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"The Hand of th? Diligent Shad Role* i; i ? CAMDEN, KERSHAW COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, DECEMBE R, 31st, 1929 ^ NO. 13 ? Social and Personal Items Mr. Ralph N. Shannon, who is mak jv ing his home in St. Louis, was a vis itor to his former home here last week. His host of friends in Camo'en were glad to see him, and renret that S his visit was so brief. The many friends of Mrs. W. J. Mayfield will be delighted to know ' that after being confined to the hos t pital and later at her home for sev - eral months with sickness, she is a gain able to be out. Although weak ened by her long sickness she just could not help goinn out to see some of 'the needy ones in the community and aid them, and what she un able to do herself she was assisted by an active and sympathetc com mittee. The friends of Mr. Henry D. Green, county farm agent, were glad to see him on the streets for a short while Saturday. He had been kept at home during the holidays with sicknsse. A dance under the auspices of the D. A. R. will be given at the old court house Tuesday night beginning be fore the old year passes and contin uing until after teh dawning of the new year. Mr. and Mrs. Norman 0. Head and little daughter, Mildred, of Augusta, Ga., came up to spend Christmas day at the home of Mrs. Head's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Birchmore. Mr. ^nd Mrs. Claude Williams and little son, of Ralelnh, N. C., came home to spend Christmas with the former's mother, and family, Mrs. R. B. Williams. Mr. W. J. Christmas, of Kershaw, was a visitor to Camden yesterday. A Christmas Marriage . Mr. Norwood C. Hall, a graduate of the Camden High School and pop-, ular as a football player, who has < been engaged in business in Ohio, came home for the Christmas holi- , days, the most important of his mis- | sion home, however, was to be^ni^r; , ried. Accordingly he and Miss P?uil ine Young, a lovely daughter of Mr. | and Mrs. W. L. Young, were married | on the 24th inst.. Probate Judge W. i L. McDowell officiating. The best wishes of a host of friends is extend- | ed them. I A Surprise Marriage A marriage that was quite n sur prise to their friends In Camden was that of Mr. Andrew I. Trapp an.1 Miss Ollie Mae Carter, who were married on December 28th, W. L. McDowell. Probate Judge, .officiating. Miss j Carter is the daun^ter of Mr. and Mrs. Josenh Carlar of Camdon. Mr. Trap is th? second son of Mr. and Mrs. C. T.-Tvapp of Camden. Mr. T^op is the verv efficient assistant with the Standard Filling Station. They are at home for the present with the groom's parents on Fair Street. Their host of friends in Camdon and elsewhere congratulate ?hem ard wish them much happiness and great success in the years to come. Watch Night Services Watch night services will be held in the Lyttleton street Methodist church Tuesday night beginning at 11:30 o'clock and concluding shortly after midnight. The oongrerwHons from the other churches have been J invited and are expected to take part in those services, seeing the old year out and the new year in. The public , is invited to attend. First Baptist Church J. B. Caston, Pastor The following services are an nounced for the week at the First 1 Baptist Church: Sunday School at ' 10 o'clock Mr. W. Q. Wll*on, Supt. I 11:15 preaching by the pastor on the subject: A New Road; evening ser vice at 7:80 preaching by the pastor on the subject: Am I My Brother's Keeper? Prayer meeting Wednes day evening at 7:80. B. Y. P. LJ. Sunday evening at 6:80. Note the chanfla of time for B. Y. P. U. meeting from Thursday even ing to Sunday evening Jt is hoped that *11 our young people may enter Into the* work Of obr Lord with new Interest. ' ***) The public is cordially Invited to Worship with us, ' ' .v- ; ~ 'i piMli;''- ? / ,, ALL-STAR BENEFIT FOOT BALL - GAME Tri State All Stars to Play at Flor ence Tomorrow A game of foot oall will be played new year's day at Florence on the Pee Dee Fair Grounds, composed of all star piaycrs under the auspices of the Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children at Greenville. "Plans are rapidly^ going forward for the big e vent. Committees have been apoint ed from the Florence Shriners to work out all the details and hundreds of shriners from neighboring towns are expected to attend the game. Camden will be well represented. Among the stars already secured ? for the game are Zobel, Wimberly, Smith of Furman, Karl Wingard, Nick Wraren of Duke, Gordon Park inson of Erskine, Jimmy W^ard of j North Carolina, Harvey Capps, 1928 ace of the Furman Hurricane, H. W. Morpmn, North Carolina State, Bar nett, of Furman, Joyner, Carolina, 'Brestow, Vanderbilt and a number of others. In add'ticn to this list a score of stars c * yesterday including Lee Rhame, Blac' well, George Keels, St. Claire Davis, Guy McCall, Man ning Brunson, McElveen, "Bull" King, Whittington, H. Coleman of Furman, Haynesworth Jones, Epting Barksdale of Citadel; Tom Howie of Citadel, Epps of Carolina, Roy Floyd, Jackson, Hoole of Wofford and Youngblood will be in the game on one or another of the two squads. The whole section of the state in which members of Omar Temple re side has been thoroughly covered with cards and dodgers advertising the "V me while several of the weekly newspapers and the Columbia State and Charleston News and Courier have very generously aided the cause by carrying news stories of the com ing all-star clash. In an effort to make the occasion a gala day for the fans the state, Mr. Mr. Harbin and chairman Laughlin will have an audience this morinng with Potentate Walter F. Going for the purpose of securing the attend ance of the Omar Temple Band, one of the finest musical organizations in Sot$h Carolina, as an addtd attraction for the da/.'' Proceeds of the srume over and a- i hove expenses will be turned over to | the governlnn board \>f Omar Tempi" j as a donation to the Shrine hospital ! for cripolfli children at Greenville , and everyone who buys a ticket to 1 *he game will be doir.g his or her bit 'owards bringing a little ray of life ^onT sunshine into the hearts of a i 'nrge number of cripple children who nre gett'ner a new start at the Green -ille hospital. 115 Baskets Sent Out. The Goodfellows Club sent out one '? hundred and 'fifteen baskets, well fill ed with substantial food and some fruit and other articles on Tuesday. This was the first supply sent out, and later on several others were found 1 who needed help and it was given them 1 The committee In charge of arranr- ' ing the baskets and all the contribu- j tors rejoice that they had some part I in making others happy Christmas ' day by remembering them. GnodfcJJows Club Makes Appeal The following appeal has been made by the Goodfellows Club: '^Clothing Needed. There are doz ens of families in the county without ' proper clothing.- We especially need children's clothing. Coats, Dresses,, Boys' Suits, Underclothes. The>se I will be called for by trucks of the .City Laundry, who will clean these I free of charge. Telephone 17. The Boy Scouts will call at your house Monday to find names of thoso who will give. Collection starts Wednes- j day. Please give all you can. The Goodfellows Club." Lyttleton Street Methodist Church Near Hampton Park. George 'Pierce Watson, pastor. Sunday, January 5. Bible school, !with classes for all who will come, ! 10:00 A. M. Mr. L. C. Shaw, super j intendent. Rpworth Ijeaguq, espec ially for the young people, 0:45 P. My Public worship, conducted by the pas ( tor, 11:15 A. M. and 7:80 P. M. I Morning theme: Christ's Call for (the New Year. Evening them: Per ;Sonal Consecration to the Service of ,God. Mid-week service, Wednesday, j 7:80 P. M. The public is most cor dially invited to all the services of this church. Visitors ate especially weloome. Coma and brlnnr your I friend*. I ' ' ? -y BLANEY NEWS Blaney, S. CT. ? Mr. and Mrs. Clin ton Hinson of Durham, N. 0. are vis iting friends and relatives here dur ing the holidays. Barry Brown of Spartanburg vis ited relat.ves here last Tuesday. Mr. :\nd Mrs. Rudolph Johnson and children and J. B. Lewie have return ed home to Savannah, Ga., after spending a week here. They were accompanied home by their sister. Mrs. W. B. Evans and son, Wade. Woodard Kelly of Branchville is visiting his mother, Mrs. Kate Kelly. Mrs. D. G. Sutton and son, Jesse of Columbia, spent Wednesday with i their daughter and siater, Mrs. B. I. ! Maddox. Mrs. L. T. Thornton is visitinp) her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Brown in Cavce during the holidays. Miss OUie Rose spent the week er^ in Columbia with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Brown and : daughter, Cremer of Spartanburg ( an^ Mrs. Dunlevy of Columbia wer^ visitors at the home of Mrs. John Rose, Tuesday. | M:ss Valdora Perry of Spartan- < burg is visiting her parents, Mr. and i Mrs. M. Perry. Died in Washinnfton Capt. Beverly Means English, a ; native of Camden and only son of: Mrs. Elise Doby English, died Satur- ' day morning at Mount Alto Hospital. Washington, where he had been a oatient for several weeks. Capt. Eng- ' lish wa sborn in Camden September . 22. 1892 and moved in his early youth with his family to Columbia, ' where he attended the schools of the I city and in 1915 was graduated from ' the University of South Carolina with 1 the degree of civil engineer. He play- J ed varsity football three seasons. He went at once to work with the South ern railway. i When the United States entered the World war in 19J7 he was among the first to volunteer and helped to recruit Company C of the 117th en gineers, Rainbow division, with which he went to France as first lieutenant. Hrw? Varter made captain, in which rapacitv he served until discharged. I A citation "for exceptionally merio- 1 torius and conspicuous services at j Brieulles. France." was awarded him ' Mav 11. 1919.., After peace was de- ' clared Captain' English's company was amonsr those sent into Germany ' nart of the army of occupation, so , it/was not until the summer of 1919 that he returned to Camp Jackson, where he was discharged. He at one* resumed his professional career and at the time of his death was su pervising engineer for the South Car olina sfate highway department. He was married December 6, 1921. to Miss Marion Dove, only daughter 1 of William Banks Dove, late secretary of state, and Mrs. Dove. Captain English had been ill since September. In search of health, ac comoanied by**Mrs. English, he went to Florida and later 'to Washington, where hp was joined in early Novem ber by his mother, who also was with him when he died. Mr. English was the last male mem ber of one of the prominent pioneer families of Richland county. His njreat-grandfather, Joshua English, was an Irish Quaker, who sought re- 1 ligious freedom in America, and in I 1753 secured a grant from King [George II for the plantation on which t Captain English spent his boyhood days. Hr'? maternal grandfather. Capt. Alfred English Doby. was kill ed at the Battle of the Wilderness M*?v 1801. In his early youth Captain English 'joined thP First Presbyterian church. Columbia, of which he was a consist ent member. Of exemplary charac- J ter, frank, sincere and courteous, ho leaves many friends to mourn his death. He is survived by tys widow, his mother and two sisters, Miss Eliza beth Doby English of Columbia, who is assistant librarian at the Univer sity of South Carolina library, and Mrs. Charles M. NlnJnf^r of Nash ville. Town., and three nieces, Mary Fay and Betty English anl Beverly English Nlnlnger. ? The State, 28th Inst. To Hold Meeting Leslie Zemp Chapter O. E. S. Ill will hold Its regular meeting January 2, 1980. All membera are expected to be on hand promptly at 8 o'clock. Mattie Creed, W. M. | - Sarah E. Graham, Sec. jiBERTY HILL HAPPEN fr INGS Gathered by Our Corres # pondent Thrre. Mr. Editor.? Rev. F. A. Drennan preached a very thoughtful and ap propriate sermon at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning and at night a special song service conducted by Mr. L. P. Thompson, and a Christmas program directed by Mrs. C. E. Rich lr.s, was held. Mr. Drennan was called on and made 'a short but very interesting talk befittinn the time and occasion. A large crowd was out on Thurs day night at the school house to see | a "Womanless Wedding" which was successfully presented. Mr. R. J. ? Wardlaw played well the part of de crepit and antiquated parson in. per- j forming the ceremony. Some of our staid and sturdy citizens, especially gowned for the occasion? were mem- j bi-rs of the caste, and % fine looking , ladies they made too! Considerable i amusement was furnished the specta- ! tors. Refreshments in the form ofi all-day suckers were passed around, i (Time and space forbid a more ex- j tended account.) i We are sorry to report that Mr. R. j C. Jones has been confined to his 1 home several days by sickness. I Christmas passed off very quietly and rather dull but our merchants I report a very good trade notwith- 1 standing the apparent scarcity of j money. Mr. R. C. Jones, Jr.. is sending the holidays in the upper part of the state. Mrs. F. J. Hay and daughters, | Misses Mary P. and Lisle and Mrs. Louise McCaskill and son, John .-and daughter, little Miss Annie Righton qre spending the holidays at their home here. ) Rev. F. J. Hay of Dillon spent part of the week here with his mother and 'sisters. Dr. and Mrs. T. G. Hall and fhild ren of Westminister are visiting Mrs Hall's parents, Mr. and Mrs . R. C. . Jones. j * E.' Richards has been .av-j ored with the presence of all of her children under the "parental roof during Christmas week. Tney are located at various points in this state ( and North Carolina and we feci that . it was a real pleasure for our neigh- 1 bor to have all together for a season. > Mrs. W. B. Fort of Charlotte 38 I spending a while with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Z. Hilton and also Mrs. Emma H. Burch who is teaching .it Toccoa, Ga. ? Mrs. J. G. Johnston, Misses Gladys Kate and Clara .Johnston of Great Falls and Miss Frances Gladden and Mr. William Gladden of Florida spent Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Johnaoon. Rev. and Mrs. A. M. McLaughlin and children of Chester County spent Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Thompson. (Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Clements and children spent Thursday and Friday with the latter's mother, Mrs. G. W. Perry of Lancaster. Mr. J. B. Smith, popular lineman for the Power Company spent a few | days last week with his parents at Great Falls. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Higgins and -WWen were I/ancaster visitors on Friday. Mr. W. A. Cunningham has re turned from a very pleasant stay with relatives at Tabor, N. 'C. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Croxtq* of the 3 C's section came over Thursday to see Miss I>aura Matheson. MrB. M. C. Wilson and children have returned to their Darlinfltbn home after a visit to her parents, Hon. and Mrs. N. S. Richards. An other daughter, Miss Righton of Mars Bluff is also visiting them. C. Schedule Changes, Southern Railway System, Effective January 5th, 1930 Effective Friday January 3rd, train 118 will leave Camden at 2:00 P. M., instead of 12:60 as at present, in arriving Rock Hill 4:05 P. M., leave Rock Hill at 4:10 P. M., arrive York at 4:86 P. M. Train 118 for Marlon will also be changed to arrive Rock Hill at 0:20 A. M., ten minutes earlier than at present. ? Train 86 will leave Rock Hill at 6:00 A. M. Instead of 6:20 A. M., ar riving BUcksburg At 7:25 A. M. Corresponding changes at intermed late points. A ? '' ? "v; The Community Christmas Tre? The community Christmas tree, e rected in the Kershaw Guards Arm ory and celebrated at five o'clock Christmas day, was a splendid suc cess. Well filled stockings to the number of 250 were placed around the tree, and a large number were pre- 1 sent to witness the joy experienced by the little ones who were given a I stocking from Santa Claus. Several I Christmas anthems were rendered, and then Santa Claus came down the chimney greatly to the delight of all the children. He soon got busy and proceeded to hand out the stocking. ,It was a delightful occasion, and the jYoung People's Service League and all who had any part in it are to be congratulated for so successful and happy occasion. I Returned Missionary at Hermitage Raptist Church I Rev. Roy Shaffer of the African ! Inland Mission will speak at 11:00 A. M. and 7:00 o'clock P. M. Sunday, January 5th at Hermitage Raptist , church. He will have a supply of trophies on display, which are very j interesting. Everyone welcome. Christmas With the Fellows on the Chain Gang Christmas morning we made a vis it the DoKalb township chain pians:, which is now located just below Mr. .Tr>e Sheheen's farm a few miles south east of Camden. We went out there ?vith Mr', Dalton Kennedy and two of her lady friends who wished to sec the boys and take them something to ^nt. to read and to smoke, which they thoroughly appreciated. There were ten white prisoners and fifteen col- | ^red on this gang Christmas day, and we had a few words of encouragement to say to each set of them and gave each one a lunch which our good friend, Mr. A. C. Drawdy, generously prepared for them in individual pack ages and a few extras. We ware glad to have had a chance to spend a short while with the fellows. We just wanted to remind them that it was Christmas day, and that there was hope for them and that they were thought of and cared for. They seem ed to appreciate so much the gifts taken them by Mrs. Kennedy and the presence of her lady friends. And! we are sure, too, that they appreciat ed our visit. We reminded them, | however, that if they did not build better roads than we found we would u~vn to cut out our visits to them. They are working on the road leading j fTqmden-Rishopville road to wards Antioch, and as it had been freshly worked it was not in good condition to travd over. Mr. She- ( been cnnie along just as we got up . the hill near his overseers home, and be nlayed the part of the Good Sa mar1' i. He had us to transfer our Christmas packages to his car and took us all over to where the gang j is camped, and then brought us back ( to the main highway on our re! urn 1 trip. We hope the fellows on the gang feel better as a result of the visit, and will each take hope and de termine to make good citizens. Flock Nets $4.29 Per Ileil Mm. C. I.. Wells of Greenwood Qounty received $440.80, or $4.29 per hen from her 102 Rhode Island Red ^ens from Nov. t, 1928 to Oct. 81, 1929, says P. H. Gooding, extension poultryman. "Mrs. Wells kept complete cost ac count records of all transactions made in connection with her flock", explains Mr. Gooding. ''Her hons av eraged 144 egry* each during the year. Egg sales amounted to $478.27 and meat sales to $028.81, making a gross income of $1 097.08. The total ex pense was $(564.85 of which $552.11 was spent for feed. This left a net income of $440.80 for the year. Mrs. Wells feed costs per 100 rounds was $3.90. She lost 0.8 birds out of each hundred during the year, which is a very low mortality." Kershaw County is developing her valuable poultry enterprise. I^t's study and apply the best known me thods. Order chicks from reliable hatcheries. Let "Sanitation" be the watch word. Get your U. S. bul letin on poultry production, advisep County Agent Green. Stockholders Meeting Notlc? Is hereby given that there will be a stockholders meeting of the Rank of Camden at its office In the City of Camden at eleven o'clock on Tuesday, January 14th. 1930. H. G. Garrison, Jr. Cashier. Buddden's Book Store Damaged by Fire Fire of unknown origin was discov ered in E. B. Budden's book and sta tionery store Sunday evening about 6even o'clock. The fire occurring at such an early hour was discovered in time to sav? a more disastrous blaze had it occurred later. Mr. Budden kept one of the most attractive places in the city and his stole was well stocked. Practically everything in it was sdamagcd by smoke and water. The building, which is located be ween large stores and quite narrow, was of brick and it is not thought that the walls are seriously damaged. The fire started in the roar of the store. Mr. Budden has the sympathy of his many friends and customers in the misfortune which has overtaken him. Easy Matter to Kill Hibernating Insects Winter hibernation stages of field insects can be considerably reduced in numbers by means of few appro priate control measures, says M, II. Brunson, extension entomolori.u. But hibernating quarters of the different insects vary widely, which necessi tates a variation in the methods of extermination. Following are sever al injurious insects with t'n.? contrl procedure Mr. Brunson recommends for each. Cotton Flea Hopper. Plow up corn stalks and harrow thoroughly with spike-tooth harrow to expose to th<j winter weather the immature stages of the insect in the base of the stalks. Corn Stalk Borer. Plow up corn stalks and harrow thoroughly with spike-tooths harrow to expose to the winter weather the immature stages of the insect in the base of the stalks. Corn Ear Worm. Plow corn and cotton land that was heavily infested with insects last season to break up and expose pupal cases and immatuie stages of the pest. Corn Bill Bug. Plow up corn land and harrow with spike-tooth harrow to expose insect' in the base of the stalks. Cut Worms. Plow areas heavily infested last season to break pupal cases and to expose immature stages. Many adult insects such as the Mex ican beetle of the southern corn root worm, the boll weevil, and the corn bill bug may be killed by destroying ail weeds about the farm and by cleaning, out and burning the fence rows. Farmers, as business men let's ap ply all of the business principles and soientiflc methods we possibly can to our farm operations. Let's put farm ing on it's feet in Kershaw County. I/et'8 build up our soils for ourselves and posterity. Let's make biggor and more profitable crops by keeping down the losses caused by insects. If you are interested in controling wee vils in your corn or other stored grain, please advise your County A gent. If you do not plan to poison bnll weevils next year do not plant any cotton. It is not fair t your neighbor to not poison. Clemson College has found without question that it pays to poison ? if it's done correctly. I I advise that you follow closely Clem son College's directions. Henry D. Green, County Agent. "So you got a big fine for smash ing up some one's car? I thought you said you had a friend nt court who would fix things for you? "Just my luck. He was the follow I ran into." ? 'Judge. Customer ? *'1 should like to try that frock on in the window." Assistant ? "Sorry, madam, but the management will not allow that. Would you care to try it on in our private fitting room?" "Does your wife know anything a bout cooking?" "Well, I heard her telephoning hor mother, inquiring if she had to use soft water for soft-boiled eggi and hard water for hard-boiled ^figgs." T7^-~ "Joseph, if your father coudl save a dollar a weok for four weeks, what would ho then have?". "A phonograph, a new suit, a r4- ^ frigerator and a set of furniture." ? ? j ? In the Garden of Eden When Adam in bite*, Asked Eve for a Mm, She puckered her Hps, with a coo; With looks quite ecutatlc, She answered emphatic, \ 'I don't care, Adam, if I dot" :$? \wmJM