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Historic Camden Tells Of Elephant Killing With "Alice of Chancefleld" making the headlines In newspapers all over the country, old residents of the county are relating another elephant story that grew out of a happening back In 1856. or to be exact 86 years ago next August. As related in Historic Camden, the then famous Bailey circus had been showing In Camden and like circus travel in those days, the movement from town to town was accomplished by wagonH and afoot. ] The circus was enroute from Cam-1 den to Columbia and In the line of wagons and the like, was Jumbo, a gigantic elephant. Here Is what historic Camden says: "As Bailey's circus was wending its way from Camden to Columbia on August 20. 1855. on reaching the forks of MoCord's Kerry and Columbia ltoads, Just beyond Jiang's mill, later known as Jordan's mill, the elephant Jumbo Insisted in taking the McCord's Ferry road to the left. When co-orced to the right he became enraged, killed his keeper and a horse and went at large. "The Camden Light Infantry Company was summoned and under Lieutenant James L Yilh-pjgue prweeded to hunt down the monster. He was found In the swamp a/bovo the mill pond. Volleys were tired into hlm^ without effect, as his hide was immune against the rifles of that day. Finally a crack shot landed a bullet in his eye which brought him down. Lieutenant Vlllepigue, who obtained one of the tusks as a trophy, related the facts and there is an account contained in the Camden Journal of that date. "While tho coroner's jury was holding an inquest over the keeper at the scene of tho tragedy,\some one cried i out, "Here comes the elephant," Whereupon the Jury dispersed in panic." Several accounts of the elephant tragedy go Into more extended detail and are to the effect that the elephant ?with uncanny sense?refused to go In the direction indicated by his keeper because of an Insecure ferry or bridge. It is a matter of fact that elephant trainers relate many Interesting anecdotes along this same line Petty Thievery Cases Reported To Police Two items of petty thievery were reported to the police this week. The Camden Katuly Kitchen reported the theft of a small amount of money while at the Camden Bottling works, marauders mady away \yith bottles of popeola and some peanuts. At t!ie Camden Kandy Kitchen the thief evidently hid in the establishment during the evening and was locked in That an exit was made from a door that had been unlocked from the Inside gives credence to this belief Another arrest for alleged drunken driving was made over the week end when Charles Croft of Cassatt was taken Into custody. He posted a bond of $" ! and will receive a hearing in recorder's court next Monday. School Band Gives ! Splendid Concert " (By The Skipper) The Camden .schools band, uattlly attired In uniforms featuring gold capes lined with black satin and gold "Pershing" style caps scored a distinct triumph upon the occasion of the first formal concert, given In the school auditorium last Friday evening. The affair was a distinct success and a tribute to the ability of Director F N Wlmberly. who produced suoh splendid results In the brief span of some six months. The auditorium was filled with enthusiastic relatives and friends of the band members and every number was accorded rounds of applause. The sum of $75 was realized as a result of the concert, this to be used to help defray the expense of the unlforuiB. The spectators choercd loud and long, when after the first band number Mr. Wlmberly Introduced M Iss Meta Hoykln, the drum majorette who was dressed In a natty costume consisting of black leather leggins trimmed with black braid and gold buttons. Her blonde head was crlwned with a beautiful cromium plated shako with a golden ostrich plume. The program was augmented by addresses by several distinguished guests. Including Dean George Olson, of University of South Carollua and director of the University band. Dean Olson Is well known In Camden having led his fine varsity musicians here on several occasions to parade In the cotton festival event. Dean Olson paid a fine tribute to the Camden bandstating that it ranked with tihe best In the state. Mayor F. N. MoCorkle. who spoke during the intermission between the first and second halves of the program was plainly elated over the appearance and performance of the band and Indicated that If the progress of the past six months was maintained the next school year, the band would rival the best efforts of some of the leading ones. One of the features of the evening and not listed on the program of events was the act put on by two little boys, one being four-year-old Fred Wlmberly, Jr., and the other little Bobby MoCarty, a playmate. These youngsters with a view of securing seats of advantage came up on the steps of the stage and remained there1 during the entire concert, getting a big hand and laugh from the crowd for their attentive demeanor. One of the high lights of the evening was the rendition of the William Tell overture, a really ambitious feat for a group of young musicians. The number was 'beautifully executed and excellently phrased throughout. Since theJiand does not have an oboe or flute in Its musical ensemble, this part was taken on the clarinet, artistically performed by William Mullen. Claude Lamoy, the "big boy." of the Camden football team, offered some _brl!l|ai)i work aa Aral curuetisuThe crowd was so pleased over the presentation of the William Tell overture that it was necessary for the musicians to offer an encore. They obliged with a "concert in the park." .Just before the close of the program a request was made from the audience for several so-ealled "pep" songs. The band obliged with "Fordham Ilam." "Hall. Hail, the Gang's All Here" and "Stand Up and Cheer." The following was the program of the evening: "Fight. Fight, Fight." march; "Donkey Serenade, novelty foxtrot from "The Firefly"; ."Flying Colors, march; "The Old Refrain; "In a Country Garden"; Victory March," march; "William Tell," overture, solo part by Billy Mullen; "Star Spangled Banner." Grace Episcopal Church The services for next Sunday at Grace Episcopal church will be as follows: There will bo no early service. The rector will conduct the holy communion service at Hagood at 9:00 o'clock. Story hour for children of the church at 10:16. Morning prayer and sermon by the rector at 11:15. Special intercessions at all services for the return of peace thru righteous victory. Bethesda Presbyterian Church Sunday. June 9. with A Douglas McArn as pastor, the services at Bethesda Presbyterian church will be as follows: Church school at 10 a. m with a bible class for every age Morning worship with sermon and prayer at 11:15. The public is cordially Invited to attend these services Honorary menrbershjp In the I-efayette Escadrille. conferred on Colonel Chas. A. I.lndbergh after his 1927 Atlantic solo crossing, has been withdrawn by order Of the Paris Trench and Air association of American volunteer combatants In the French army of 1914-18, representing former ptlof* of the Escadrille. The membership was withdrawn due to a speech the famed filer made on May 19, warning the American people not to become hysterical. | Civil War Engine Factqry Undergoes Modernization The famous Rider-Ericsson engine factory at Walden, N. Y., founded in 1842 by Capt. John Ericsson, builder of the warship Monitor of Civil war fame, has been sold, and is being modernized by the purchaser. The desk upon which Capt. Ericsson designed the Monitor in response to the plea of President Lincoln for a ship to meet the challenge of the Merrimac, is also included in the sale and will continue in use. In addition to his work on the Monitor, Captain Ericsson also invented the screw propeller, the gun turret and the now all but obsolete hot-air engine. He is generally called the father of the modern battleship. The Walden factory was for generations known as the home of Captain Ericsson's hot-air pumping engine. This was one of the curiosities of engineering science, familiar to most graduates of engineering colleges today on account of its laboratory use in demonstrating thermodynamics. In the old days, however, before the advent of electricity, it was widely used throughout America, and before New York city had acquired a high-pressure water system, thousands were installed in the basements of the old "brownstone fronts" to pump water to the attics. These engines are still used in many countries abroad, where electricity is not available, and where both fuel and labor are cheap. Only last year the Mexican government purchased 17 to pump water to wayside locomotive water stations?and this order practically wiped out the stock on hand at the old factory at Walden. m U. S. College Biologists Study Quebec Salmon Atlantic salmon, the mysterious fish that lure thousands of anglers to Quebec each year, will be the subject of an intensive biological research conducted by three prominent American college scientists who recently have set up a laboratory near Gaspe. The habits and unpredictable reactions of the Atlantic salmon have baffled scientists for many years. The fishermen have accepted the known fact that the great sporting fish, who battle courageously to the end of the nnglcr'o ??<?, ?? certain river openings making a wild dash to reach fresh water spawning grounds. The open season for Atlantic salmon is May 1 to August 31. They congregate before the. "run" in a zone roughly circumscribed by the Isles de la Madeleine, Newfoundland, the Gaspe and Labrador coasts. But scientists want their questions answered. They will try to find out why the salmon live in salt water and spawn in fresh water, where the fish go during their seasonal disappearances, and what becomes of them during cyclic "shallow runs." The biologists will also study salmon blood in an attempt to discover the changes that take place as the fish pass from salt to fresh water. Strain Severs Dog's Tail There is a sad but lucky dog at Minto, Australia. It has lost its tail, but is fortunate in being alive. The dog was frolicking on the railroad track and when an express approached it seemed petrified. When the train was almost on top of it the dog dashed for safety. It nearly cleared the line, but the front wheel of the engine just cut off its tail. The dog rushed away without a whimper and had gone 200 yards before it paid attention to its loss. It then howled miserably. But, apart from having experienced late in life what many of its kind know in puppyhood,^ the dog was unharmed. Birthplace of El Cid In Burgos, was born El Cid, the national hero of Spain in the struggle to reconquer the country from the Moors. The hilltop castle, then a magnificent stronghold, was the scene of his marriage to Ximena, who is buried with him in the cathedral. One of the town's saddest days was that of their hero's return. when all doors were closed by the jealous king's command and the grieving populace had to do their 1 hero-worshiping silently from their windows. Colombia Coffee Export Thirty-five per cent of the land under cultivation in Colombia is devoted to coffee. About 780,000 acres are used for coffee cultivation with approximately 450,000,000 coffee trees. Production averages 450,000,000 pounds a year. About 40,000,000 pounds are consumed locally, and 1 the remainder is exported. The value of the crop is estimated at $55,000,000. Coffee, the leading export of Colombia, is the necessary basis of exchange. Telephonic Weather Reports The idea of reporting weather by telephone was originated by the Bell Telephone company in New York on April 8. 1939. This is done mechanically, the reports being spoken into a magnetic case from the weather bureau and received in the central office. Temperature changes are made and the weather forecasts are changed once or twice daily. About :8.0<>0 cal's for weather reports are r~f \ f d rir ly. City Softball Teams Start Season Race The city sufhball league scehdul* which started last MojUfcy evening calls for three guinea weekly. On Monday evening the Kendalls and the Wolves clashed. On Wednesday the Hermitage played the liroad Street Hunch team led by Juke liaynea while tonight the Kendalla uud Hermitage battle at the achool ground park at 6:15 unlock. The league race la divided into two aectlona, the first aectlou closing on July 12 and the second on Auguat 9. Following the cloee of the regular achedule the first place winners of each half will meet in a series of best three out of five games, the aeries to start August 12. . The closing of the aoftball program in the middle of August Is due to the fact that the days become shorter and it is difficult to start a game at 6:15 and finish it before dark. Then too, it Is explained that some of the players go to football camp toward the end of the month. - ? The complete schedule for the season follows; . June. &?Wolves vs Kendalss June 5?Hermitage vs. Hayues June 7?Kendalls vs. Hermitage June 10?Haynes vs. Wolves June 12?Hermitage vs. Wolves June 14?Kendalls vs. Haynes June 17?Wolves vs. Kendalls June 19?Hermitage vs. Haynes June 21?Kendall vs. Hermitage June 24?Wolves vs. Haynes June 26?-Hermitage vs. Wolves June 28?Kendall vs. Haynes July 1?Wolves vs. Kendall July 3?Hermitage vs. Haynes July 5?Kendall vs. Hermitage July 8?Hawnes vs. Wolves July 12?'Kendall vs. Haynes. End First Half July 15?Wolves vs. Kendall July 17?'Hermitage vs. Haynes July 19?Kendall vs. Hermitage July 22?Haynes vs. Wolves July 24?Hermitage vs Wolves July 26?Kendall vs. Haynes July 29?Wolves vs. Kendall July 31?Hermitage vs. Haynes ' August 2?Kendall vs. Hermitage August 5?Haynes vs. Wolves August 7?'Hermitage vs. Wolves August ft?Kendall* v? Hnvnnn There are numerous authentic records of rains of fish. Swept into the air by hurricane gales, small fish may be carried considerable distances and dropped with the rain. ... ii f -J I im Injuries Fatal To Saw Mill Man Near Lugof Kverett Wilson Mason, Of LugoU, 63, died at the Caanden hospital Toe* day after (being struck with a while sawing at a sawmill Monday ia lower West Wateree. He was bom in AdamB county, Ohio: Funeral services were held at 5 p. m. Wednesday at Union B&ptkt church, Blaney. The Rev. A. D. MeArn, pastor oI the Bethesda Preeby^ terian church, of Camden, officiate The burial was in the church oem#. tery. -j. J Mr. Mason is survived by two sou;' W. Leroy Mason, of the Phillippiii Islands; James C. iMason, of Lugoft; two daughters, Mrs. J. R. Welty, Sbi Benjamin Piatt, Mrs. S. C. Pollard, ol Portsmouth, Ohio; Mrs. J. R. Morford, of (Society JHill; two brothers Charles (Mason, of Portsmouth, Ohi^ and C. A. (Mason, of Bishopville. The antelope jack rabbit, by COF trading muscles along its sid* causes its coat to a/ppear dark or li|Jt at wilt ^ Vkco y?u will talk wlUt wkor>M ?*>?. VltM jr?" ??k ? talk t? V?rtUular |>M?a. DO YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE be twee n A Person-to-Person and a Station-to-Station Long Distance Call? I he first important difference ii in the cost. Station-to Station service is about one-third cheaper than Person-to-Person service. A Person-to Person call U one where you ask to be connected with a particular person at a distant telephone^ Timing of a Person-to-Person call does not begin until the person you want is brought to the telephone. A Station-to-Station call Is one where you merely ask to be connected with a distant telephone. After the called telephone answers, if you wish, you may then ask for sonic particular person, but the charges on a Station to Station call begin when the distant telephone answers. Also, the rates for most Station-to Station calls, after 7 P. M.,are about forty per cent less than the day rates, while rates for Person-to-Person service after 7 P. M. are reduced approximately thirty per cent on calls on which the initial day Person-to-Person rate exceeds 50 cents. For rates and other information, look in the front pages of your directory, or ask the long distance operator. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. 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