAW, S. C.
Beginning Friday, January 14
FRIDAY. JANUARY 14 1
"THE ROAD BACK."
With Richard Cromwell, i
John King J
SATURDAY, JANUARY 15
"HEART OF
THE ROCKIES"
With Three Me9?|Uileer.s
Late Shov/?10:30 p. m.
"ESCAPE BY NIGHT"
With William Hall?Anna Xatti'l
MONDAY and TUESDAY,
JANUARY 17-18
"ALA BABA
GOES TO TOWN"
With Kddie Cantor? .1 line l.an^
WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 19
"BACK IN
CIRCULATION"
With Joan HlondHI I'at O'Hrieu
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20
"BETWEEN TWO
WOMEN"
With VltRinia Bruce?
Franchot Tone
AdmlMlon: Matinee and Nlfht 25o.
Children 10c.
Expert Auto Body
Rebuilding
and
Painting
DEPARTMENT
7 Burns Chevrolet
Company
KERSHAW, S. C.
t I COOK and LOVE
I Heavy Sc Fancy Groceriea
Fertilizers ? Cured Meat#
Farm Implements
4 KERSHAW, S. C.
Lights of New York
by L. L. STEVENSON
Prowling around the Rig '''own
?and wondering whether to take a
vacation and where to go if he did
take one?your correspondent huj>pened
to notice that the lobby of
the Hotel Times Square contained
what looked jike antiques. So he
sought out Sydney Clnrnan, president
of the company, und made inquiries,
Sure enough, they ure all
genuine pieces. Mr. daman's 'father,
the late Henry Claman, was
a noted collector, and the specimens
in the hotel were his choicest,
When he died, his heii6, not
knowing anything about antiques,
began selling them Indiscriminately,,
Included in the sales were two
Etruscan vases which brought
$500 each. Later the heirs learned
that the dealer had resold them for
$5,000 each and that brought an immediate
recount, so to speak, of
their heritage.
The reason why the antiques are
in the hotel now is that Mr.
Claman, chief beneficiary under
the will, placed them there intending
to hold them until he learned
more about them and then make a
sale. However, he has become so
attached to them over a period of
three years that so far he has not
sold a single piece. Thus, a young
woman from Oshkosh, visiting the
ladies lounge, sits down at a $3,000
writing desk, which experts hold
is an outstanding example ox parquetry
art, and some salesman
throws his hat and coat on a marble
table worth more than his
year's salary. One of Mr. Claman's
favorites is a $50,000 Renaissance
mantel, inconspicuously placed far
back in the lobby. Another is a
half-ton, 14-foot-high clock of indeterminable
value. It is said to
be the chief work of the Worshipful
Company of Clockmakers of London.
*
Continuing his prowl, your correspondent
went down to the waterfront
and watched a little tug push
a big liner out into the river. That
is by no means an unusual sight
because those small craft are
mighty busy around New York, the
leading port of the world But
what was in mind was what big
Work little boats really can do. For
instance, to dock the Queen Mary,
it takes a f'eet of 12 tugs, pushing, |
pulling with all their might. That '
might seem like a large number :
of tugs?and it is. On the other j
hand, the Queen Mary represents '
80,000 tons and the combined ton- j
riage of the 12 tugs is only 9,000.
But 9,000 can make 80,000 slide ^
right into the designated place.
t
The ability of small boats to !
make big ones do tricks, even with
adverse winds and tides, is due en- j
tirely of course to the skill of tlve
men in command of the little fellows.
They go about their busi
ness nonchalantly, often in their ,
shirt sleeves, and more often i
smoking pipes or cigars But they j,
are just as expert in their line as |
the man on the liner's bridge is in
his. As a matter of fact, they are
represented on the liner s bridge
by a sort of commandcr-in-chief.
lie gives his orders by whistle
blasts and those orders are obeyed
promptly and exactly as indicated.
Tug captains don't wear gaudy
uniforms but they know their busi- I
ness?and shipping couldn't get
| along without them.
# ~ ^ *
Sidewalk games of New York (
youngsters always interest your i
correspondent. Many are peculiar
to certain neighborhoods, environment
possibly being the mother of
I invention. Balls, bricks, or even
mere chalk marks on the pave- |
ment, are all the equipment nec- i
essary. Many of the games played i
by small girls are accompanied by
songs and chants. Those played
by the boys, however, have merely
an accompaniment of shouts and
sometimes shrill whistles. More
and more playgrounds are being
opened, especially in the congested
districts, but the sidewalks are still
the main recreation grounds for
city juveniles.
*
In Central park the other afternoon,
your correspondent got a
taste of that which has brought destruction,
loss and suffering to residents
of various sections of the
country. With so much construction
work going on, Central park
is bald in many sections. A windstorm
came along, picked up the
loose earth and distributed it in a
heavy cloud, coating ball players,
bench sitters and other park visitors
so liherally they were ?orced
' to flee It was only a miniature
i dust storm but highly urcorr. fort a '
i hie just t.-.e same And with ihet. j
this week'* report must er.cl. ;
H. : S , n " n " ? 'I'M' - rvi r
|
Postman Pirurcs It l'p
Sydney. N. S \V ?V,. tor P >j
I who has been a postman at Ryde
for 44 years, estimate*; that he ha*
delivered 2.860,00; lettr. i and ha.
, walked 250.000 miles in doing it
Pope has Just retii <hI after making
thi9 Australian rceord at one post ;
office.
j
Play 500 Tears Old
Napoleon, Ohio.?A play 500
years old, "Everyman," was presented
by a First Presbyterian
church cast here.
BRITA'N TO BUILD
NEW, HUGE FLEET
Strong Enough to Go At*ywhere,
Says Navy Chief.
London.?Sir S'amuel Hoare. first
lord of the admiralty; declared that
Britain, at the earliest moment,
was to have virtually a new fleet
"stronfi enough to go anywhere
Speaking at Southampton he
warned that if B-itnin's sea communications
should be cut the people
would be dead of starvation
within six weeks.
"This overwhelming reason," he
said, "makes the reconstruction of
our fleet so vitally important. We
have delayed so long In its rebuilding
that we now are faced with
the problem of building what virtually
amounts to a new fleet. That
this new fleet should be built on
the right lines is a matter of life
and death to us.
"As our life depends upon our
free passage through the seven
seas, the world fleet must be strong
enough to go anywhere and td
carry out Its duties In any conditions.
It is our determination to
have auch a fleet and to build it
with the least possible delay.
Air Power Threat.
He also referred to the "new
and formidable threat" of air power
against Britain's national security.
"The air powers have made what
was once the moat secure island in
the world the most vulnerable society
in Europe," he declared.
"For the first time in our history
the heart of the empire has become
vulnerable. Such a state of insecurity
cannot be allowed to endure.
"I care not from what quarter
our security is challenged, our reply
to the challenge must always
be the same. This is not a question
of partisanship for or against this
or that country in Europe.
"It is the established principle of
British policy, it is indeed the basic
condition of British life that
wherever or whenever our security
is endangered it is our bounden
duty to make such preparations as
will remove the danger.
"It is on this account that we are
proceeding with our great program
of air reinforcement. It is with the
determination to reach at the earliest
possible date air parity with
the strongest power within the
range of these shores that we are
creating our new squadrons, producing
our new machine."
Help Distressed.
Ilo pointed out that the rebuilding
of the navy would greatly benefit
the "distressed areas,'' where unemployment
has bgen greatly troubling
the nation.
LhA?rough calculation of the new \
construction program on which we ,
are embarked,' he explained, j
"goes to show up that to date, out j
of an expenditure of about 23,000,- j
000 pounds no less than 21.000,QOO
pounds has gone in orders to the j
depressed and specially hit areas." I
He concluded with the warmest
de'ense of Prime Minister Stanley
Baldwin, replying to the latter's
critics, particularly the Socialists.
"Faf* better than the pacifists," j
he said, "Mr. Baldwin represents,
as no other man represents, the ,
forces of peace in the country.
Through all these difficult months
he has been determined to prevent
the conflagration of a European
war. There have been many
moments when a less steady determination
to pursue the path of
peace might have plunged Europe
into one of the greatest catastrophes
in the world's history."
French Town Boasts of
a "Monument" to Gossin
Mulhouse, France?At Mulhouse I
is a "monument" which, instead
of glorifying the virtues of some
historic character or event, symbolizes
an ancient and modern vice,
scandal-monger ;ng
It is known as the anti-gossip
stone, and hangs outside the city
hall, which is a magnificent example
of Sixteenth century art. In
days gone by this stone was placed
about the necks of tattle-tales as
a punishment for gossip and a
warning. Carved in the stone is a
woman sticking out her tongue, and
, an old ditty which, roughly translated,
says:
1 am the tattle-tale stone,
To each poisoned tongue well
known,
Those who are chatty,
Quarrelsome, catty,
Must carry me all day long.
Doubtless the stone served its '
purpose, for Mulhouse has developed
a race of intelligent, indus- !
trious artisans.
5he Was Taxpayer
? Beyond a Douht
."ddison, V.'.s, ? A woman
Tt;i c o.i into the vernc. s orna'e
reception chamber and
:rc:r' "d s.?!.! ? in * o a hir.;e j
'ca her cwshior.e I chair. Si r
: . on h.or c . put her fc ;
en ih.c massive < irved table j
smiled a minute and stepped I
back into her shoes.
Then before shocked employes
could even ask her name, she
le/t, remarking: "There, I guess
I've got something for my money
now."
It was believed she was a taxpayer.
REPORT OF CONDITION OF
BANK OF KERSHAW
OF KERSHAW, IN THE STATE OF tJOUTH CAROLINA AT THE CLOSE
OF BUSINESS ON DECEMBER 31, 1937
ASSETS
Cash, bulances with other bunks, and cash ltem? in process
of collection 9432,333.244
United States Ooverntnent obligations, direct and fully guaranteed 77,416.09
State, county, aud inuuicipul obligations 34,068.74
Loans and Discounts , 173,388.83
thinking houne owne^l. furniture and fixtures 33,314.18
Other real estate owned 27r694.4h
TOTAL ASSETS 9821.133.38
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
Deposits of individuals, partnerships and corporations:
Demand deposits 1381,331.17
Other time deposits 203,833.40
State, county, and municipal deposits 76,88/.30
Certified aud officers' checks, letters of credit and travelers' . j
checks sold for cash, and amounts due to Federal Reserve '
hank (transit account) ...... .
Dividend# declared but not yet payable '... ?2,0JHI.6U
TOTAL LIABILITIES EXCLUDING CAPITAL ACCOUNT ?643,290.12
Capital account:
Capital stock and capital notes and debentures ..9100,000.00
* Surplus 60,000.90
Undivided profits 27,833.16
Total capital account : 177,823.19,
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL |821,123.38
On December 31, 1937, the required legal reserve against deposits of
this bank was 136,713.79. Assets reported above which were eligible as
legal reserve amounted to 9429,332.28.
This bank's capital Is represented by 1,000 shares of common stock,,
par 9100.00 per share.
1, T. B. Clyburn, Cashier, of the above-named bank, do solemnly affirm
that the above statement Is true, and that It fully and correctly represents
thR true ptate of the several matters herein contained and set forth, to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
T. B. CLYBURN.
Correct.?Attest:
John T. Stevens
W. B. Threatt #
B. D. McDonald
Directors. f>
State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11th day of January, 1938,-and
I hereby certify that 1 am not an officer or director of this bank.
T. H. FAILE, Notary Public.
My Commission expires at the pleasure of the Governor.
ANNUAL MEETING OF FARM
LOAN ASSOCIATION
The annual meeting of the Kershaw
National Farm Loan Association will
be held on Thursday, January 20, at
11 a. m., in the National Farm Loan
Office in the Crocker building, Camden,
S. C., according to an announcement
by L. I. Guion, the president.
At this meeting, a complete and de
tailed report will be made on the operations
of the association for the
past year, Mr. Guion said, and members
will be. made acquainted with all
of the affairs of the association. Every
member is urged to attend and it
is hoped that all will make a splendid
effort to be present.
The Kershaw National Farm Loan1
Association secures long-term farmmortgage
loans for the farmers of1
this section through the Federal Land |
Hank of Columbia. At the present'
lime it has in force twenty-three loans,
totalling $102,800. These loans are'
usually made to farmers for purchas- J
ing land for farming uses, purchasing!
equipment necessasy for the success '
ful operation of the mortgaged farm; j
constructing buildings and improving
farm land; paying debts of the bor-'
rower which were incurred for ogri-J
cultural purposes and other general
farming purposes. A representative;
of the Federal Land Bank of Colum-;
bia has been invited to attend the
meeting, Mr. Guion said, and farmers,
attending will thus have an opportunity
to secure information they
, might wish regarding the Bank.
A cordial invitation is extended to
farmers who are not members of the.'
association but who wish to secure
information regarding long-term farm
mortgage loans to attend the meeting,
Mr Guion said.
The annual meeting of the Wateiee
National Farm Ix>an Association will!
be held Thursday, January 20, at 2
p. m., in the county directors office in
the court house, with L. P. Thompson
as president.
The annual meeting of the Hanging
Rock National Farm Ix>an Association
will Be held on Tuesday, January
18, at 2 p, m.. in the National Farm
Ivoan office in the Crocker Building,
with T. F. Horton, as president.
After Judge Hoyle Sink at Durham,
N. C., had sentenced a prisoner to^prison
for 18 months, he turned to
tbe convict's lawyer and said: "Let
me kiiow when he's served 90 days,
and I'll write Edwin Gill, the parole
commissioner, to parole him. He paroles
everybody else; he might as
well parole your client too."
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