The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 17, 1941, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2
Texas Man Finds
Kin Of P. Thornton
A letter of inquiry from J. M
Ifuiett, of 605 VAiMt. Monroe street,
Harlineen, Texan, regarding one P.
Thornton, who wan author of an inter*
eating ^>ok on receipt* and remedies
for tftu Die of both human and domestic
animals a century ago has r?*>ultcd
In houVm Mierestlng disclosure* relative
tovUiV,Thorn ton family.
The i otter \ from Mr Hulett, add reeled
to the fNiamher of Commerce and
turned over to the publicity bureau for
Invostlgation, resulted In a broadcast
of the Inquiry and In the interval letters
and personal calls from members
of the families of descendant* have
uncovered a wealth of interesting history
connected with the early days of
Camden.
Chief In Interest Is the fact that
Mrs Phinoa* Thornton who roacnod
the remarkable ago of 102 years and
9 months, taw six generation* of children,
grandchildren and great grand!
children aj>pear in the world With
herself as one generation, the total
wo* seven.
It develops that the 1' Thorton Inquired
about was Phincas Thorton,
who, bom In New Jersey in 1779,
came to Camden at the age of 14
years and d?tart<*l to work for Dan
t^arponter, a brother in law, later becoming
Mr. Carpenter's partner
In 1804 Phtneas Thornton was married
to KlLzabeth Williams, of Kaynham,
Mass He was engaged In the
mercantile business on his own account
for many years and was postmaster
in Camden for 23 years, resigning
In 1843. Ho died In 1851. Two
children blessed the union <*l Phlneas
Thornton and Kluabeth Williams, one
being Abaci)lam who was Mrs Capers,
and Sarah who became the wife of
Juhp M Gamewell, who became famous
a* tho inventor of the Gamewell
Fir* Altrw Telegraph. Following th?
[death of her husbaud. Mr*, Thornton
moved to Now Jersey In 1865 and
I in ad t? her home with her daughter.
Mih Game well,
j The other daughter, Abathlam. bei
came the wIf* of Rev. Samuel Wragg
j (.'apery, a MetbodLst minuter who was
stationed horn In 1S30 and 1831. Of
thin union were boru 13 children, i of
which died In infancy Abathlam
Capers wiut the second child born and'
she became the wife of Dr Francis
Ivoslie Zemp who, if history la <or-l
rect. In bullet ed to have bt^en artla-j
live of the proa id on t of the Swiss
Republic. Phincas Thornton was a soil :
of Gilbert Thornton who was born In
Boston. Mhhw. in 1732 and died In!
Camden In 1802 One of the oldest, if
not the oldest heads tone* In the C linden
cemetery is to' the memory of Gilbert
Thornton. By his side rests the
body of his wife Klzlah, whose dc-athj
occurred In 1817. She was a native:
of New Jersey and upon her death left
13 children. 64 grandchildren and 18 j
great grandchildren It
is interesting to note that Samuel
Wragg Capers was the son of (Captain
William Capers, a distinguished officer
of the Revolution who served in j
the Continental Line and also was onej
of Marion's men He died in 1855 and
ills remains rest In the Camden cemetery.
Of the union of Dr. Francis Ia*slie
Zemp and A bath lam Capers was born
their first child, F Ixtslie Zemp. who
married Kmlly Ann Hamlin, of,
Charleston. S C. The oldeat child of,
this union was Miss Bmlly I? Zemp
and the oldest son was W. Robin j
Zemp. both of Lhein now reapojted,
and honored residents of Camden. W.
Robin Zemp was married to Miss
Heble Delxiach. Mr. and Mrs. W.1
Robin Zemp have several children, the
oldest being Sydney Thornton Zemp,
the proprietor of the Ctty Drug Store
' here and his oldest child is Rebecca
Ann Zemp, born In 1932. This coaxpletes
the lineage down to the present
generation.
' The PhineM Thornton homestead
' was located on DeKaib street on the
* present site of the Roxy Cafe. It was
only a few years ago that this stately
* old dwelling, used for many years as
' a boarding house, was torn down Dur?
Ing the stirring years of the Civil War
' it frequently housed officers of the
J Union Army.
f Prime Minister Lain on Do Valera
j has gone on record as favoring raising
t a largo standing army throughout
Lire, to "guarantee that any Invader
* would Immediately be met." AddreBSB
ing a home security forco of 2,000 men
at Waterford. Kire. tho premier declar,
od that h*? would not be satisfied until
"all inen between the agos of 20 and
35" were enrolled In the defense units.
Jury Finds Driver
Was Not To Blame
(continued from first page)
tho highway when the crash occurred
The testimony also showed that the
pipe on the truck extended over the
rear some six (cot and there was nc
flag or light thereon
The accident occurred on I*. S
Number [>21 near iX'Kalb on the even
lng of January 1. Mrs. Owens wai
struck In the head by one of the plp?
and lingered for several days at th<
hospital here.
Haen will he tried on a charge o
reckless homicide at the Oenera
Sessions Court hero for the latter pur
of February. The Jurors who hean
the Inquest testimony were Wyll<
Kheom. K C Flhame, VV. K !><*nton
Jr . lj. H Campbell, ('. (;. Padgett a.n<
J. M. Little.
DOCTOR MOVING; TOO MANY
TRYING TO PAY UP BILL#
HiuesvilJe, Ga?So many cash customers
hariuM Ikr A. C. Col#on these
day* that he is looking for a peaceful
huh bathed hillside in some quiet
Georgia village "where the army
doesn't want a thing they have."
He intend# to pack up. kit and
kaboodle and hide hiinaelf away from
"loo inucb prosperity" in pursuit of
the quieter U not the better things of'
life"
That's his decision after obsorrrog'
the effect# of Camp Stewart, the 600square
mile anti-aircraft training reservation
established by the army just
outside of Hinesville where some 16,'
000 men will be trained neVt year.
Patients who have owed bills for
many months now are bothering the
doctor by paying up. using monies
earned In the Camp Stewart construction
program, he said.
It used to be, I>r. Colson said, that
i he and another physician divided up
the business in Hinesville?population
643 before national defense came
j along?and there was not too much
work for either of us.
Especially not too much for Dr.
.tkilsou, he added, since "1 don't ueed
to make a lot of money ami haven't
i any ambition to be famous."
I ?'
j "Friends used to bring in a melon
I or two", he pointed out, "or maybe a
I nice fish or a pair of birds. Or
I they'd invite me out for a day of
I hunting.
"Hinesville was a nice quiet retreat
where a man could stop to read
a book, or smoke a pipe, or Just sit
back and chew.
"There weren't any hoboes?the
railroad didn't come close to the town.
(The army since built a spur line and
the whistle still startles folks unaccustomed
to such a racket.)
"Nobody made much money, but
then competition wasn't eiactly fierce
for what business there was.
'I had a nice hillside picked out,
with a creek big enough tor fishing, to
build a home to retire to. It was the
only hill in this flat oountry. Now
I the army has it for their range."
Dr. Colson said he had practiced in
( New York city and Tampa, Fla., beI
fore he discovered Hinesville some
years back. A daughter will finish
college tills year and a son already is
established in a "nice practice."
"So I have no need for lots of
money?three or four thousand a year
II took In at Hinesville and it was
enough, because here expenses are
not so high. I own my own office
building, don't have to pay rent, and
taxes aren't high?yeL"
! Hafore the aircra/t guns began to
fire, I>r. Colson said, he intends to be
out of earshot. He already has a spot
in mind, he admitted, but wouldn't say
SWEAT POTATO OUTLOOK
PROMI8INQ FOR 1941
C lei u son, Jan 9? With greater consumer-purchasing
power in the United
Stataa in 1941, compared with 1940,
there should be an improved demand
for sweet potatoes resulting in a higher
price level for this commodity if
the 1941 production from commercial
areas is not much larger than waa the
1940 production. B. H Kawl, extension
horticulturist believes. Ju the drat
few months of 1941 there'Is likely to
be a good demand for high quality
storage or klln-drled sweet potatoes.
Discussing the acreage prospects,
Mr. Kawl says:
4A slight increase in ptttntings of
sweet potatoes for the nation is in
prospect for 1941. The acreage was
reduced about 8 percent iu 1940, and
this reduction, together with a slightly
lower yield per acre, resulted iu the
smallest crop since 1936. Ordinarily,
the sweet potato acreage in the South
varies Inversely with the price of cotton
of the previous season, and in the
commercial areas directly with the
price of sweet potatoes of ihe previous
season. Iu 1941 it is probable
that the acreage In the South in tbfe
commercial areas will be increased
slightly because of the higher level of
prices prevailing in tho 1940 season.
South Carolina sweet potato growers
who contemplate expanding commercial
acreage in 1941 should give
careful consideration to the use of
high quality seed stock, and put Into
practice the best known cultural
methods In order to produce a high
quality merchantable product.
"It appears that for a number of
years to come the outlook is favorable
to those South Carolina growers who
produce an excellent product and who
grade and pack out an exceptionally
high quality product."
Thievery of every imaginable description
seems to be becoming more
and more common. Can U be that the
example of the big "'have not's" in
Kurope, who have resorted to strongarm
methods, and are going out to
j take by force what they lack, or anything
that engages their fancy, is
influencing the world, and triokling
into far-away nooks and corners of the
earth and Influencing Individuals to
commit crimes that otherwise would
never occurred to them? We, ot
course, don't know, but it's entirely
possible.?Chester Reporter.
If you visited a different county in
the state of Texas every day during
the week, it would take about nine
j months to see them all. There are
j 254 counties in the state.
where until the papers are signed.
"There are so many good hooks I
haven't read, and another pipe or two
to smoke?."
%
Llewellyn 5peek*
jam' i i II ? gpf ?'
To Soldier* Elect
(Continued from first page)
have passed us ou a heritage thai we
have got to pass on to those who follow
us, as good if not better than we!
received. '
"When Oolumbua discovered this
country, after factug the dangers of
the sea* and a mutinous crew, hardships
and sacrifice, he became one of
our ancestors. We can go on from
that day to the different colonists that
landed on the different shore* of
America. South Carolina, Virginia.
Massachusetts and others; and the
pages of history show us how they
withstood the ravages of disease, Ibej
cold of wluters, the dangers of Indians!
and wild beasts, and the scantiness of
food, but in so doing they were building
an America.
"Those mon that followed Washington
and left bloodstains" in tho snow
from their naked feet, who gave their
all to the cause of the Revolution, are
our ancestors.
"Thus we Come down to auother
period where brave men, both North
and South, some of whose pictures
adoru P.ur walls, and some of whose
sons are here tonight, fought and
sacrificed for a cause in which they
believed, and thereby in conjunction
with the men who wore the blue,
cemented together a United States of
America. This had to be done. Two
groups of men from some parts of the
country where there was a division in
the North or the South once and for
all had determined that this country
would be strong only as United States.
These men are our ancestors.
"The Spanish-Amerlean War called
for sacrifice. The men who, in 1917
and '18. when the clarion call oTwar
sounded and this democracy was at
stake, gave of themselves to the preservation
of that democracy. Many
of these men are here tonight.
"Let us turn back the^pages of history
to other sacrifices that were
made. Men opened the secrets Of
science, working day and night, some
i times giving of their lives so that we
I Americans might enjoy the blessings
of a better country. Industrialists
gave of their brains and their money
in the building of factories so that the
blessings of life could be produced
within a price range that many could
buy. The hordes of laboring men,
working in the factories, at the bench,
and at the looms, gave of themselves
and helped to make this scheme
possible. And these men are our
ancestors.
"Men gathered together and drew
up what was called the Constiution of
The United States. Controversies
about that, long night arguments, the
sacrifice of time and money, was contributed
to give us that document.
"As these ancestors parade before
our brains, who are Lhey? Men like
you and iiko me. Men who were'
educated and men who could not read ;
nor write. There was the rich and j
the poor, the high and the low, the i
Protestant and the Catholic, the Jew1
and tho Gentile; men and women who
sacrificed, worked, and believed, and!
gave to us a land s^ond to none in'
the world. These are our ancestors. |
"What about our posterity? That;
inheritance that we have received is
threatened and we must answer the
j question as to whether the thing wej
received Is worth preserving and defending.
All true Americans will sayii
: it is. Therefore the next step is to
?ce to it that it is preserved and defended.
All Americans can play a
! part and must play a part in this program.
Many of these men here toj
night served during the last emerj
gency and they are serving through
j this emergency. They have all been
men tried and true. Some of them'
have served in all of the major bat!
ties of the Last war. Other men serv-(
' ed in the last emergency well in the
Red Cross and are now serving In
helping the selective draft men in,
making out their questions ires. It j
matters little where we serve, the
main thing is, do we serve? You men1
who are of the proper age and physically
fit have an opportunity to Join
the ranks of your ancestors and tO|
protect and see to it that we pass on
this government and country to thoee
who are to come after us, as good if
not better, than we received. You
will find that from the experiences of
other wars that you will be better
cared for. Your health wOl be protected.
Because of the sacrifice of
lhe?e men, our ancestor*, you mea
will gain the benefit of better health.
W? did in the last emergency. My
advice to you men is to avail yourselves
of all the opportunities t:?at
have been prepared for you and prepare
yourselves for the problems that
are going to face you.
"No man can become strong and
physically fit when he habituelly
drinks. There will be temptations in
that regard that 'will face you. /ou
must remember that the torch has
been thrown to you and anything that
we can do in carrying that torch successfully
should be done. Camp followers
are always present In such an
emergency. Watch out You will not
be alone in your mission. We men
and women who are back home will
be doing our part in this big scheme
of things. It may not be that any of
us will be called upon to make the
supreme sacrifice. However, kf we admit
that the heritage has been handed
down to us is worth while defending,
to pass on to t>joee who come
after us, me must realize that we cannot
live forever and that needs be we
will protect that heritage in deatb. In
so doing, we will receive the blessing
of God, and this country shall
never be a country of oppression and
terror, but one of peace and'liberty,
and we must hand such a condition
on to posterity.
Carole Landis, blonde movie etar,
has been granted a divorce from Willis
Hunt, Jr., because be was "abusive
and sullen." They were married last
July 4.
REMEDY FOUND FOrf RIDDING
GARDEN? OF OUT-WORM?
lu last weed's notes we used JulU
I .ester IHIlon's suggestions for planning
your garden and planting laige
shrubs. In a recent article she states
that spraying cornea nest and is the
most important garden activity of the
whole year.
The Aral spraying should be done
now, during the dormant period, to
prevent further inroads of insects and
plant diseases. Everything in the
garden should be sprayed and liquid
lime sulphur is suggested for all general
purposes?for all ornamentals use
one part of lime sulphur to forty parts
of water. Pecans and fruit trees need
a stronger solution and for these the
ratio is one to ten.
If you have had any heartbreaking
experiences with the Insidious cutworm,
such as having your sweetpeas
cut down and pansy plants nipped oft,
you will be glad to know how Vo prepare
a good meal for him which he
will prefer to the plants. Mix about
one-half teaspoonful of arsenate of
lead wilh a quart of wheatbran and
sweeten with molasses or brown
sugar, to which water is added, go
ttytt IJ will makp a nice, mushy mixture.
Be sure to place this where
birds or pets cannot reach it?*for instance,
under flower pots or beneath
bricks.
All gardeners who have acceas to
Sunday State will find Julia Lester
Dillon's articles most interesting and
helpful. "The .Garden Calendar" by
E. P. Rogers in the Charlotte Observer,
and "Along the Garden Path" by
Nina Hoffman in the Charlotte News
are also very worthwhile. Garden
questions will be answered through
these columns or by mail if stamped
addressed envelope is included.?Elizabeth
I la urn, Camden Garden Club
Publicity.
FINAL DISCHARGE
Notice is hereby given that one
month from this date, on February
14, 1941, William H. Stokes and Mrs.
Lizzie McC&skill, Administrator and
Administratix de bonis non, will make
to the Probate Court of Kershaw
County their final return as AdaniniLrator
and Administratrix de bonis
non of the estate of Rosa Ratcliff, deceased,
and on the same date they
will apply to the said Court for a final
discharge as said Administrator and
Administratrix de bonis non.
N. C. ARNBTT
Judge of Probate for Kershaw County
Camden, 8. C., January 14, 1941.
To relieve F| A f 1\ CI
Misery of L U L II IJ
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In The Middle Country
o/1 South Carolina
During the fiscal year ending June
30, 1940, right here in the "Middle
Country" of S. C., $83,444.97 out of \
South Carolina's revenue from the 1
| state tax on beer, was allocated to
I the 13 counties and their cities and
' towns. What a help this was in taking
care of governmental costs.
THE TOTAL SOUTH CAROLINA INCOME
FROM BEER TAXES, WHOLESALER,
LICENSES FOR THE YEAR:
$999,783.62
TO STATE SCHOOL AID FUND.
$699,652.36
TO COUNTIES, CITIES, TOWNS:
$300,131.26
that BEER pays .... I
IF beer was not legal? JH
YOU would, of course! ?1'
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? ^ Tlie Beverage of Moderation
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ASSOCIATION
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