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I When in need of ELECTRIC APPLIANCES or minor electric parts for repair or replacement let us serve you. ; Ev- I I erything from Fuse Plugs to Table Stoves; such as Vaporizers, Heating Pads, Air Heaters, Foot Warmers/Percolators, I I Walfie Irons, Silex Coffee Makers, Lamp Bulbs, Bed and Table Lamps, Toasters Sockets, Plugs, Appliance Cords, Fans. I ALL GUARANTEED TO GIVE SATISFACTION I Zemp's Drug Store -^3 b0th prescription stores gf? City Drug Company I I BROAD STREET ?PHONE 30 PROMPT DELIVERY DeKALB STOEET ? PHONE 130 Big Power Project Huge Shore Line Charleston, January 10.?The shoro lino of the two Han tee-Cooper baslus to bo flooded In connection with the great power Jjnd navigation development in Berkeley and adjoining counties will be between 500 and 600 in Ilea says Burnet it Mayhank, chairman of the South Carolina Public Service Authority In charge of the project. Surveying parties huve completed more than 400 mllea to date and tak-l lug thla aa a baaia It la eatlmuted by the englnoera that the totul mileage will be close to 600. Until the survey la completed wo will not know the exact number of ucroa It will be necessary to purchase for the project, aays Mr. Maybank. "However, it will probably run In the neighborhood of 176.000 acres." The engineers started wqyk last July. In recent months lines have been run to determine the exact point water will reach when the basin la flooded. The trees are marked at 76 feet above sea level. The water will rise 75 feet above sea level und tho fmarkings on the trees will show the point to which the land la to be cleared. More than 100,000 acres of land have been surveyed by the eijgljuttertSr so far. Mr MayBank states,'Uttd" thq authority la preparing to acquire this land as fast as^poksibJO: t .: The land acquisition office located at Moncks Corner, county Heat of Berkeley county, has a force of forty agents working under tho direction of W IV Montague, land acquisition agent. Complete records on hundreds of separute pieces of land in the area have been compiled und carefully checked with the records in the office of the clerk of court at Moncks Corner. This data Is then forwarded to the legal department which Is preparing the necessary papers for the purchase of the land . The work being done now does not make a big showing, says Mr. Montague, but It is very necessary before any further steps can be taken toward the actual construction of the power project. In Charleston county, a man In a woods hoard a rifle shot, felt the bul! t wound in his leg, hihI yelled. "I thought urn wore a rabbit," said a \ ojeo. lint tho rlfloman went on, and tho .shot man never saw him. Dr. Sumter Rhame Receives Promotion (Charleston Now# and Courier, December 29) Dr. J. Sumter Rhaiuw, Charleaton physician, haa been recommended for promotion to the grado of commander iu the medical corpa 6f the volunteer reaervea and the recommendation haa been approved by Seceretary of the Nuvy Swanaou. Dr. Rhame. with the cooperation of Captain Stupes, U. S. N., M. C., organized the Charleaton naval reaerve Hpeclallat hoapltal unit aeveral yeara ago. During the world war Dr. Rhame aerved In the regular naval medical corpa and after the armiatlce continued In the reaerve corpa. In accord with the policy of the naval medical corpa to organize groups of specialists who are in the 1 same district and who are well ac- 1 quaiuted bo that they may immediate- ly act as complete and cohesive unit ' In case of war or serious national emergency, the Charleston naval unit, M. C. V. Specialist was organized. Dr. Rhame was lieutenant commander of the unit. The members, besides Dr. Rhame are Dr. Paul W. Sanders. Jr., 1 the urologist; Dr. Hillyer RudiallU Jr, 1 Radiologist^ Dr. Robert Wllwon,? Jr. internist; I>r. Pierre G. Jenkins, otolaryngologist and Dr: Thomas Burn Is now pathologist to the Watts hos- ' pita 1 of Durham but was formerly in I < the pathological department of the I Medical college. All the other mem- 1 berB are at present residing in Charleston and all hold the rank of lieu- 1 tenant with the exception of Commander Rhame. Camden Stops | As Juice Fails Camden stood still for several hours on Thursday, when during a violent electric storm and veritable cloudburst of rain, one of the main feed lines of the Carolina Power company broke, shutting off the supply of electricity to the city. The break In the power line occurred Just before the noon hour and when in hundreds of homes cooks were engaged in preparing the noon meal. Business men and their families had to be content with crackers and milk, bread ajid butter or similar cold concoctions. Khctric mixers in drug stores refused to perk, electric pumps at tilling stations would not budge and when some diners went to pop corn stands to get a bug of corn to eat, they found that the electric poppers had Jblnerl the strike. Kven tho cancelling machine in the postoffice went on strike and tin1 destination of mall was hampered. in the office of the Camden Chronicle. the last grist of copy was on the linotype machines being set as the deadline for press time approached. The linotype stopped operating and job presses stopped The force merely lit cigarettes and waited for repairs. over in the theaters the managers were watching the clock as matinee time drew near for without power no show. 1 raffic lights at street intersections Were dark. Women in beauty parlors, who were securing permanent waves were in a quaudry and the hair dressers in a fieiiz> at the power break Industry stood still, for in Camden electric power is used for all indu.-tiy outside of the lumber mills Anjhow. Camden realizes what electric power and light means, after being deprived of it for several hours. TAKES NO BACK TALK Mrs Charlie May Small, editor of the 1 x>wtides Signal at Fort Deposit, Alabama, says editorially that "a woman will take a man's name, his money and his peace of mind, but she \slll not take his back-talk." New Legislative Session Opens All was harmonious Tuesday as the two houses re-elected officers and began the 83rd session of the South Garolinu general assembly with pledges of co-operation with Burnet R. Maybank, who will be Inaugurated as governor next week. Representative Sol Blatt, of Barnwell, house speaker for the past two years, was given the place again by acclamation. Representative J. W. D. Zerbst, of Charleston, was re-elected speaker pro tem, the choice being made unanimous on motion of Representative Thomas H. Pope, Jr., of Newberry, who had previously said he would offer for the place himself. The senate learned that Its presiding officer, Lieut. Gov. J. B. Barley, who is convalescing from an illness, probably would not attend the session for "some weeks" and elected Senator Taylor H. Stukes, of Manilng, president pro tem to preside in lis absence. M. Stukes has held the place since 1935. : The house cheered Mr. Blatt when le declared the "rise of dictatorship tnd the persecution in many lands of 11 y own people. "As my heart beats with sympathy 'or the oppressed, I can but give thanks to God that I was born and eared in America, and in the state >f South Carolina, among tolerant people, where a man is a man for all if that." The house cheered again when representative Harry It. Hughes of Oco-J nee said he hoped the press would ( see "that Adolf Hitler is Informed in j no uncertain terms that a gentleman of Jewish extraction has this day been unanimously elected speaker." He said Mr. Blatt had "been tried and found worthy." Mr. Blatt struck the keynote of the session's opening wheh he pledged "my full cooperation and support to that distinguished South Carolinian from Charleston, who is to be the next governor of South Carolina," to the senate, all state departments and all house members "to the end that we might accomplish those things most necessary for*the people of South Carolina." Smith Named Chairman Representative Winchester Smith, a Barnwell county farmer, won the chairmanship of the powerful ways and means committee Wednesday and with it the duty of piloting the general appropriation bill through the house. . Smith, a house member since 1931, was chosen to head the 32-man committee on the first ballot at the organization meeting held a short time after committee appointments were announced by Speaker Sol Blatt. lie succeeded Neville Bennett of. Marlboro, who retired from the house to run for governor in the summer primary. Because of the dominant place held by the yearly appropriation measure and tin' announced need for new revenue to finance the public welfare program. Smith will assume an important place in the legislative picture. All measures making appropriations or levying taxes must be passed upon by the ways and means commit t? ( . ? Representative 1,. W Busbee of Orangeburg was elected vice chairman and Kej?res*mtii.tivo F. M. RoUdey, of Fairfield, second vice chairman. Only one ballot for chairman was taken. the vote being: Smith, 14; Roddfv, f.; J D Poag, of Greenville, ; J Hugh McFaddin, Clarendon, 2. "everything within the committee harmonious," Smith said after his election, "and 1 believe we are headed for a short, happy, businesslike session " In Czechslovakia plums cooked in a thin covering of dough are a popular dish. Rev. C. M. Brown Resigns Pastorate The churches of the community held a Joint service last Sunday nlgjit at the Presbyterian - church?when words of farewell were said to Rev. and Mrs. C. M. 13rown. Mr. Brown has resigned the pastorate of the Presbyterian church here to serve the Presbyterian church at Spindale, N. C. The Rev. and Mrs. Brown came to Kershaw in 1933 from a pastorate in HJlixabeth City, N. C. During these years the Browns have been active in both the church and community life. They leave many friends who wish them well in their new work in North Carolina where they moved this week. In the farewell service in honor of the Browns, Rev. D. M .Sanders and Rev. D. A. Phillips spoke very kindly of the work and of the fellowship with the Presbyterian pastor and his wife and their place in the community. Following these remarks Mr. Brown spoke of his almost six years in Kershaw and of the blessings which had come to him and responded very cordially to the greetings and good wishes extended to him and Mrs.'Brown. The Presbyterian choir rendered a very beautiful anthem, "O Little Town Of Bethlehem." The sermon was preached by the retiring pastor who brought a stirring appeal concerning the militant church in thej modern day.?Kershaw Times. Slayer Escapes; i Jail Is Sued I High Point, N. C., January 4.?Mrs. Donald J. Moss, whose husband was shot to death by a bandit last October 3, tiled suit In municipal court today asking $50,000 of Sheriff Raymond Bowers and Jailer T. C. Kimel, both of adjacent Davidson County, on the allegation her husband's slayer escaped from their jail. I James Godwin, 19, of High Point, was convicted of murder in Moss' death and now Is in state's prison at Raleigh awaiting Supreme Court action upon his appeal from sentence of execution by gas. j Moss was shot several hours after , Godwin and Bill Wilson, 21, of Hick1 ory, escaped from the Davidson County jail at Lexington. He died later In a hospital. LANCASTER ASSOCIATION TO MEET JANUARY 17 j The annual meeting of the mem1 bers of the Lancaster National Farm : Loan association will be held at Ker| shaw, January 17, at 3 o'clock, in the I City Hall, according to an anuounce{ ment by W. P. Robinson, president. An interesting program is being ar1 ranged for the meeting this year, Mr. ! Robinson said, and. a very large at; tendance Is expected. As usual, complete and detailed reports will be ' made on the operations of the associ| ation and the members will be made acquainted with all of its affairs. Inaddition, there will be a discussion of I the association's part in the agricultural development of the section it serves. Officers of the association, which serves Kershaw and I^ancaster counties. are: President. W. P. Robinson; ' vice president, L. P. Thompson; di{ rectors. T H Horton, Ira W. Jennings; A. C. Bradham is secretarytreasurer. | A new director will be elected at j this meeting, and Mr. Bradham urges that every member make an effort to be present. Mather To Clash With Jackson Mather Eagles will meet the Jackson Tigers in Mather's gymnasium on Friday night, January 13, at 8 o'clock. The Eagles, in their first fling for the 1939 state championship met Booker Washington of Columbia, on Monday night. Mather girls won 20 to 3, but the boys lost 23 to 24. Carrie McDonald, Dora Aiken, Rhetta Mickle, Helen Palmore, Mary Greene and Thomaslna Wright are those making up the girl's team and Jimmle Jackson, Marion Johnson, Ed* die McGirt, Whitner Jones and Eld* ward Elvana the boy's team. Camden Theatre FRIDAY, JANUARY 13 Sic Him k Kenny liaiulle the ladies in Paris "ARTISTS AND MODELS ABROAD" with Jn<-k Kenny, Joa-U ilcnuull. M at > I tola rid and Joyce Conipton SATURDAY, JANUARY 14 Tommy Kelly and Ann (llllis "PECK'S BAD BOY WITH THE CIRCUS" A three i ititf riot of laughs. Also Comedies and "Red Barry." Sat. Jan. 14, 10:30 P. M. "SAY IT IN FRENCH" with Kav Mi Hand MONDAY and TUESDAY, JANUARY 16 and 17 Wail.i- H. i t \ and Robert Taylor "STAND UP AND FIGHT" Si I'll' afs?T set ni* you'll stand up and cheer' WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18 H > r s /?.,t ;'u 1 ? jest ful fun I "THERE'S THAT WOMAN AGAIN" with N1 .\ n 1 >'iin.'l;is and Virginia ltruca THURSDAY and FRIDAY, JANUARY 19 and 20 Claude: !. Colt,. i t and H Marshall " Z A Z A " REPORT OF CONDITION OF MERCHANTS AND FARMERS BANK LOCATED AT BETHUNE, 8. C, AT THE CLOSE OF BU8INE88 DECEMBER 31, 1938 ' ASSETS " . i LoanB and discounts (including $12,186.00 overdrafts). Overdrafts t jptaranieeA by Jotw T. Stevens and fljMfflm made ... ? ????? $23,138.36 J United States Government obligations, direct and fully guaranteed .' 4,860.00 Corporate stacks 1,276.00 Cash, balances with other banks, lnoluding reserve balances, and cash Iteihs In process of collection 43,240.56 | Bank premises owned $1,068.76, furniture and fixtures $2,069.47 .. 3,138.22 Heal estate owned other thank bank premises 11,151.83 Other assets 2,997.12 # j TOTAL ASSETS * $89,891.09 LIABILITIES Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships and corporations .. $46,982.35 Time deposits of individuals, partnerships and corporations 10,317.42 Deposits of States an dpolltical subdivisions I 3,764 97 Other deposits (certified and officers' check, etc.) 624.67 TOTAL DEPOSITS $61,689.41 , ^ ? Other liabilities ,900.11 TOTAL LIABILITIES (not including obligations shown in item 33) $62,589.52 CAPITAL ACCOUNT Capital $20,000.00 Surplus 6,000.00 Undivided profits 1,301.57 '.J TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNT $27,301J7 j TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNT $89,891.09 This bank'B capital consists of common stock with total par value of ' $20,000.00. MEMORANDA Pledged assets (and securities loaned) (book value): U. S. Government obligations, direct and guaranted, pledged to secure deposits and other liabilities $4,950.00 Secured and preferred liabilities: Deposits secured by pledged assetB pursuant to requirement of law $3,669.86 . On date of report the required legal reserve against deposits of this bank > was $3,905.55. Assets reported above which were eligible as legal reserve amounted to $43,240.56. i 1, F. E. Kerr. Cashier, of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, and that it fully and correctly represents the true state of the Beveral matters herein contained and set forth, to the best of my knowledge and belief. Correct?Attest: F. E. KERR. John T. Stevens i C. C. Gardner I Directors. Lorlng Davis j State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11th day of January, 1939, and I hereby certify that I am not an officer or director of this bank. JOHN A. YOUNG, Magistrate My commission expires March 31, 1939.. ! ^ * H r iiiiiK ?'a M 'n Vi Vjr.PCWf- M %. : rTIDIKICTT :Dl 1^1 HI ; : ; no ni A I >/ ;;?'??? ; ;v. i ITS ft jjibifAinth Strom bertf-Carlson "On?, *119.5? LARGE TRADE-IN BUDGET TERMS <~fho-eJjnoiJuHfj.JutnaSbvmlerq-Qruffit -fl BEN TEAM 1 j -1 Broad Street Telephone 220?W I II phone 6 PALMETTO DRY CLEANERS phone 6 |1 II CLEANING DYEING RUG CLEANING HAT BLOCKING ? 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