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: sr-jL v y ? > Craisiog r'^." I1 Around (i i' v 11 with ;; <1 'l "Skipper" <1 I ..-.I'" i Rsinomber Judsou l*>g?n Stewart? lust had an Internum* letter from I him and we learn he la now a memI ber of the staff of the army, field realI me?i of the Royal Artillery of the CaI n*il?" active ?enrlc? force' I wr|te? that this group he la with will I leave for overseas duty In a few weeks | The faithful who braved the torrid I beat last Thursday to alt through a I five inning baseball fraoaa between I the Camden aeml-pro Rambler group I ?Dd the Camden Junior Legion outfit, I flaw some fair baseball dished up. We I jay fair" because It-was so hot that I the players were drenched with perI apiration which ran down their foreI heads and got Into their eyes. This department sat In the shelter I of the north dugout whore there was I plenty of shade but we suffered alI most as much aq did the players. It wasn't any day for a ball game I and it took a lot of courage on the I part of the faithful to come out. I Which is appreciated by the Legion I and yours truly. I plenty of excitement at the Herml tage Lake that same afternoon when I a gale of wind of almost tornadlc proI portions swept the lake, overturning many fishing craft and throwing ocI cupants Into wave-churned water. The storm etruck the Hermitage Lake at a time when many boats with m fishing parties - were out and some I seven of these craft were overturned. I One craft was blown across the lake I by the first guest of wind and when the wind swung directly about, the I boat was blown back again. * Wind, rain and hall came during the storm. The surface of the lake was whipped Into a rage by the gusts of wind. When people on shore saw the plight of some of the fishing parties rescue parties In motor boats set Ilortn ueorge jenaius, Granger Kuinegay and ' Luke Newman and his Bdns all did valiant work in battling the waves to reach and rescue victims who had avoided drowning by clinging to trees and stumps. J. Byrd, well known C^raden barber, held hie son In one arm and kept him-^ eelf above the water by hanging on to I a tree stump with the other. The ft waves washed him up and down and when rescued his arm and side were torn and lacerated by the buffeting [ received. . a a One woman who had clung to a tree until a motor boat reached her, fainted when dragged" tilth"the rescue craft * ? Considerable damage was done at the fair grounds the preceding week by a freak gale of wind. A section of tin* north fence of the baseball field was blown down while several concision stands In the fair grounds were blown to pieces.. The roof of a ticket booth was torn off whiler other buildings were tilted by the force of the wind. * Speaking of the ball game last Thursday, Johnson's two hit pitching was due largely to the fact that all of members of the Rambler team LaV" been playing softball for months and as everyone knows, a softball bat an ! a hard ball bat are two different instruments. The continued use of th~ small softball willow and the vastly different pitching delivery proved handicaps to the Rambler laddies. * Personally we- think they did rather well, don't you?? ^ Hold everything?we're going to talk about football. Yep, evftn tho we are sitting In the cool breese of an electric fan when so doing. We want to make a police Inquiry as to when the annual charity football tilt between the Charley horse gang and the boys ?wlth the sore backs Is to be played. That game la always staged to raise a fund for the football camp jaunt. How about it some of you fellows?Jack Nettles, John VllloPique. John Mullen et al. The house was unanimously shelved a r? solution by Rep. Pish (R-NY) calll"g upon President Roosevelt to tell the house if there Is anV secret pact ?" agreement between the United States and Rusala. Constipated? c.lenk* fllwayaftciped Tight away. Now,! c>. .autaji&bananas, tuc, an^bi?r^^wanu DeKALB PHARMACY Plsgah, July 27 ?The Dally Vacalion Hiblo School conducted ai PlaKali proved to be quite a success, The average attendance (or the ten days ' was elKht. The children were brought ' In a bus from Henibert, New Hope, ' Spring 11111 and this neighborhood. ' Mitchell Keatnot), a rising senior at ' Furman. acted as superintendent and ' was ably assisted by the Sunday ' School teachei-H from Rembert aud ' Plsgah. The revival nieetlng last week In 1 which llev. J T. Littlejohn waa as- ' aisled by C. H. Hornaby of Tlmmons- ' vllle, waa well attended and there 1 were several additions to the church. 1 On Friday morning there was a ape- 1 Clal service for the old folks. Flowers were pinned on all over sixty by Misses Ltla Maker and Lillian Shivar. The register was kept by Miss 1 Elina 1-ee Hugglns and Mitchell ' Heames. A special song was sung by Mrs. J. H. Campbell, Jr., aud Mrs. S. G. l?eNolr. Small gifts were presented each?one by Mrs. D. J. Hatfield, Sr., and a prize was given the oldest "boy" and the oldest "girl" present. The "oldest boy" was Mr. Chewniug of the Red Hill section, who was 87, and the "oldeBt girl" was Mth. D. O. Mcl-eod, of Rembert who was 81. They were presented gifts by Rev. Littlejohn, There was also a prize for the couple present who had been married longest, this was won by Mr. and Mrs. Lawreuce Nunnery. Rev. Hornsby delivered the sermon. There were about twentyfive old people present. Miss Eva Baker of Northport, Long Island, has been visiting her parents here. On last Saturday night Miss Margie Shivar entertained with a weiner roast and marshmellow toast at Hermitage pond near Camden, honoring her guest. Miss Margarete George, of Portsmouth, Va., all attending the movies later. Couples present were Misses Margie Shivar, Margaret George. Lila Baker, Lillian Shivar Alma Lee Hugglns, Aurella Stuckey, Evelyn Chandler, Sarah McLendy, Minnie B. White and Alva Bradley, Pat Dennis, Vardell Young, David Chandler, Frances Emanuel, Mitchell Reames, Morgan Shuler, Raymond Dennis and Thomas Moore. Miss Mabel Hatfield has been visiting her brother In Durham, N. C. Mrs. Leila Robertson of Bishopville iiuo i/COii iioiiuifi uo" a??""i Mt a. " H. Shivar. Mrs. Pearl Stokes of Camden is visiting her Bister, Mrs. Leon StuckThe Women's Missionary Society met with "Mrs. W. F. Bakar on Wednesday p. m. Devotlonals were conducted by the president, Mrs. K. R. Kenney. Mrs. W. F. Baker was leader for the month. Taking part on the program were Mrs. C. M. Shivar, Sr., Miss Margie Shivar, Mrs. Kenney, Mrs. D. I. McLeod of the Rembert society and Mitchell Reames made a special talk on tiethlng. After singing "Blest be the Tie That Binds", Mitchell dismissed with prayer. During the soclaJ hour the hostess, assisted by I Mrs, Roy Rogers, Mrs. S. G. Lenoir, ; Misses Eva Baker and Margie Shivar, ! served sandwiches, little cakes, cookI ies and punch. Besides the Plagah society there were nineteen visitors representing five other societies. Miss Llla Baker gave her Sunday School class and a number of visitors a party last Wednesday p. m. There were twenty-three children present. After playing outdoor games the children were served assorted cookies, candies and punch. Mrs. W. F. Baker and daughters, Eva and Llla, Mrs. J. J. Hatfield, and Mrs. W. H. Hatfield, attended the Brown re-union at the home of Mr. and Mrs.' Charlie Josey at St. Charles last Thursday. Cassatt Woman Killed Near Sanford Mrs. Annetta Elliott Young, * of Cassatt, was Instantly killed Sunday morning at four o'clock five miles north of Sanford, N. C., in a head-on collision while on a trip to New York for a visit with her daughter. Mrs. Young was the daughter of the late R. B. Elliott and Mrs. Lydla V. Elliott, of Shepard, and was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist dhurcta. The fitneral Services were held from that church Monday afternoon at five o'clock. She Is survived by her husband, John J. Young, of Cassatt; five sons, j V. Young, Nell Young, of Cassatt; Vernon Young, of Lancaster; Robert Young, of Fort Bragg; three daugh; ters, Miss Genevieve Young. Miss Panzan. of New Yorkawshrdlaoffffr Dennle Young, of Cassatt; Mrs. Harts vllle;; Mrs. Ellen Tldwell of Cassatt; Mrs. Carey Batt; one brother, Thomas Elliott, of Shepard. Five children have been born to Pprrv a WPA worker In Kansas City, and his 26-year old wife in ?eaa than a year. Twin boya arrived Monday. Triplet ?lf'? wer? born 1 August 17\ * j ~ ?V v i * . / /-f" ' yV *r" * ?!'/,' e ' f t .. ^ . A -: r * V*"*-- - -- ' '? ??? ? ? '' I BjfeMtoi Have Varied History When the Duke of Windsor, ac Winpanled by bis American born Duchess, steps foot ou the dock at Nassau to take over the Governorihlp of the Itahamas, he wttt find ' Mmself in a semi tropical atmosphere md in a community that has experienced many forms of notoriety, some (ood, some bad. The Bahamas. hay% sheltered many types of persons for* many reasons t)ut for the last forty years the is lands, which are an archipelago of the British West Indies, liuve been noted chiefly as the goal of thous- 1 ?nds of Americans and Canadian winter tourists. The Islands?about thirty of them ?are considerably south of Bermu- ' da, directly north of Cuba and due east from Palui Beach. The tempera- 1 ture is slightly warmer than in eith- 1 er Bermuda or Florida, the terrain 1 has a coral base much like that of Bermuda, and Its semi-tropical vegetation Is muoh the same. Since the turn of the century tourists have paid more and more attention to the Bahamas which Is noted 1 for Its colorful scenery, Its warm water and Its sheltered harbors. The climate Is even and the weather generally peaceful except between Jfay and October when hurricanes upset the usuul calm and rainy, periods make life a bit unpleasant. The Bahamas were the gateway through which Columbus passed to reach America In 1492 and for centuries since the island people have engaged In a spirited dispute as to which of the islands tChe explorer visited. The dispute was teinjpered somewhat lu 1928 when the Bahamas. Legislature officially declared that the island of Watling had witnessed Columbus' arrival. - . Jurisdiction over the Islands was not definitely placed for many years." First, of course, Spain possessed them, but when the Islands became almost depopulated by virtue of Spain's having transferred the Islanders to Spain to v work In the mines, the British began to settle the Islands and assume control. For a while proprietary rights to the various Islands were tossed around among Individuals by the Eritish kings, governments similar to the English pattern were developed and iho natural resources of the Islands, largely vegetary, were capitalized. The settlements were by no means peaceful In these years and were sadly lacking In organization?particularly with respect to protection a-' 'gainst outside enemies. The Spanish and French made frequent and profitable raids and the islands became aiso a popular refuge for pirates of all nations. The most famous pirate to utilize the Bahamas was Edward Teach, the notorious Black-beard who was killed in 1718. Order eventually came out of chaos when in 1717 the proprietors surrendered everything to the king who from that time to the present has ruled the . Bahamas through his appointed governors. The routine in the government of the Bahamas was disturbed mildly during the American revolution,, and j the American civil war proved profitable for the Islands, which enjoyed greatly Increased trade because of. i the blockade of the Southern States. I Prosperity in trade ended for a long time, however, when a hurricane of abnormal severity swept the islands ! in 1866. With the turn of the twentieth century, regular steamship schedules from American ports to the Bahamas, were Inaugurated and from then on the islands enjoyed profitable tourist business that in recentyears has provided Bermuda with real competition. During the years that the United States enjoyed or suffered prohibition, the Bahamas as well as Bermuda and Cuba enjoyed prosperity through the sale of rum and other, liauors. Tourists flocked to the Islands to quench their thirsts and the Bahamas were., also bases for rum runners who sneaked in and out of Florida. In 1936 it was discovered that Americans were investing heavily In Bahama's real estate under the names of Bahamian merchants and others, both with a view toward making profitable investments to escape taxation by the United 8tates. A year Iat-~ er the United States Treasury filed with* the Congressional Tax Investigating Committee showing the officers and stockholders of Bahamian corporations formed by Americans for alleged tax evasion. The capital involved was considerable, Tne Governor, with his executive council of nine and the legislative council of nine members nominated by the Crown, function at Nassau., which is by far the most important town In the Bahamas and situated on a natural harbdr protected by tiny Hog Island. The . Government also embraces a legislative assembly of twenty-nine members representing various electoral districts. The Governj ment supports schools' of all grades / r ^ t **'. * ,V* ^ ^ ? ?I. .III. I I . ... - ^ A. A?derstt?[! Dies At DuBose I'arki William A. Andersou. 82, retlrodj moat dealer, died at his residence | ( ai DuBose Park near here at 5 o'clock o Saturday afternoon after an illness |b of several years I h Mr. Anderson was born near Cas-lc satt but had made his home here for a forty five year* where he was a familiar figure on our streets with his 1! horse-drawn wagon. Funeral services w were held Sunday afternoon at 3 0'-18 clock from Wateree Baptist church t! with Dr. A K. Locke? and Rev. H lo S Broome officiating. Interment waal In the church yard cemetery. j * He is survived by hie widow, Mrs. I Margaret Anderson; four sons, T. P. I N Anderson aud Oscar Anderson, of In Camden; Johu Anderson, of Cassatt; I* Henry Anderson, of Chester; three h daughters, Mrs. E. R. Hunter, Mrs. lit C. W. Lominac, of DuBose Park; Mrs.lv U. W. Arnold, of Petersburg, Va; four c brothers, J. M. Anderson, R. T. Ander-I son. U T. Anderson, of Cassatt; R. y L. Anderson .of Orangeburg; two sis-In ters, Mrs. Nannie Gossatt, of Bait I-J n more, Md-. ftud Mrs. Lottie Gelgor, Ic of Columbia. I John W. Team I. Of Lugoff Dead? ^ohn W. Team. 28, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Team, died Frl-Jh day at State Park after an Illness of t several months. . If Mr. Team was a farmer and spent 11 most of his life at Lugoff. He wash a member of Rowan Chapel Presby-J terlan chdreh. ' lo His funeral services were conduct- o ed from the residence at 10 o'clock lb Saturday morning and the burial was|e In the Quaker cemetery In Camden. I b He Is survived by his widow, Mrs. I MHdred Graves Team, one son, Jackjn Team; oue daughter, Mellta Annjr Team, of Lugoff; three brothers, K James O. Team, of Lugoff; B.- O. h Team of Greensboro, N .C.; S. C.J Team, of Columbia; three sisters, c Mrs Rolknd Nettles, of Lugoff; and f Misses Mellta Team and Susan Team t of Charlotte, N. C. F Pat 0. Bowen Dies At Blaney Blaney, July 2D.?Pat O. Bowen, 58,1 farmer, died at his residence, three miles west of here, at 10:30 a. m. to-1 ^ day after an Illness of several months. I ^ He had been a life-long member ot| Union Baptist church, where the funoral services were held at 11 a. m. Tuesday, the Rev. R. C. Moore offi- ^ elating, with interment In the chutch ^ cemetery. I Surviving are hlB wife, Mrs. Lily Ross Bowen; one son, Charles P., and ^ four grandchildren of near here, and one sister, Mrs. LUale Thornton, of ^ Wlnnsboro. ^ ? \ and a Queen's college In Nassau, | which is also the seat of a bishopric t of the Church of England. t The islands have a total population f of 68,000, and a large proportion of J this Is Negro. The largest Island la { New Providence, where Nassau Is ^ located. It Is less than twenty miles ( long, and narrow. For many years the Bahamas tolerated slavery, but ( all Negroes have been free since ( 1838. i For the uucness of Windsor, now j to be the First I^dy of the Bahamas. , her husband's domain will be close to an atmosphere with which she was , once very familiar. Nassau Is little , more than sixty miles from Miami , where she lived for a number of years when she was the wife of Lie- ] utenant Earl Winfield Spencer of the . United States naval service, first of the three husbands. It Is customary for the Governor of the Islands to pay two formal visits to Miami annually. In January the Bahamian Governor Is expected to visit the all-American air maneuvers. Later he usually attends the Bahama Handicap at ( Hialeah Park race track. Persons coming to Turkey from Syria report that about 6,000 French officers, including the staff of Oerman Eugene Mlttelhauser, have crossed the Syrian border into Palestine and joined British military forces there. Need Laxative? Take All-Vegetable One Don't let Impatience lead you into harsh measures for the relief of constipation 1 There's no use, for a little spiey, all-vegetable BLACK - DRAUGHT, taken by simple directions, will gently persuade your bowels. Taken at bedtime, it generally allows time for a good night's rest. Morning Usually brings punctual, tatisfying relief from constipation and its symptoms such as headaches, biliousness, sour stomach; no - appetite OX energy. % BLACK - DRAUGHT'S main in? gredient Is an "intestinal tonic-laxative" which helps tone intestinal muscles. 25 to 40 doses, only 25c. . ' % I' i ..... Dies In Chair I I Ha I foul, Fla . July 89. ? Herbert oxidant, who lured 17-year old Fran- J ex Kuth Dunn of Miami to her dt.atli ( y promising to get her Into the mov)?, wax executed lu Florida's electric I ( hair at the atate prison here at S;33 . m today. . Sheriff NV. H. Lawrence of Faliu ( leach county. In which the crime ( ittH committed, threw the switch at ( :32 a. ih. and the current coursed ( (trough Goddard'x body for 55 secnds. The condemned man's last words { "Goodbye Jean." Jean Bolton of Miami, a frletul of;, lias Dunn, also was lured on the ( u?tor trip during which Miss Dunn raa attacked and killed. Miss Bolton ( iter was able to telophotie relatives ( n Miami and was found on the high- ( /ay north of Miami In Palm Beach ^ ouuty. When the death y/arrant was read esterday to the 29-year old man of { luny aliases and a career strangely ( itxed with artistic brilliance and rime, Palm Beach county Sheriff W. J I. Lawrence quoted htm as saying: , "Thank you, sheriff." > A little later, the officer said, God- , urd told him calmly, "1 have already 1j ufforod enough and I will bo glud to ee tomorrow come." Going to Miami In 1939. Goddard ( ad over-awed the girls with a repuatlon he established as director of a; ederal theater project. He told tall ales of his ability and renown In the , heatrical business. He was born In New York the son j f an army officer. In an Interview ( n the evo of his execution date, he | darned his life of crime on his parnts' divorce early In his life and his ack of normal childhood. When his mother re-marrled, his tame was changed to 'I'honias Coch- 1 an. in his checkered career he also * vas known as Charles Jefferson, Thomas Ashwell and by other names. Before he was 16, he was convicted ( ?f rape In Pennsylvania but was reed on a parole after serving less han four years. I-ater,' he wont to , trlson as an army deserter and as an . mpersonator of a federal ofTlcer but ( oon regained freedom. ELETR1CITY QET8 NEARER The Farmers and Members of the Hack River Electric Cooperative, Inc., erving Sumter, Lee, Clarendon and tershaw countleB will be glad to , earn that a meeting held In the ProJict Office, 13 Caldwell Street, on July 14, plans and specifications for this iroject consisting of 291 miles of "lines re re approved by the Board of TruBeea to have been forwarded to Wash- , ngton for action by the Rural Klecrlflcation Administration. We undertand from our engineers that it will irobably take a week for the offl- , dais In the R'EA Division to approve hese plans and specifications After j vhlch they will* notify the Board of Jlrectoik of the Black River Electric hen advertise for bids on the conduction of this system. It will be lecessary to advertise for a period of wo weeks after which time the contract will be awarded and construc.ion will get under way at once. Kor the Interest of the members, It has been suggested by the ongin jors that they will start staking on this project two weeks earlier than is customary which will'be a big help and saving of valuable time. It Is still necessary for a few rightsaf-way to be obtained and the cooperation of the property owners along the line will be greatly appreciated by the personnel of the Black River Electric Cooperative, Inc. CITATION The State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. (By N. C. Arnett, Probate Judge) Whereas, Mrs. Elma J. Oettys made suit to me to grant unto John L. Oettys letters of Administration of the EBtate and effectB of N. P. Oettys, deceased. These are, Therefore, to cite anl admonish all and singular the Kin* dred and Creditors of the said N. P. Oettys, deceased, that they be and appear before me, In the Court of Probate, to be held at Camden, 3. C., on Tuesday, Augutft 12, next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not he granted. Olven under my hand this 29th day of July Anno Domini. 1940. N. C. A-RNETT, Judge of Probate for Kershaw county' PROTECTION AT LAST LAURA A/BOYD After wa 111 uk 158 years Congress took llitte early In June to pass a law protecting the American bald eagle, the bird whose figure stands on the dreat Seal of the United States. An authority on eagles, Representative Charles It. Ola sons .of Masaaohusett, iponsored the legislation. Representa[Ive (Mason felt that something should t)e done by the federal government to supplement the laws which have >een passed by more than forty of he states to protect this bird from extinction. A flue of $f>00 and six uontha' imprisonment Is the penalty or molesting the eagle. The choice of u symbol to represent he now nation after signing the Deca rut ion of Independence In 1776 was low and rather difficult. Three times Congress appointed committees to choose a design for such a seal. The first committee consisted of "Dr.. Franklin, Mr. J. Adams and Mr. Jefferson." They could not agree on a ieslgu because each had a different Idea. Franklin wanted Mos^s showu li Awning Pharoah in the Rod Seu; Jefferson wished to show Moses leadng tho Children of Israel through the wilderness while John Adams wanted Hercules between Virtue and Sloth. Mono of these plans pleased Congress tnd the report was "laid on the taale." A second committee appointed the. following year fared no hotter. In 1780 Francis Hopkinson suggested a leslgn of IS stripes and 13 stars with some allegorical figures. This met with congressional approval until tho cost was discovered nnd again the Idea was dropped. Two years later another'committee consulted with the artist William LlArton, who suggested the crested eagle as the central fig- ? ? ure In the design. Charles Thomson, chairman of the committee, suggested that the American bald eagle <b? ? used but when he read his report to j Congress he left out tho word bald. Franklin, who was In France at the time, was disappointed at the choloe and even wont so far as to say that the American eagle was a "lousy bird" and he thought the turkey would have been far more appropriate because it was a native American bird and the eagle had been the symbol of many ancient nations.?Our Dumb Animals. HARVEST 8EA8ON Osage, la.?Even E. Every's best friends didn't recognize the 73-yearold farmer who has lived near here all his life when he made a trip around Main street. The reason? For more than 60 years Avery bad worn a heavy beard. But when he started to mow his hay in the torrid weather, he decided to mow his beard, too. Avery said he hardly knows him elf since he shaved. BERLIN HAS NO PATIENCE WITH WARTIME CHI8ELER8 / Berlin.?It cqst a Berlin man 160 marks fur -a picture show-he- never?r?saw. Taxis or automobiles may be used in Germany only for business, not pleasure. The man, in a hurry to see r the show, hired a taxi and directed; the driver to a place a block from the theater. Ilat the taxi hit a street car, police discovered It was being used for pleasure, and t'j.e passenger 3$ was fined. r? % v> A Berlin boy who wan tod to take his girl for a motorcycle ride UBed her lipstick to paint an "official" red "V" on the license plate to imply that * he had a right to drive the vehicle during war time. But while they were In a roadside tavern a policeman rubbed his finger suspiciously across the "V". Rdsult?three months in Jail. : NOTICE TO DEBTORS - AND CREDITORS All parties indebted to the estate of L I. Guion, deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all parties, If any, having claims against the said estate' will present them likewise, duly attested, within the time prescribed by JgW ELIZABETH O. GUION, . U I. GUION, Jr., J. TEAM GHJTTY0, Executrix and Executors. Camden, 8. C., July 29t 1940. 1,1 -j* If the sun suddenly ceased to exist, all the planets would be pulled , toward the planet Jupiter apd would < continue their revolving around It Belgium is the most densely populated country in the world. IF YOB HAD MALARIA I LAST YEAR DO THIS I . 5. . _ . ? You know how terrible malaria makes you feel?how dangerous it can be when chills and fever develop. If you feel that most common type of malaria coming back with that tired, lazy, rundown, bilious feeling, sleeplessness, nervousness, and achy pains in back and legr.?it's timo to do something. Buy yourself a 60e bottle of Oxldine. lake it for just 1 days whi4* a ~ . t Truesdell Drug 8tore, Bethune, 8. C 1 m \~ ~ going about your work. That's all. v :~J| Then if you are not more than satisfied, yohr druggist will return your money. ? ?,? You take Oxidine with the full confidence that thousande.of South- - / y erners for over 50 years have used it. It is the farooua prescription of a noted doctor. Today get Ox<dine, 50c. For sale at all drug stores. ' ...? DeKalb Pharmacy, Camden, 8, C. <