Sunday, May 18, 1952. What Spartans Were Reading NEWS OF 20 YEARS AGO This is what Spartans were reading about May, 18, 1932- compiled from the files of the Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Spartans were told their automobile license plates for 1933 would be black, numbers on white background and that they would carry the slogan, " The Iodine Products State". ALLEN SETTLES, 16 year old son of MR. and MRS. J.H. SETTLES of Inman, was named South Carolina's outstanding 4 -H member. He represented some 6,000 state members at national convention in Washington, D.C. In previous years, C.D. McMILLIN of Campobello and CARROLL BRANNON of Inman had won the honor. AMELIA EARHART PUTMAN took off on a flight to Paris to become the first woman to fly over the Atlantic Ocean alone, and Spartans were recalling that she visited here just a few months before. She landed at Memorial Airport in her autogiro Nov. 12, 1931. She was welcomed by Mayor BEN HILL BROWN and A.B. TAYLOR, Chamber of Commerce president. She told a Herald reporter, " I do not believe the time is far distant when trans-Atlantic flying will be conducted along commercial lines". SAM M. HENRY, who had been appointed sheriff a little more than a year before, announced he would run for office in 1932 elections. He was appointed to fill out the term of N. LEONARD BENNETT, who died. Spartanburg High School presented its annual 'Gymnastic Circus' with over 100 performers. Coach H.R. DOBSON was in charge. Organization of new club, the P.G. Club, was noted. New members must have eaten at least 12 hotdogs at a single sitting to qualify. PAT GARNETT, who ate 15, gave the club its name became its president. HORACE ABERNATHY, whose score was 14, was made vice-president. Other officers were SIMPSON HYATT, with 13 to his credit and LLOYD CANTRELL, both of whom ate 13. According to the by-laws, anyone who could score higher would replace the officers. ----------------- May 11, 1952. OLD LANDRUM HOME BEING TORN DOWN AFTER 75 YEARS OF USE Landrum - One of Plantation and lived with his son the oldest landmarks in Landrum is being razed to make way for the new supermarket which will be erected soon by LITTLEJOHN and SMITH of Community Cash Stores, Inc. The old residence, built by the REV. JOHN G. LANDRUM for whom the town was named, is being torn down. It was erected in 1876 about the time the railroad was built from Spartanburg to Asheville. Today the structure, oldest building in Landrum, stands near the Southern Railway. The railway was known then as Richmond and Danville Railroad. The house was occupied by MR. LANDRUM till his death in 1882. He moved there from the Pacolet River Plantation and lived with his son FURMAN and his family. In the old building was reared 4 children and 3 grandchildren, the latter sons and daughters of J.G. LANDRUM of Commercial National Bank. To make way for encroaching business houses and shops, the house and surrounding lots were sold in 1920. All the lumber for the house was sawed at the sawmill a few hundred yards from the building and all weatherboarding, flooring and other parts were hand-dressed. The contractor engaged in tearing down the building said you rarely find such good lumber in sills and joists, floors and ceiling as is found in this old structure. Other businesses on the property are Landrum Drug Co., Arthur Belue's Grocery and The T.W. Petty Mortuary. ---------------