Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I I ITALIAN RYE SEEL) in any quantity"""""""" FLOWER SEED VEGETABLE SEED I 1 Insecticides Dog Remedies Soaps and Dips | I Zemp's Drug Store ???both presckihion srontsR^ - City Drug Company I BROAD STREET ?PHONE 30 DeKALB STREET?PHONE 130 NOTICE OF SALE Stat*- of Month Garoltna County of Kershaw I'niliM aiul by virtue of sundry Cily Ta\ Kxccut Ions directed to mo by I^miImh YV Hoy kin, City Clerk and 'i'reasiirer. 1 have levied upon the folio win k property and will sell same the rtr.st Monday in November, 1938, being the 71h day thereof, during the legal hours of sale. In front of the Court House, Camden, South Carolina. Terms of sale: Cash: All that lot of land In the City of Cannb ii County of Kershaw, State of South Carolina, fronting 33 feet west on Hroad street, and extending back to a depth of 22u feet and being half of Cit\ Lot No lu32. bounded north by Lot No. 1033; south by other half of Lot No 1032, and west by Hroad Street Levied Upon and to be sold as the property of Nutate Lulu A. Am inons for unpaid City taxes for the years 1933, 1938 and 1937. Also All that ltd of land in the City of r Camden. County of Kershaw, State of South Carolina, fronting 130 feet east on Hroad street and extending back west of a uniform width, along Walnut stiver, ro a lieprn irr zmt reef, more or less, bounded north by Wal nut street, east by Hroad street, south by Maptist church, and west by property of Lillian H Moseley for* unpaid City taxes for the years 193a, 1930 and 1937. Also All that lot of land, with the improvements thereon, in the City of Camden, County of Kershaw. State ot South Carolina, fronting 13 feet 1(1 incites east on Hroad street, and extending ba< k io a depth of 281 I'eel; sail lot being the northern part of Citv Lot 1'?88; hounded tun Hi by property now or formerly of Shebeen; east by Hroad strict, south by proper) foinoTly ot A ,1 Heatlie, and west by Ci'.v Lot No. I" li> Levied upon and t > be sold as the property of .1 H Thomas for unpaid City taxes for 1933. 193b and 1937. Also All that piece, parcel or lot of land, in the City of Camden, County of Kershaw, State of South Carolina, fronting 37 1-2 feet Last on Hroad street, and extending back to a depth of 284 feet, and being part of City Lot No. loo.".; bounded north by property now or formerly of F. W. Wilson, east by Hroad street, south by property of Frances Hart Chapman and property of Hhyllis MoOirt. and west by property of Phyllis McGIrt Levied upon and to be sold as the property of R II Halle and J. H. Thomas, for unpaid City taxes for the years 1938 and 1937. Also All that lot of land, in the City of Camden, County of Kershaw, State of South Carolina, at the corner of Mill and York stress, running south to let of Mrs Rosa Ives, thence east 100 feet to lot of Zeieler. thence north to York street, theme west to Mill street, hounded north by York street, east by property now or formerly of Xeigli r. south by property of Mrs. Rosa Ives and west by Mill street. Levied upon and to be sold as the property of A l> Hurst for unpaid City taxes for the years 193.7, 1938 and 1937, ALVA RI'SH, I ,,f |>,>ilce. ('ity of Camden Traces of legs, in the form of claws. | are found in tin* lossils <>t boas and J p> thou a. ?iTow COST EXCURSION Savannah Florida Here's the opportunity to preview some of the world's foremost winter resorts at Seaboard's drastically cut fares. Enjoy their fascinating beaches. see their many renowned beauty spots over this big wek end. Plan your trip this way in speed, safety, comfort. Dig savings in transportation costs?more money and time for recreation. ROUNOTfHP FARES TO? SAVANNAH $2.00 JACKSONVILLE 3.00 TAMPA 6.50 ST. PETERSBLRG . 6.50 W PALM BEACH 7.00 MIAMI 8-00 Children 5 and under 12 half fare. Tickets so'd for all trams October 28. 29 and 30, except No. 107. Returningleave as late as evening trains Menday. October 31. Tickets good in coaches only. No baggage checked. No stopovers allowed. Ask Seaboard Agents for Details L. CARTER, DPA. Columbia, S. C. Igl News Of Interest In And Near Bethune t Hethune, Oct. 19.?A delightful children's party was given lust Friday ufternoon by Mrs. C. C. Itraawoll for her little son, Jtinuile, lu celebration of IiIh seventh birthday anniversary. Outdoor KutntiH wore enjoyed. Later tiie children were invited Into the dkiIng room made attractive with an arrangement of mixed fall flowers. The table was centered with a whlte-lced birthday cake topped with seven pink candles. Ice cream and cake were served and quaint Hallowe'en hats and pretty little Hallowe'en baskets! were given as favors to the children. Mrs M VV Heat and the throe young lady touchers, who are making their home with her during the school term ? Miss Anne Hodman, Miss Kinlly McKachern and Miss Stdello Fills, wcrii. Joint hosteaaea q-cctHiilyj at a Chinese checker party given for the members of the school faculty. The i ttractive score cards featured autumnleaves. At tconclusion of tho games, sandwiches, assorted cakeB, hot chocolate and vari colored mints J were served Mr and Mrs. .1 I) Crawford spent the week end with relatives In L?ue West. Miss Carrie Yurbrough. of the Mayesville school, was at home for the week end. Mr and Mrs. T. U. Hethune and son. Tom. of I lartsville, were Sunday guests or Miss Stella Hethune. Other guests of Miss Hethune for tho work end were Miss Mildred Hillings and Miss Martha Thompson of Lani aster. Mr and Mrs Mayo I'avis .unl little daughter. Hi 111<-. of Ferry, da. have, n visiting relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Jackson and son. Jack. Mrs Lun Johnson and I Loin. Jr.. and Miss Lulu Johnson, of i Itui k Hill, have been recent guests; of Mr. and Mrs J J. Fills. Other guests of the HI lis family were Mr. and Mrs T A 1'eeples and children' and Mr and Mrs. Paul dranger and infant of Columbia. Miss Annie Vuughan Mungo and Walter linker Mungo spent the week end with relatives in Hock Hill. Mr. and Mrs 11. W. Host spent the', week end with the hitter's mother. In MeCormlck. The many friends of Mrs. J. A. Graham. of Lynchburg, will regret to know that she Is 111 at the home of her sister. Mrs A II McLaurln. Miss Sidelle Fills visited her home In Saluda over the week end. Mr and Mrs Norwood Hall and children, who have recently returned to this state after some year's residence in Akron. Ohio, are spending the week with the It. L. Waters fain-, i 1 v. Mr and Mrs I> M Mays. Miss C ejcelia King and Mrs Utilise Ftheridge, of Columhia. a guest of the family, attended the Duke-deorgia Tech football game In Durham Saturday. ! Mr and Mis Grady Smith and (daughter. Miss Kvelyn. of Hishopville, I ; were Sunday guests of Mrs Bessie Set-gars The Uev. M P Guntcr. of Ffiing-j ham. was a dinner guest or the J. M j I i'|yburns Tuesday. Miss Arlene Wagers. Miss ('.race Ilorton and Miss Laverne Jones, of Winthrop college spent the week end j at their resepctive homes I Miss Snell. of Winthrop College, also ranm with them to visit her sister. Mih? Helen Snell, a teacher In the, schools here. Mrs W C MeCaskill. Miss Mary] Mc Cask 111. Van Smith. Miss Frances Hethune and M C MeCaskill. Jr. attended t h-- Wofford Frskine football came in Spartanburg Saturday Mrs I \\. Cask ill's brother. Mr Hilton, is a I ;i|einl>i r of the M offurd team I I Mi-s Connie Frances Caston. of | i w'nor. vis *, il h-r sister. Miss FT.a C;,.t..M during the week end Of in'ei.s. to friends will he the . hani'c tn.el- in the r- ? :?! -nee <?f sev-1 families (Paring ?he we- k 1 he t- M i-.>n and J D ( raw for i fatnj].... have moved in'o the dr.hutn house the f.euner John McDonald home; the Morrison Grahams have 1 no v.-.! into a .ottage en th- -ast s dl,,r ,w :i oil high wa V one. and '!. H.e ; ;..LI King family i- i:r" 1; V o-a'ed hv the Masons yfn. \' i Ciddel! !iflJ re'iireo-d ft "i ' C-dum'-D a''<-r *?.ending s"'"- ' ' 'with Mrs C F. Chri-tmaM :- s d- ace Mango of I .a n < 1 ,A . j S ' h ' we. k end o S'-Ster.. i Mr? s H Padge" Jr . ]M ; s s Louise Or'mati ar.l M \ ma Cori.e't \ DRed in (' ..uu.b a 1 j . i)i<-. week end '"Mrs C W Sa'.h - and d at: gh -r M-* Roland Fidson ..f Wat... .. Mrs M O Ward M t.dav ; I A series of re viva s, r\:r. - w. . on . jirin at 'he Presbv:- r:.i:; ' r. f h . . I dav evening (><-t.?b?r 2" af a"'* [continue ear h ov r.-.e.g through I-ri 1 dav*. October 2^ ' \ ;e S.vur..ay n" Rev- Cecil A Thompson ;a-"r; of 'h* ^ > y.'i rM t Presbv t ei . ? . *, j. * .. \ .1. Oh.il,. Ga . will conduct 'he me.-ting and ev; eryone is invited ' > .1-tend j Mr* Jlmmtf F " ' ',r of d-.oson V. f has been v-.'in.: r> r^-s he re . The quarter:v in.-, t.ng of th?- \\ o-. I man's Missionary FuDn of -he K'er-j [Rhiw Association wii! be h-biI at Ho4, i Hethune Baptist rau-'h Saturday. Do-j Itober 23 Dr R. >.?:' a r-'u-ned missionary from Pales'lne will be on the I program both morning and afternoon and the public will be welcomed at j these speeches. % 'sns. i "!?a. ji. ,j?i. i i, i, Ickes Tells Nation To Save Wild Life St. Louis, Mo.?Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior, called upou public-spirited Americans Oct. 10 to put conservation ahead of commercial Ism "to save our groat national scenic assets and wild life now threatened with destruction." . The Cublnet member spoke at a banquet completing dedication of the Dr. Edmund. A. Rubier Memorial State Hark, a i,6uu acre tract in St. Loui* County. The Secretary scolded Congress for not giving more attention to parks, and singled out several sections of the country "which represent a race against time to prevent destruction." The speaker suld the largest sequoia grove now standing?the Redwood Mountain Grove In California?la in private ownership, "but either It will be made a national park within two jcnr*. or air rno magnificent tret-s will be cut down for fence posts and grapevine stakes." "We need a great national park In Alaska for preserving the Alaska brown bear," Mr. Ickes continued. He said It Is the hope of the Federal Government to become a silent partner with the States In the creation and administration of a system c state parks. LOCAL WESTERN UNION OFFICE TO OBSERVE SHORTER HOURS The far reaching effects or the fal labor standards act will be brouglr home to telegraph-users on Octobei 24, the effective date of the act. when the local Western Union office will have to shorten its working hours, 1; is announced by Lee Mays, manager of the local office. "The requirements of the act im pose a burden which the telegraph company is unable to meet," said Mr Mays, "and while It is the traditional desire of my company to serve the public when It wants to be served, we have no alternative under present conditions but to shorten-the hours. We have, however, arranged our open hours to give the maximum service to our customers. The office will open at 8 a. m. and close at 7:30 p. m. As an indication of the compnn>'rf attitude towuirds Its employes, Mr. Mays said, "I will work fewer hours but my weekly pay envelope will not contain any less." In order to give continuous telegraph service, we have installed automatic printer operated agency at (lie Camden Hotel. Telegrams may be j filed there, and receive direct transmission to our regular Charlotte relay. PISGAH NEWS NOTES j Plsgah. Oct. 13,? Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Moore, of Orangeburg, spent last week end with Mrs. Moore's parents, Mr and Mrs. J. T. Dennis. Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs W. H Shivar Sunday were George i'ark| hurst and Miss Mary ls>u Dunlap. of New York City: Mr and Mrs K -d Grown and Mrs Milon Bradley, of Sumter; Mrs Cora Dunlap and li'Me son. Lou Emma Dunlap. of Spring Hill. |! L Hatli'-id. <>:' Cussatt. visi d his uncle. I> .1 Hatfield. Sr. Sunday. | Sunday night supper guests of M.\ oinl Mrs W E Baker w.-re Mr a:wl Mrs R C. Mi litn,l and little daiighMat y of Iteinber* ; Mr and M 3. 1 II Campbell, of Start lung; Mr and Mrs S (I Lenoir, of Horatio M s Emma Hawkins Is visiting h. ;r ' n .ngi.ter. Mr.- R C Ross M ?':ad> Sh vir is recuperating at i.i- homo lore following a tonsil peva *;"M at the Tourney hospital Sitday Mrs Ella C. Hatfield, of Sunit. r, who spent last week here with h r daughter, Mrs W. F. Baker, Is visit;ng Mrs S. G Is-noir at Horatio this week. The Woman's Missionary 80ciety nr. Wednesday afternoon mot with Mrs S (I Lenoir, at Horatio. De\otlon&ls wore conducted by the president. Mrs. Kenney. Mrs C. M Shivar. Sr . leader for the afternoon, guv., an Introduction of the "Near East." subject for the month. Splendid talks on the lesson were given by Mrs Ke.nney, Mrs. Leroy Rogers, Mrs. Ernest McManus and Mrs. C. M. Shivar, Jr A duet, "Moro Like the Master," was given by Mrs Kenney and Mrs Rogers During the social hour the hostess, assisted by Mrl. J. H Campbell, aerved sandwiches, cookies and coffee. General News Notes I Th? 193k national corn yield is now estimated at 2,459,316,000 bushels, and the government loan rate to growers ! in virtually aure to he 61 cents a bushel. President Roosevelt Is expecting I that $150,000,000 more will be set aside I for the use of the navy during the I next year, to build warships and purchase naval supplies. Generallsalino Chiang Kai-Shek, of China, reports the wiping out of two full Japanese brigades, totalling 20,000 men In a three-day battle near Telan, China. Thief. British flying officers were killed Tuesday In Wales, when the machines they were flying collided. Since ' January 1 the Royal Air Forces has i lost 160 officers and men in 90 accidents. The proposals committee of the Moslem congress, in session at Cairo, ' Egypt. on Tuesday adopted a resolu; t ion demanding abandonment of the partition plan and the sending of Jew ish immigration to Palestine Mrs. Harry Mondial, widow of the famous magician, after trying to conI tact the spirit of her husband over a 'period of ten years, now says that she : is convinced that there Is nothing to spiritualism. Forest fires in northern Minnesota and adjacent Canada, have taken 17 lives within the past few days. 1 he forest fires of the areas are the worst -ime October. P.MS, and cover about Tod square miles. Molivia and Paraguay have at last settled their century-old contest over :he almost worthless Gran Chaco border. Bolivia has ceded to Paraguay more than three-fourths of the region which cost 1O0.U00 lives in the Gran Chaco war of 1932-35. Senator Arthur Vandenburg. Republican of Michigan, in an address at Wichita, Kansas, advocated a twopi ice system for American agriculture ?"an American price for American consumption and the world price for unrestricted surpluses." The federal government has made $61,000,000 available to be used in building a tunnel highway from Harrlsburg to Pittsburg, Pa., a distance of 162 miles. It will be a toll road? the "longest toll road of the nation. The treasury department has announced that $300,000,000 worth of notes will be offered for sale on Nov. 1, the funds to be used to refund outstanding publicly-held notes of the agency. ! Four bombs were hurled at the automobile of Edward Keith-Roach, British district governor of Jerusalem on Tuesday, in an attemtp to assassinate him, as he was participating In efforts to curb disturbances between the Arabs and Jews. He was uninjured. , Deah of Mrs. Jacobs | Mrs. Esther R. Jacobs, 71, died at her home here Wednesday after several months' illness. Mrs. Jacobs was a native of Philadelphia but had made Camden her home for the last five years She was a daughter of Alexander Rubenstein and Fannie Asher. She Is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Fannie W. Garrett. Funeral services were held from the Kornegay Funeral Home Thursday at 4 p. m. Rabbi Shlllman of Camden and Sumter officiated. Interment was in the Jewish cemetery. The English barn swallow spends Its winters in the extreme southern pari of Africa. Still carefully preserved in England are phonograph recordings of the voices of Queen Victoria, Gladston, Disraeli. Kliabeth Browning and Florence Nightingale. Paper wasps build their nests of wood pulp paper, which they make by shaving thin films of wood from wood surfaces This material is made into a plaster by mixing it with a gummy secretion in tho insect s mouth. An effort is being made by the examiners in the army air corps to find the perfect "flying typo." That is, they are making an effoTt to meanurf> the qualities and abilities which make a good flyer and to check laboratory results against results In actual training. A 200-pound human body contains one-fourth ounce iron, one-fifth ounce sugar, one and eight-tenths ounces salt. 24 pounds cqal (in the form of carbon) ten gallons water, one-tenth drop Iodine, one and eight-tenths pounds phosphorous, 112 cubic feet oxygen, sixty cubic feet nitrogen, 561 cubic fefet hydrogen, and seren pounds lime. i PROGRAMME Following Is tlie program for the Union meeting to be held at Bethany, Westville Baptist church, on October 29, 1938: Theme, Stewardship: Devotional, I Cor. 4:1-2, Rev. F. M. Llndler; prayer; hymn; welcome, L. C. Clyburn, Sr.; response, Mrs. George Creed; business; roll call; talk, "Faithfulness to Our Stewardship," Rev. M. H. Drye; hymn; talk, - "Opportunity of Stewards," Rev. J. A. Faile; hymn; sermon, "Stewardship," Rev. Mr. Bruce; hymn; announcements; adjourn for lunch. Afternoon session? hymn; devotional, I Cor. G:20; I Peter 4:10; prayer, Mrs. \V. F. Byrd; hymn; ' talk, "Personal Christian Work of Stewards." Rev. J. ,B. Caston; hymn; talk. "Service of Stewards," Rev. Mr. Davis; business; adjournment. Dr. Royall At Wateree Sunday Dr. F. M. Royall, who has been a j missionary to Palestine, has just returned, and will speak at Bethune Saturday, and at Wateree church in Camden, both morning and night Sunday. The public should take this opportunity to hear Dr. Royall who is right from the Holy Land. The Wa- j teree church cordially invites the general public to worship with them at either service Sunday and to hear Dr. Royall, who has spent forty-five years on the mission field. v, Camden Theatre FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21 Final Showing of "STRAIGHT, PLACE AND SHOW" / The Rltz Brothers, Richard Allen, and Ethel Merman Added: The March of Time SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 James Oliver Garwood's "THE CALL OF THE YUKON" Also Our Gang and Serial Saturday, October 22 10:30 Show Dick Powell, Pat O'Brien and Priscilla l>ane . "COWBOY FROM BROOKLYN" MONDAY and TUESDAY OCTOBER 24?25 Deanna Durbin with Melvyn Douglas in "THAT CERTAIN AGE" Added: Movietone News WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26 Jack Oakie, Ducille Ball "THE AFFAIRS OF ANNABEL" ? Chevrolet Master 85 Town Sedan Sleek, graceful beauty characterises this five-passenger two-door Town Sedan, one of tho new models which Chevrolet presents today. REPORT OF CONDITION OF MERCHANTS AND FARMERS BANK LOCATED AT BETHUNE, S. C.f AT THE CLOSE OF BU8INE8S SEPTEMBER 28, 1938 A88ET8 Gash, balances with other banks, and cash items in process of collection $33,8IS.08 f United States Government obligations, direct and fully guaranteed ? 4,950.00 Corporate stocks 1,276.00 Loans and discounts 21,844.23 Overdrafts guaranteed by John T. Stevens and deposit made . .. 12,135.00 Banking house owned, furniture and fixtures 3,138.22 Other real estate owned 10,261.83 Other assets 914.69 TOTAL ASSETS $88,327.05 LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL Deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations: Demand deposits $45,216 61 Time deposits evidenced by savings pass books 1,791.38 Other time deposits f. 8,526.04 State, county, and municipal deposits . . 3,737.41 Certified and officers' checks, letters of ' credit and travelers' checks sold for cash, and amounts due to Federal Reserve bank (transit account) *... 824 10 TOTAL DEPOSIT $60,095.54 Other llabilites 918.<5 TOTAL LIABILITIES EXCLUDING CAPITAL ACCOUNT .. $61,014.29 Capital account: Capital stock and capital notes and deuentures ....$20,000.00 Surplus 6,000.00 Undivided profits 1,312.76 Total capital account ...,.rr.rr7 7rrrm 87t312..6 ? Tt/C^. LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL $88,^27.05 On date of report the required legal reserve against deposits of thiB bank vva8 $3,736.30. Assets reported above which were eligible as legal reserve < amounted to $33,818.08. ^ This hank's capital is represented by 400 shares of common BtOCkJJp>*r $50.00 per share. MEMORANDA Pledged assets (except real estate) rediscounts, and securities loaned: U. S Government obligations, direct and fully guaranteed, , pledged to secure deposits and other liabilities".-.77777.. $4,950.00 Secured and preferred liabilities: Deposits secured by pledged assets ..pursuant to requirement of law : & ^ I. F. E. Kerr. Cashier, of the above-named bank, do solemnly that the above statement is true, and that it fully and correctly represent < the true state of the several matters herein contained and set forth* to tn best of my knowledge and belief. P. B. KERR. Correct?Attest: C. C. Gardner 1 Joe Hough r Directors. Lorlng Davis - ) State of South Carolina, County of ********* .} Sworn to and subscribed before me this 18th day of October, 1938, a?a I hereby certify that I am not an officer or director of *>>>? bank. JOHN A. YOtffc, M agljjjpHI My commission expires March 31, 1939. * ?T'. TL ,1