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IREDTH anmversary OF HYMN “ASroE WITH MT Camden and Kershaw county people who have long that famous old hymn, “Abide With Me", will be in know that its hundredth anniversary is now [teinf celebrated. ^hundred year, ago last Sep- ! 4 a weary and sickly of England paator sat In mediuUng. Some of bis were of himself. This was for through all of hi? life rihr^urcb he had worked zeal- “fv fw his flock, ignoring his Jr comfort and even his health Francis Lyte was nt t old , 5^54—but ho realised that he M nearly worn out. Now a great In his life was impending. J^niomlng he had preached his ) Lowell sermon and given com- ' I^Mion. Shortly he was leaving for , * south of Prance, there ti try rebuild his shattered body in the ^ititerlong sunshine. £flht of Own Ebbing Life A great melancholy filled him. In iWhen Your Back Hurts- And Your Strength and Energy Is Below Par' It m»y b« otiuMd by dlaordar ot kid- MV fuetioB tb«t ptrmiu poiaoBow to accnmalmt*. For tr^ auay ImI tirwl, weak sad aiambta VkM th« kldnoya fail to ramora axeaaa Mub and otkar waaU mnttar (rom tka blood. Yon may ntter nagginf baekaefaa, (kaomatie palaa, haadnehaa, dlscineaa, Httioc vp nighta, lag pniaa. twaUiag. I^timea fraquant and aeaaty niiaa- tlM with aaiaiiiag and bauwiag is an* •thtf ^ that aomathlag ia arrang aritk tka IddnaTa or bladdar. Thera ahoaid ba ao doubt that proa^ tnatmant ia wiaar than aa^a^ Uaa Pata'i U ia battar to ralv on a ■tdieiaa that ban won eonatrywida ap- C ival than on aomathing laaa favorably ova. Posa’s bara baan triad and taaS- id Bsay yaaia. Ara at ail dmg atoraa. Gat Poaa'a today. * DOANS Pills leaving Britain he was leaving the scene of his labor—fearfully diffi cult labor but none the less re- varding. He could not refuse to face the possibility that he might never come back. This man who had comforted so many others in their last hours now bethought himself of his own fast ebbing life. As his sadness threatened to OTerwhelm him Lyte turned for b^p where he had always tutned in the past. "Help of the belp’ess, O abide with me”, he prayed. He looked into his overflowing heart and, following a habit of j ears, tried to write down what lie found there: r "Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; The darkness deefSens; Lord with me abide.” ^ • In a chorf time he had com pleted a poem which, altho he may not have known H at the time rep resented the realisation of one of his life ambitions. Wanted to Pen Immortal Song This unworldly man had but a single worldly ambition. He want ed to write one thing which would live on after he had gone. Some lime before he had written verses in which he b^kged divine assist ance in the fulfillment of his hope. "0 Thou whose touch can lend Life to the dead. Thy quickening grace supply, And grant me, swanlike, my last breath to spend In song that will not die^^ "Abide With Me” was given by Lyte to a relative and it was not long before the poem’s simplicity and fervor began to make it known outside the author’s small circle. Structural Steel for Bldgs. & Bridges • Trusses • Angles • Beams • Channels • Aluminum & Steel Windows • Steel & Wood Overhead Doors • Industrial Fence • Building Specialties Kline Iron & Metal Co. ENGINEERING SALES DEPARTMENT Columbia, South Carolina, 1013 Phone 3670-41464 Desifnert, Fabricatora, and Erectora In 1861 William Henry Monk an English composer and church or ganist, set it to music. Lyte’s moving poem and Monk’s deeply felt music gradually gained popularity for the hymn thrj all the English speaking world. Un counted millions of people found that **Abide With Me” eloquently expressed what they hemselves felt but could not say. - As for Lyte himself, the rest of his story la short and sad. Ho left on his trip to the south, but never returned even in death His grave is at Nice, where he died Novem ber 20, 1847. Kershaw Youth Enlists In Army William T. McManus, son o^ Mr. and Mrs. W. R. McManus, of Route 2. Camden, enlisted in the Regular Army for a three )r©ar period, the Columbia USA and U. S. air force recruiting station has announced. Pfc. McManus has been aa'ilrmed to fill a vacancy in the 5th Infan try division at Port Jackson A former private first class In the Quartermaster Corps he served one and one half years in the European theater with the 813th Quartermaster Car company and received the World War H Victory medal, and Occupation medal. Ger many. Mrs, Ben W, Heath Has Story In A December Magazine The December issue of the Ladies Home Journal carries a story from the pen of Mrs. Ren W. Heath (Aloise Buckley) under the title "Baby In The Bathroom”. The story, written by Mrs. Heath, is her second successhil in vasion of the writer’s field, the Journal having carried her Initial effort about seveto months ago. “Baby in The i^throom” is a side-splitting portrayal of wltal happened to a neighbor when a youngster of three locks himself in the bathroom. ’The story is oased on an actual happening and 's il lustrated with r full page mcfure of Jimmy, Mrs. Heath’s qefi, and the hero of the story. * Mrs. Heath is the daughter of Mr. and Mr». W. F. Buckley of Camden and Sharon. Conn) She was married to Mr. Heath, srn of Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Heath of this city, five years ago. > Notice to Debtors and Creditors All parties Indebted to tho, es tate of Willie Drakeford are here- 1)y^^^Tititlftbd~I»’'Brate payment tp the undersigned, and all paitles, West Addresses Teachers Council The Camden TeacherS’ Council met Wednesday, December 3. at 3:16 P.‘M., in the Camden High School Library. The entertainment committee served Coca-Cola, sand wiches. cookies and nuts. The Christmas motif was carried out in the decorations. After the social hour, the presi dent, Mrs. Harold Funderlmrke, turned the program over to Mrs. Carl West, the chairman of the program committee. She intro duced the speaker for the after noon, John Carl West; a m‘'mber of the Kershaw County Bar. who gave an enlightening talk. His sub- jtet wag, "Uses of Public Funds for Educational Purposes”. He traced the taxes for this purpose from 1895 to the present day. aftd pave the sources of local revenue for supplements, transportation and working capital operation of bChools. After a short discussion of busi ness, the meeting adjourned. NOTICE' Notice is hereby given that the under8igne<l will apply to the Watere© Building and Loan As sociation of Camden, S. C., on the lOth'day of January, 1948, for the issuance of a new stock cer^ficate In lieu of original stock certificates No. 422 for twenty shares. No. B31 tor ten shares. No. 540 for ten shares, No. 6.33 for ten shares of stock In said ebrporation Issued to Sarah B. Mickle, which certificates to -Stock havo been lost or de stroyed. 23.43c SARAH M. MARSH. LOUIS B. CULVEUX. Administratrices of tho Estate of Sarah B. Mickle, deceased. 27, 1947, Margaret Emellne CInrke will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw County her final letum as Executrix of the estate of Maurice Clarke, deceased, and on the same date she will apply to ’the said Court for a final discharge as said Executrix. S8-41c N. n ARNETT, Jiidce of Probate. Camden, S. C.. Nov, 27. 1947. it any, having claims agains. the said estate will present them llke- v.lfe, duly attested, within tho Mine prescribed by law. 88-40p Frederick Berry Drakeford. Executor. Camden, S. C., Nov. 28, 1947 FINAL DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that one month from this date: on January 3, 1948, l.,eon H. Rodgers amt car- ^^n Rodgers will make to the Pro bate Court of Kershaw County iheir final return as Admliusjtra- tors of the estate of Idi C. Rodgers, deceased, and on the tame date they will apply to the said court for a final dlschargf as said Administrators. 39-42c N C. ARNE’TT. - . Judge of Probate. Camden. S. C., Dec. 2. 1947. FINAL DISCHARGE I^ofico is hereby given that one month from this date, on DerrmlMT Need m LAXATIVE? Black-Draught im * 1- Usually prompt 2- Usually thorough 3- Always aconomical V u«l»* to 40 doses ^ only> 25ji fwtte** uhg ewiy as BtncCTtB Im :m4 ♦ ;j i ■ I I I ’"'I* f f t -w r' tfc-xrrrf t-r ■'1- ONE AMONG MANY One of fKe moif l^aufiful buifdlngt in Amarics it your South Carolina Sfafa Houid. .This magnificant structura it just ona of tha many ttofa^ovmad buildings which make Columbia truly a city belonging to South Caroline In avary tanta of tha word this it your State House and Columbia it your Capital City. The-imposing capitoi proudly wears honorable scars inflicted By Sherman's gOns. Standing haif-complatad at tha time of tha Federal Invasion of I865i it damon- stratad to tha world rtia stability and strength of South Carolina granite. This axcallant building material was supplied by three quarries on tha Congaraa river. vOj mo And so are Greyhound fares -ts Rtarby —if lertst tht natisn THEiBUS TXUUNAL G R h V H Although begun in 1851, the building was not finally completed until 1905. TKa chief causa of delay was tha war between tha states and tha trying raconstruc* fion period which followed. Tha original designs for tha building ware made.by ilohn R. Niarnsaa but other architects added many revisions before tha building reached its present state at an estimated cost of $1,786,600.00. If you ara ona of those South Carolinians, who have never seen your State House or your Capital City, plan a visit in tha near future. Tha State House is just one of many historical landmarks and points of interest In Columbia, which you should sea. You'll find tha cHizans of Columbia ready, at all times, to give you a hearty welcome and to extend true Southern hospitality. CoNiMbld Marelraaff A CpIiihiBi Si c. jU Sbidi^ CcViG&ia I