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many freakish occurences in charleston tornadoes The tornado that struck Charlestou yesterday morning cut a narrow swath through the eastern waterfront section of the twister apparently swept in over the Ashley river and ripped through the western and northwestern sections. The writer visited Charleston yesterday a few hours after the tornado struck and found scenes of confusion in ail of the devastated sections. Na tional guardsmen, policemen and high ' way patrolmen were handling traffic and holding back crowds while Hwarms of laborers dragged ofT wreckage and searched for bodies. Electric current was cut off In most of the City Rfld UVe streets were Uttered Withymetal rooting broken wires and debris of all kinds. Huge sheets of metal roof were perched on thy tops of telephone and electric light poles. The populace made almost a gala occasion of the day. little business being transacted while everyone who could swarmed to the sections hit by the twister and watched the work of clearing awhy the wreckage. As is usual with tornadoes there were many freakish occurrences Kntire roofs of buildings were lifted off and whirled away, leaving the interior exposed to the elements. A short time after the tornado struck the wind died doWn entirely and not a breath of air was stirring for the remainder of the day. It was oppressively hot and sultry and the laborers were bathed with sweat. One man had Just parked his car at the side of the customs house when the tornado ripped down the street. "When I stepped from my car", lie said, it was pouring buckets of rain. Suddenly the rain stopped like an umbrella had been raised. Then 1 heard it coming. I looked up the street and saw paper and roofing whirling through the air. It was almost as dark aB night. I could see the tornado cloud, funnel-shaped, whirling towards me. I did not have time to run into the customs house, so I dived into a boat along side a dock and laid flat on the bottom. Then the wind struck and the top of the boat was whirled away. It was over In a minute or two and I didn't get a scratch. Part of the metal from the top of the boat was buried in a dock." A number of sailors living in the sailors' home across the street from the east end of the old market where at least eight were killed, were the first to reach the wreckage. "We started pulling away the wreckage," one of them said, "and soon began( to come upon the bodies. We found a little girl dead, with her fingers cut off. We found the body of another child with one arm cut off and her neck broken. We pulled a man and a woman out who were still living and they were taken to the hospital. It was horrible." Ten miles from Charleston another twister struck at four o'clock yesterday morning leveling mo.St of a big hot house. Five miles 'farther up the road from Charleston the twister struck again, cutting a narrow swath through the woods. No one was Injured in these sections, however. Frank L Doherty and his sister Miss Beatrice Doherty, escaped possible death in the tornado only because the storm beat them to the City Market Driving near- the market, Doherty saw the roofs of buildings being hurled through the air. "I thought the market would be a safe place for us," he said. "I turned to go into the market and when my front wheels touched the curb, the* place fell in." He jammed on his brakes and pulled his sister to the floor of the automobile. -Both escaped injury, although several persons were killed by the collapse of the market. J. E. Dock wood, U. 8. weather man got a close-up of?the death-dealing storm. His office Is In the Customs house, directly across East Bay street from- the~ City market, which was wrecked with the ?loss of several lives. Lockwood estimated that the twisters velocity when it struck the market was ^150 miles an hour.-*-Frida.y a Sumter Item. Allotment For Pine Grove Lancaster, Sept. 30.?Congressman J. P. Richards announced the approval of W. P. A. Projedf No. 30,336, in the amount of $5,000, t? improve Pine Grove schol near the town of Dugoflf, Kershaw county, including remodeling existing building, constructing sddition, and performing incidental and appurtenant work Including landscaping grounds. County-owned property.^ This project Is now eligible for operation at the discretion of the State W. P. A. Administrator. Tank car and consumer tank car prices of regular and premium grades of motof fuels were reduced half a cent a gallon in North and Soutii Carolina on FrldaJ. T * ; 'V--Q ------ v Camden's Bulldogs Swamp Sumter, 33-0; (By Skipper) I A husky, well drilled Bulldog eleven, lied by the flying feet of Hugh Co* j who galloped ninety-six yards for a touchdown in the third quarter, rolled jover Sumter's highly touted Gamej corks, 33 to 0, under the lights here j Friday night Aft er a scoreless open j lug period, YUlepigue's hoys turned i on the heat, scoring three in the seojond and two in the third and convert-' ing on thiee lr>s, as tin- bewilder t>d! 'Sumter u-.iin tried vainlv to stent the) 1 tide First Quarter | Swoutte'e opening ktckoft' was snag j ged by West on the live yard line and j j the big quarter made bis way back to the thirty-eight before'he was pulled down by Bauman and Epps A crack' at the center of the line was good for a yurd and Cox made It third and three on the forty-live yard stripe. On the next play, Woolen broke through the right side of the Sumter forward wall for a tlrst down on the Invader's forty-eight. Doug Lynch reeled off seven yards to thu forty-one yard liue1 and West raced to the twenty-seven, but a holding penalty on the play put the ball back on the Camden fortysix, making it second and eleven. After losing three yards, West punted to Bauman who returned to the twenty-seven before he was stoppod by Cox. Epps was good for three yards to his own thirty, but Bauman lost a yard when Moore came through to nail him behind the line of scrimmage. A quick kick by Swoatte put the Bull dogs back deep in their own territory for a first and ten on the twenty-five yard Hue. Two pluys into the center of the line were stopped cold and West kicked to Bauman on the twenby Coxe i shrdlu a^oin hrdlu taoin r ty-flve where he was pulled down in his tracks by Cox. Bauman was good for three yards through light guard and Epps picked up two more to make it third and live on the thirty yard stripe. Sumter tried another quick kick and Delornie, Gamecock guard. ' was down fast to down the hall cn the Camden forty-two Doug Lynch lost five yards for the Bulldogs when he fell behind the line of scrimmage but Cox cracked through a big hole on the right side of the line for a twenty-three yard gain to make it a first and ten on the visitors forty. Lvnch made four yards through center and an off-side penalty on Sumter put the ball on the thirty-one yard line, Becond and one. lted Lynch, went through center to the twenty-nine and the Bulldogs chalked up another first down. A try at the center of tho Gamecock line was stopped cold, but Red Lynch picked up seventeen yards on a scamper around left end to Sumter's twelve yard line as the quarter ended. Second Quarter The Bulldogs were marching and on the next play West went over for the first Camden touchdown of the game. Scorfe. Camden fi; Sumter 0. The try l^or-the extra point was no good. West's kick was caught by Bauman on the ten and he carried the leather to the seventeen where he was tackled by Cox. Bauman was good for one through the center but lost two on the next play as Moore broke through and stopped the play. West carried Bauman's punt from tho thirty to midfield and Cox smashed his way to the Sumter twenty-six yard line. Doug Lynch took the ball on the next play and was only a half-yard short of a first down...when Bauman pulled him down. West cracked the center of the line for four yards making it first down on tho Gamecocks eleven yard stripe. Doug Lynch, -who played a brilliant game at half for the Bulldogs, was good for five yards but Camden's forward wall broke on the next play and Cox was nailed for a four yard loss, making it third and nine. After being held for no gain on a spinner. West went to the visitor's three yard stripe but the play was called back and Camden was penpllzert fifteen yards for holding, putting the ball back on the twenty-five. A pass, West to Wooten. was good for five yards and the bail went to, Sumter on their own twenty. Bauman .v. - ? ? n'-" ~nd West kicked out Ofi cue ?"?< P*?/ raced from ir.idfleld to Sumter s thirty-seven, where he was knocked out of bounds by Epps ami Bauman. Lynch made three yards through the center and Cox was good for two over left guard to the thirty. Another of the famed Villepigue spinners sprung Lynch into the open and the red head galloped to Sumter's one foot line. On the next play Lyndi hurdled center and the Bulldogs led 12 to 0. West passed to Wooten for the extra point. Score, Camden 13; Sumter 0. West kicked to Sweatte on the twenty-flve and Welch came down fast u, make the tackle on the thirty-one yard line, but an offsltle penalty on Camden brought the baiy>aek to the thlrty-ftve yard line for another k cdtoff. West's next Kick went outside and the ball was put on play on Sumter's thirty-five yard line. Sweatle's paaa to Bauman was Incomplete and Cox intercepted the big Quarter's next o - * pass at mldfield and w?H tackled on | the Sumter forty-two. Red Lyuch broke away attain and went to the twenty yard Hue before Hauiuau, playing safety for the visitors, brought him down Cmudeu'a hard charging forward wall opened another big 1 olo in the Sumter line on the next pluy and West went to the eleven Hod i Lynch went around left end to the three yard stripe and ho lilt the center oL the lino on the next play for the third Camden todchdown West paesed to Lynch for the' extra point. Score. Caiudon 20; Sumter 0. Third Quarter Sweatte took West's kick on his iivii thirteen and went to the thirty*o\eu yard line where it was first and trti for the (lanmcorks Two plays into the center of the line were stopped for no gain and an incompleted puss made It fourth and eight on the thirty-nine. Red Lynch signaled for a fair catch on the Bulldog's thirtyfive and the Camden gang began to roll aft a I it. Lynch picked up seven yards to the forty-two, Cox slammed over right tackle for six more, and West made it first and. ten on the Sumter thirty-seven. The blond flash broke away 011 a thirteen yard romp around right end and wus forced out on the twenty-four and West emusheU his way to the Sumter twelve. Cox went through a big hole at center, re- I versed to the right side lines and went over standing up. West passed to Cox for the extra point. Score, ^ Camden 27; Sumter 0. West kicked to Sweatte who returned twenty-five yards to the thirty-five. A puss. Sweatte to Baum&n, was incomplete and another, Epps to Sweatte, was completed on Camden's forty-seven. The air raid continued to click as Sweatte passed to Kpps ^ making it a first and ten on the F.ulldog seventeen. Epps tried the center of the line and picked up three yards | to the fourteen, and interference with the intended pass receiver found the Gamecocks only eight yards from the ^ pay stripe. But the Sumter offensive thrust was short lived as Hugh Cox came from nowhere to snap Kpps pass 011 the four yard line, outdistanced s the entire Sumter team with a change of pace that was beautiful to watch, 'and raced ninety-seven yards for the final Camden score of the game. ^ West's pass for the extra point was ^ knocked down by Epps. Score. Cam- ^ den 33; Sumter 0. . Fourth Quarter } As final quarter began, Bauman's f pass to Epps was tncomplee and y It was second and ten for the Gamecocks on their own forty-eight. An other pass. Sweatte to Epps. was in. complete but Bauman made five through center and an offside penalt> on the Bulldogs gave Suinier a first down on Camden's forty-two. Bauman cracked center again to pick up four yards and a pass, Sweatte to Bauman, was batted down by Bell. , The Gamecock's line split on the next attempt and Bauman was thrown for a ten yard loss. Bauman's punt was returned by Bell from the five to the 1 twenty-five. Bell went around left1 tackle for five yards but with second and five, the Bullodgs were unable to hold and Bell was hit for a fifteen yard loss. Bell's punt from the shad-' ows of his own goal got away from SvCeatte and rolled to the Sumter thirty, but the fleet Quarter picked it up and got back to his own forty-five. Bauman skipped to the Camden fort}five ..afid -after three unsuccessful attempts, Sumter kicked out on the Camden nine yard line. Camden s second stringers began to feel their football legs and ill. three plays .took . the ball to the forty-five before they bogged down and were forced to kick. Bauman raced to the Bulldog foityflve and Sweatte passed to Bauman on Camden's twenty-nine as the game ended. Final score, Camden 33; Sumter 0. Starting lineups; Pos.?Camden 8umter LE?Cox Mol8eLT?Stein Burns 1X3?Hough Eden9 C?Moore Gibson RG?McCaskiU Delorme RT?Watts Bradford RE?Williams Brown RH? D. Lynch Bauman LH?Wooten Hasseff FB?'Lynch E^s QB?West - SweHtte Officials: Craft, U. S. C.; Thayer, Tenu.; and Correll, U. S. C. " CITATION The State of South Carolina County of Kershaw (By N. C. Arnett, Probate Judge; Whereas, DocU C. McCaaklll made: suit to me to grant unto her Letters of Administration of the Estate and ef- , roots of S. M. McCaskill. decease*. These are, therefore, to cite and, admonish all and singular the Kindred and Creditors of the said S M. McCaskill. deceased, that they be and appear before me. ln the Court of Probate, to fte hold at Camden. SC., on Wednesday. October 19. "ext. after publication hereof, at 11 o clock ia lthA forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration, shotfld not he granted. Given under my hand this &th day Of October, Anno^mioi. ^ Judge of "Probate for Kershaw County BOUNTY COUNCIL OF FARM WOMEN MEET AT BETHE8DA Tho Kershaw County Council of 'arm Women met Saturday afterloon, October 1, In the Bethesda 'resbyterlan church Sunday school 00111 for the fall meeting. The meetng was called to order by the prosilent, Mrs. Kate B. Qettys. "Amerla, The Beautiful" was sung with the >lano played by Mi's. Roscoe Horton. >ovotlonal was conducted. A flnandal report was given by the treasirer, Miss Nancy Nelson. Goals for he year were given by the county halrmen. Each year a publicity contest Is ponsored by the Home Agent, Miss targaret II. Fewell, and the club in he county who has had tho most nc.hos of publicity is awarded a' irlze. For two consecutive years, lates Ford club?Nell Seegars, pubicity chairman, has won the award, 'wo gold seals were won by Mrs. tattle R. West, and Mrs. Ella P. 'earce, both of Charlotte Thompson, or outstanding work the post four ears. Forty diplomas were also ? awarded hh were 189 certiAcatas. Ellhu Sehlosburg brought greetings 1 I from the County Fair Committee, tell- ( i Ing of some of the plana for that com lug attraction In which every farm 1 woman la and should rightly be interested. ' Frank H. Heath, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, gave a brief talk on the cottou carnival to be held In Camden Thursday, Ootober 6. Miss Marie Thomas, of the county tuberculosis association, told some of the Interesting and Invaluable work of that organization. * Miss Harriet Layton, assistant state agent, brought greetings from the extension department, commending the high type of work being done by the women of Kershaw county. | Also bringing greetings, Mrs. J. It. ! Weathers, county Four-H chairman. Mrs. O. J. Smyrl, secretary, gave the minutes and roll call. During a brlof business session, Miss Fewell gave the roll of honor of standard clubs. For every ounce of honey It makes, a bee must visit 219,000 flowers. wmmmmmmmmmmmmtmmmmmmmmmmmmrnmmm . England's newest giant passenger ship, now under construction, the,T^p9 Queen Elizabeth, 85,000 tons, was launched at Glasgow, on Tuesday, ~???j Queen Elizabeth doing the Christenlng honors. The new ship is to be 1,030 feet long, will accommodate 2,400 pasHengers, and have fourteen, decks. ZZT J ?s R. & E. Nut and Pecan Co. ^ Savannah, Georgia L. J. R008, President . In the market for all grades, varieties pecans, any quantity, paying highest prices. Bring your pecans to us, and soe our modern plant and warehouse. u'|jH Office and Warehouse ' <v|j Central of Qa. Railway Yard 0 West Broad 8treet OnStage?In Person 2:30-4:45 7:00--?:16 Saturday Oct. 8 After Two Ye?ur? Famous 4 MILLS BROS. PRICES: 1 to 2 p. ?. 25c "~M 2 to 6 p. m. , 30c Night 40c Columbia, 8. C. Four Boys and a Guitar . | ON THE SCREEN "THE HIGGINS FAMILY" James Qleason Lucilc Qleason - , 'f. 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