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| Alabama Gov. Emmet O'Neal |
SEPT. 3, 1953
Camden Schools Open Friday: The Camden School will open
Friday, Sept. 4. All interested people are invited to attend the opening day.
A general assembly of all 12 grades will be held in the
auditorium prior to the students going to their home rooms. N.P. Benton, principal,
urges all students to be present to register and get book lists and familiarize
themselves with their schedule.
Guard Company Back From Camp: Camden’s National Guard unit
returned Sunday from Fort McClellan, where they had been attending a two-week
summer camp. Leaving here on Aug. 16, the local group joined other units from
Linden and Selma in Selma and proceeded by convoy to Fort McClellan.
Attending with the local group, Co. A of the 203rd
Infantry Battalion, were Lieutenants Jasper A. Hayles, Clifford Bradford and
John M. Middlebrooks; Sgt. Labon Reeves, Sgt. Alfred Fall, Sgt. Herman
Harrison, Sgt. Charlie Spencer, Sgt. John L. Kircharr, Bubber Dunnam, Travis Durant,
Mickey Tait and Dan Campbell.
Sample White Way Light Set Up: A mercury vapor street lamp similar to the 25 planned to be installed as whiteway lights for the business section of Camden, has been set up at the corner of Water and Court streets, near L.Y. Sadler law office. Pointing out the contrast between the amount of light cast by the new type light and those in use at the present. Mayor Cooper said this week that the lights to be installed in the downtown section would be similar though not necessarily identical to the new light at the Water Street corner.
81 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 5, 1940
Miss Frances Perryman will open her kindergarten school Sept. 10. It is interesting to visit this school and see the little children at work and how happy they are. Miss Perryman has a beautiful room and is a wonderful teacher.
DEATH OF REV. GEO. W. JONES: Camden and Wilcox County friends will regret to hear of the death of Rev. George W. Jones of Adamsville, Texas. Mr. Jones preached at the Shelter Church here many years ago and made many friends in this section.
Judge R.T. Ervin of Mobile, who has recently returned from a two months stay in Maine, spent a weekend recently at his old home in Rock West.
Beginning Sept. 2, throughout entire month of September, a
prize of one dress shirt of highest quality and one box of Berkshire pure
Chiffon Crepe Twist Hose will be given to the gentleman and lady bowling
highest score for the month of September, providing 20 or more games within the
month have been played.
These prizes can be seen in show windows of the firm of
Hickey’s, Camden, Ala.
Camden Bowling Alley will continue to give 10 free games for
highest weekly score.
All participants are urged to enter for these worthwhile prizes
at earliest possible date as YOU may be the lucky winner.
94 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 1, 1927
OLIVER PERRY KELLY DIES AT SELMA HOSPITAL: Oliver Perry Kelly, resident of Pine Hill, died at a Selma hospital Friday afternoon after a short illness. The body was sent on the Mobile train at 4 o’clock by Brislin Brothers to Pine Hill for funeral services and interment Saturday morning.
TO THE PUBLIC: The Wilcox County High School and the Camden Public School will begin the fall session on Tues., Sept. 6, at 9 a.m. It is important that all students be present on the first day. The Junior and Senior High Schools will be together in the High School building and the first to six grades will be in the Grammar School Building. Matriculation fee for the first eight grades will be $7.50 per pupil and for the last four, from eight to 12, the fee will be $9. Half in each case is due when school opens, and the other half at the middle of the year. Let’s all make this the banner year in school history for Camden. – CURTIS MATTHEWS, Principal.
Chas. Dobbins, a popular Camden boy, left Tuesday for Camp Cosby, where the Howard College football team will train a few days before the opening of the school.
James Miller will leave for Erskine College Friday. He will go a few days early on account of football practice, he being captain of the team.
The schools in Wilcox County will open Sept. 6, the teachers for Camden district 1 are: Curtis Matthews, Holtz Pitts, Miss Zelma Ward, Miss Agnes Smyley, Miss Frances Stuckey, Miss Jessie Monroe, Miss Pearl Perdue, Mesdames. Ann Ervin, H.H. Dale and Frank Cook and Misses Gladys Herman and Elise Bonner.
107 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 3, 1914
Dale Lodge No. 25 will meet in regular communication next Friday night at 8 p.m. Work in Fellowcraft degree.
We have received from Mexico, with the compliments of Capt. Leon Schwartz of Mobile, copies of the Mexican Herald, published at Vera Cruz.
Camden regrets the removal to Selma of Mr. and Mrs. S.E. Ellis and bright little boy, Sam. Mr. Ellis has for a year or more been conductor on the Camden branch of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad.
A pleasant dance in compliment to the visiting young ladies was given at the Masonic hall last Monday night.
Gov. O’Neal has appointed Hon. J.B. Lloyd of Pine Apple and Mr. John W. Pharr of Catherine as delegates to the Farmers National Congress to be held at Fort Worth, Texas oct. 15-17.
Mr. M. Gerhardt, who formerly resided in Camden, but is now in business in Mobile, was murderously assaulted in his store by a man who pretended he wanted to make a purchase. He was struck over the head with an iron pin and sustained serious injuries that are not however fatal. He is slowly recovering and the man is in Mobile jail.
Capt. John Marston of Mobile, who died last week, aged 70 years, was a native of Camden and was a relative of the Ervins and Taits. Mr. Wm. B. Dunn, one of our oldest Camden citizens, says he remembers when he lived near here.
120 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 5, 1901
An altercation occurred near Furman last Friday between two men, about some pigs going into the field through a neglected gap. The dispute ended in the murdering of Jordan McChondichie by the other, Frank Savage Jr. Jordan McChondichie was one of our old men, and seemed to be a good, quiet old fellow. The murderer is a young man but has never been known to do anything bad. He is still at large.
Mr. F.W. Hare of Auburn was in the city a few hours Saturday. Mr. Hare graduated from the law department of the University last year, and took a very creditable stand in his class. He was en route to Monroeville on a prospecting visit, having stopped by here to see some of his college friends.
A BOOK TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE COUNTY: To the People of
Wilcox County: The undersigned is gathering data for the purpose of writing a
history of Wilcox, to be published in the near future.
The work will be historical, biographical, statistical, anecdotal
and reminiscential. I trust the people of the county or elsewhere will give
substantial aid in subscribing for this book, the only one of the kind ever
undertaken in the county. It will be sold by subscription at 50 cents per copy.
Parties desiring to subscribe can address the author at Oak Hill, Ala. – J.F.
Lee, Oak Hill, Ala.
The first carload of cattle that has been carried over the Camden road was shipped by Mr. Joe Lambert Saturday afternoon. There were 39 head.
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