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CAMDEN, KERSHAW COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, SEPT. 2", 1?J33
CHAS. W. BIRCHMORE, PROP
NO. 51
Mrs. Arant Freed
Of Murder Charge
Chesterfield, Sept. 22. ? Mrs. Jua
nita Arant, 29-year old mother of two
children, was aquitted of the murder
ofher husband, Charles Walker Arant
by a general sessions court jury here
tonigh;.
The jury leturned its verdict short
ly after 10 .o'clock. It had deliberat
ed a little more than ar. hour.
Mrs. Arant, who admitted shoot
ing he 45-yea/r old husband but who
pleaded self-defense, showed no emo>
tion when the foreman *xf the jury
announced the finding, althoough she
appeared slightly ritervous.
Ther j was no demonstration in the
courtroom, which was filled by spec
tat rs. Judge Hayne P. Rice had]
previously warned against any dis? 1
play of feeling.
The case was given to the jury
about 9 o'clock, after Judge Rice had!
delivi^ed his charge.
In closing arguments this afternoon!
the state demanded a murdoi convic
tion and the death penalty for the \
29-year-old widow, who testified that !
she sJhot her husband to death in self
defense.
"Premediated murder" was the
term used by Solicitor S. S. Tison
and his associates, who charged the
defendent shot her prosperous farm
erhusband in the back without cause.
Defense attorneys dwelt ion Mrs.
Arant's testimoney that she killed j
Arant in self-defense at their home
near Pageland last June after he had
fired once at her with a pistol and
threatened her with a chair.
Recounting domestic difficulties,
Mrs. Arant said, "When he was drunk
he was a wild man."
Solicitor Tison and J. K. Owens
spoke for the prosecution and Mendel
L. Smith of Can>4.en, Jack Norton,
Former Solicitor M. J. Hough and
State Senator George K. Laney, for
the defense. ? The State.
PREMIUM LISTS KERSHAW CO.
FAIR ARE NOW READY
Anyone desiring a copy of the Ker
shaw County Fq,ir premium list may
obtain same from either of the?f<?i-|
Miss Sudie B Craig, Co. Agt.
H. D Goieen or W M Alexander.
HRGES PEOPLE TO REGISTER.
Editor Wateree Messenger: Please
alow me space in your paper to urge
upon our people the necessity of re
gistering for the November 7 election.
This is a mnst important mntte'
and October 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday are the last
days for registration.
A registration cortificat" is rbso
lutely necessary for voting in Novom
be.\
J. T. LITTLEJOHN,
of Kershaw County.
Vice chui mn Anti-H peal Forces
BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICES
The following services are announc
ed for the week beginning Sunday
October 1 at the First Baptist church:
Men's prayer meeting at 9:30, Sun
day schrol at 10 oclock with C O
StognCr superintendent in change.
Public worship at 1 1 :16 a. m and 8 p
m. At the morning bout tho pasto
will pifoacjv </n the subject: Personal
Work For Christ. We are expecting
D * John A. Davison to preach at the
evening hrtur. B Y P IJ Sunday even
ing at 7 oclock.
Dr Davison is to conduct a series of
evangelistic services, preaching each
evening throughout the week at 8
oclock. Tho hour for the day service
will bo annrxunced later.
Tho public is cordially invited to
attend all the services of this church.
SERVICES AT METHODIST
CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY
The Sunday School will convene at
10:00 A. M. Afine Willing Workers
class was reported last Sunday Mr
Green is expecting 50 next Sunday.
The Pastor's Chalk Talk will be for
tho whole school at 10:50.
Preaching by the pastor at 11:16 ?
Tho Tragedy of Barrenness.
Mr. Newell Wimberly will render
special music at the service.
Preaching by the PaeW at 7.45 ?
(Theme: You Should Know.
C. V WIMBERLY, Pasto:
Altogether Animal
Silk in purely an antmnl product,
since It tfl a secretion from silkworms,
or the larva# of sllkmpths, from which
they apla their cocoons.
Liberty Hill News
Liberty Hill, S. C., Sept. 25 ? ' The
school at Stoneboro opened the ?"all
session on Thursday last with Miss
Louise Johnston popular and exper
ienced teacher of this place in charge.
Mrs. N. S. Richards returned home
on Sunday ,af^r a week spent with
her daughter, Mrs M C Wilson of
Darlington, and our good friend Nor
man ? who passeda biithda y on Sun
day ? seems to have assumed a mora
bening and cheerful expression since
her return.
Miss Sciphie Richards of 'he Baron
DeKalb School had as her week end
guest, Miss Estelie .Gram :\.g als
teacher in that wa'l app< inted and
popular institution.
Rev. F. A Drennan and Elder J. 13
Johnston attended tut; recent meeting
of the S C. Presbyterian Synod at
Clinton. And last week Rev. I)ren
nan and Elder N S Richards attended
;he fall session of Bethel l'r-isbytery
it Chester.
Mrs. R. J Wardlaw recently spent
several days in Chester wlier* she was
undergoing treatment for an infected
sore hand.
Miss Louise Jc.nes valur- i arvi effi
cient bookkeeper for vjie- ' Mackey
Jones Mercantile Co. sper.t a few days
last week a guest in the home of her
brother, Mi. R. C Jones, Jr of ^ancas
'.cr.
Mis J K Herir.t and two little
daughters of Bishopville were week
end visitors in the home of her moth
er, Mrs C E Richards. -
Mr. B. F Laney, p:ominent lumber
man of Hickory, N C, spent several
days last week in the home of Mr.
and Mrs L P Thompson, and whiir
'"ye he and Mr. Thompson made a
business trip to Florence.
Miss Christine Perry of Lancaster
who is teaching near Gaffney, spent
a few days of her fall vacation with
her sister, Mrs. J H Clements, who
with her children accompanied her to
Lancaster for teh weekend at the
home of their mother, Mrs. G. W
Perry.
Miss Carolyn Drennan who has
been teaching in lower part of the
State, has accepted a position in the
Heath Springs schools, and took up
her woiik at the opening last week.
Cadet A. C. Cureton, Jr has return
ed to Clemson College to resume his
studies ? his third year.
Mr. John E Richards, a June grad
uate of Davidson College, has entered
Columbia Theological Seminary, De
catur, Ga. to prepare himself f.nr the
ministry. 1 -*
Mr. R C Jones who is not only a
successful merchant, but a progress
ive farmer as well has a fine lot of
peavine and soy bean hay cut and
shocked for curing. He has also as a
?oil building experiment, a fine patch
of crolataria which with its wealth of
yellow flowers makes apretty sight
to look at!
THE CHARLOTTE THOMPSON
PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION
M ET
The Charlotte Tho/mpson Parent
Teache/ Association held its first
meeting of the school year Friday
evening. The business of the meet
ing included the election of officers,
committee appointments and a dis
cussion ai the local association's aims
and objectives. The second Wednes
day of each month was selected as
a definite date of meeting.
Mrs. Mattie R. West was re-elected
president and the following officers
were chosen: Vice-president, Mrs.
Ancrum Roykin; Secretary, Miss
Blaneho F)odonh(<ff ; Treasurer, Miss
Carolyn Heyman.
Following tho business meeting, a
social hour was onjoyed. ,
ATTENTION METHODISTS!
Wo should like to urge every mem
ber of tho Lyttleton .Street Methodist
Church to bo present next Sunday
morning, as there are a number of
imattera which are to ho brought to
! lho attention at the time. Some Sun
I day later will not do? it must be at
j tended to next Sunday morning.
| Please, do not disappoint me by your
I absence, because the matters to be
: discussed are vital to every one.
I C. V. WIMBERLY, Pasto*
Tk? "Good Old Tim**'*
In the reign of England'* Queen
Anne a man wan sentenced to Impris
onmont for life for writing a pamphlet
to prove tha' communication with the
?lead wilt poftftlhle
Nock Addresses
Camden Sportsmen
Camden Organizes Game, Fish
Organization.
Camden, Sept. 22. ? At an enthus
iastic and largely attended meeting
of sportsmen held here this after
noon, John D. Nock, of Cheraw, vice
president of this district for the
South Carolina Game and Fish assoc
iation, was the principal speaker and
outlined in full details the aims of
the state association. He paid a glow
tribute to the Sumter meeting and
thought that this state by way of its
natural feeding grounds and mild cli
mate would be one of the best game
states in the country.1*
L. O. Funderburk, county game
| warden, was present and told how
I hard it was to secure conviction of
violators of the game laws in this
county. He made a direct appeal to
the true spoitsmen to invite him to
their shoots and treat him as a friend
and not as a spy, and thought with
their wholehearted support he could
better help conserve the game and
fish of the county. He stated that he
had been successful in securing more
I pleas of guilty than most county
game wardens.
The Camden chapter of the South
Carolina Game and Fish association
was formed with T. K. Trotter, as
?president; Deas Boykin, vice-presi
dent, and Charles W. Nuite, secretary
and treasure:.
The Chairman was authorized to
appoint a committee to get up a game
exhibit for the County Fair in con
nection with the forestry exhibit,
and also a committee to study the
game laws and a committee to study
!hc fish laws and make recommenda
tion along the line of any changes de
sired by this Associations It was al
so decided to attempt an amateu
field trial in Kershaw County this
fall, and the Chairman was authorize*
to appoint a committee for the pur
pose of carrying this out.
The dues of the Association are 75c
?t which 50c is for the membership in
the State Association and 25c. to cov
re postage and miscellaneous items
for the County Chapter. Most of
those present immediately came for
ward and paid their dues and obtain
ed membership cards* ar.d an active
drive for members is being made a
mong the sportsmen of this county, i
LEGION-SHRINE MEMBERS!
Legion-Shrine members may obtain
weekly service passes for week of
Fair from W. M. Alexander, M. M
Johnson or T V Walsh, Jr.
SCHOOL DAY AT STATE FAIR
Columbia, Sept. 23. ? Each year an
increasing number of school children'
visit the State Fair in Columbia,
especially on Friday, which i>> School
Day and on which day children and
their teachers are admitted free. The
Stato Fair inaugurated this policy a
few years agio, feelirg that the boyn
an'! K'-firt should see the fair ? should
set tv" is condensed picture of South
Car <lina, as reflected in the splendid
exhibits.
ft has heconrie a custom in many
schools for the boys and girls to oorm?
to Columbia in the school bus.
Teachers and Trustees realize that
they will learn moro in this day,
visiting Coulmbia and the Fair, than
if at their books.
The State Fair, through D. D. Wit
cover, the president has announced
that the policy of free admissions fot
schools on Friday will bo continued
this year and that every child and
accompanying teacher will be most
welcomed.
"Make ywir plans now" Mr. Wit
covor said in a special public message
io the schools of the State "to be with
us Friday October 20th. Wo will be
"xnec'ing you, and you will never re
gret the trip. Wo are arranging i \
fino program for that day keeping
in mind that on that day our ginounda
will bo filled with boys and girls
from Horry to Pickens and from
Jasper to old Marlboro."
DmJdf Lion D???rta Horn*
hi a Field museum exhibit showing
mountain Hon* at home, no male Hon
appear* with the mother and her kit
tena In the den, for curators explain
thnt the male Hon deserts his home
while the hahlea are young, returning
nnl.v after the younsr llrtna are partly
Independent. ? Chicago New*
Teachers Institute
To Be Held Here
A County Institute for the Element
ary teachers of Kershaw county will
be held during this week beginning
Thursday afte noon. These institutes
are the outgivr^th of a very success
ful County Superintendence Confer
ence held earlier in the summer.
Thursday afternoon the work will
be planned for teachers in *.h? one- anu
two teache.- groups. These meetings
will be conducted by Miss Moore, of
Little Rock, Ark., who is a specialist
in Reading, Miss Mary Eva Hite,
Elementary Eupervisor, Rock Hill,
Miss Mattie E. Thomas, Dept. of Edu
catkri, Columbia, S. C, with the as
sistance of several teachers from the
county.
REORGANIZATION OF SENIOR
4-H CLUB
Many girls throughout the County
who have finished High School will
Vo interested in the .reorganization of
the Senior 4-H Club. This club will
be re- organized next Saturday morn
ing, September 30 at 10:30 o'clock in
the office of the Home Demonsrtation
Agent
Club work not only reaches the
farm girls bewteen the ages of '0 to
18 years of age and the farm wcimen
in the home, but the girls out of
i>( 100I as w< 1. 'he ienio 4-h ClvD
finished school and arc not gcying to
c^lege. It gives them an opportunity
to continue their education. It also
brings them in confact with the besi
practices and finest things in the
home.
The first senior 4-H Club was or
ganized last year and much interest
was shown by these oldergirls. Every
girl who has finished high-school Is
eligible to join and she is urged to be
present for the reorganization meet
ing next Saturday morning.
SADIK U. CRAIG,
Ciointy Ho^me Demonstration Agent.
Columbia, Sept. 23. ? Women of
South Carolina, famed for their good
housekeeping, homemaking and hand'
work have an opportunity at the
State Fair, which will be held in Co
lumbia, October 16-21, to win recog
nition of their talents. Each year the
entry list grows, and this year, when
only South Carolina Wijmen can com
pete, the displays should be larger
than ever. If a ^woman is especially
good at^ this or ttyait, or has made
something of which she is particular
ly p<roud, she can win, no doubt, a
premium at the Fair, but in addition
can get the thrill of seeing a ribbon
tied op her work for the best in her
home State.
Competition in the household de
partment, with various subdivisions,
will be for bread, cakes, cookies,
pies, candies, canned foods, vegetables
meats, pickles, sauces, catsup relishes
jellies, preserves, jams, marmalades
and miscellaneous such as butter in
pound prints, honey in comb, beeswax
hog lard, soft soap, mutton suet,
vinegar, dried apples, dried peaches,
strained h?oney, etc.
In the fancy work department, with
various subdivisions; rugs, quilts,
knitting, crocheting, filot crochet,
cross stetch, infant embrodery, cotton
and linen embroidery, tatting, Rf.fr.
pillows, bed-spreads, bridge sets,
fancy bags, hand sewing, embroidered
pictures, home made shirts, home
made dresses, gentlemen's fancy
handkerchiefs, smocking, various in
dustrial arts airticles, such as lamp
shades, headed bags, baskets, trays
needles, basketry. Also special prem>
iums for work of old women, such as
knitted bedspreads, quilt patchwork,
sweaters, tatting, bootees, silk c/.tton
and linen emhroidery. Also antiques
with prizes for best historical relics,
oldest articles, best article on printed
matter, most interesting garment,
most interesting household article.
Also the juvenile fancy w.rirk depart
ment, work to be done by children 14
years or under.
R. M. Coooper, .fr, is the Member
in Charge of the Woman's Depart
ment with Mrs. J. Rhett Clark, as
Superintendent. Women who are
interested can get a <v*mplete prem
ium Mst from Seoretary Moore, whose
office is 704 CarolitAMMfe BuildiVig
or Box 808, Columbil^S. C.
Famous Chorus
The "hallelujah chorus" \vn* written
In the original R'-nro of the "Mesnlah."
'?y Handel
N. R. A. Compliance
Board Is.- formed
The local N. R. A. Compliance
Board has been organized for Cam
den and vicinity. This committee
consists of Dr. John W. Corbett,
.Chairman, Mrs. R. Br Pitts, and
.Messrs. L. A. Wittkowsky, J B Cure
ton, J. E. Robinson, Sam Karesh, and
"W. L. Goodale, Secretary.
The Duties of the N. R. A. Ccxm
tpliance Board shall be education, con
ciliation and mediation in handling:
(a) Complaints of Non-compli
ance with the President's Agreement.
(b) Petitions for exceptions under
Paragraph 14 of the President's
Agreement.
(c) Petitions for permission 10
operate on the longer hour schedule
of existiing union contracts, instead
of the maximum housr oi the Presl
dent *8 Agreement.
All complaits concerning non-com
pliance with the President's Agree
ment or Industrial Code should be in
writing, signed and duly mailed to the
Chamber of Commerce. These com
plaints will be given Proper attention
by the authorities in Washington af
ter r. report of the committee, should
the committee not be able to conciliate
or mediate the matter complained of.
,It should be understood that all future
complanits of non-compliance should
be submitted to the N. R. A. Compli
ance Board.
Anyone who is* now displaying tho
Eagle, is presumed to bo complying
with the President's Agreement, until
the Eagle is taken away from him by
competent Federal authorities. Rum
ours injuries to the N. R. A. members
should be dispensed with and the
proper thing to do is to bring tn&
complaints with the facts which sup
port the same to the local Compli
ance Board and not report a suspicion
to neighbors. The NRA Compliance
j Board isi the local representation odf
jthe National Recovery administration
1 and it is not affiliated with any other
1 organization.
CHARLOTTE THOMPSON NKW^
Mr E T Pearce attended the Wof
r'ord-Carolina football game in Colum
bia Saturday.
Mr. William Houck of Cameron was
h ? guest Sunday ca Miss Maureen
Sowell.
M.rs. S J Cook and children and Mr
Thomas Koon of Newber?y spent Kri*
day with their sister, Miss Mattie
Koon at the home of Mr. 13. C True.?
dale
The HYP U me<mben and
friends had a delightful party at the
home of Mr ami Mrs W A Ivo*. !as~
Friday evening. Various game? wero
olayed, after which refreshments
wero enjoyed.
Rev Paul Blackwell was thi; Sunday
guest of Mr and Mrs Frank Maker.
Mrs. Clara Sowell of Columbia
spent the week end at the homo of her
sister, Miss Ettfiel Sowell.
Miss Evelyn Smith of St. Charles
who has been visiting Mrs. Daisy
Gillis has returned home.
Mis<? Willie Mae Jordan of West
villo was the guest of Miss Mary
Alico Young ove/ tho week end.
Mrs. Eugeno Clamp of Salley who
has been at the bedside of her moth
er, Mrs. Garvin at the homo of Mrs.
Alex Bruce has returned home Tho
many friends of Mrs Garvin are de
lighted to know that she is much im
proved in health.
Miss Mabel Matthews is visiting
friends at Stateburtf.
Miss Maureen Sowell who has been
elected English Teacher i ntho Haron
DeKalb High School left Sunday af
ternoon to take up her duties therw.
Miss Sowell was an Honor Graduate
at both Charlotte Thompson High
School and Newberry College. She
graduated from the latter instiution
tho past session.
Mrs. Carl Ogburn and daughter of
Camden spent tho week-end at the
homo of her parents, Mr and Mrs I I
Ourfoe.
Rev. J E Ford, Executivo Secretary
of Sunday Schools of the Methodist
Conference made a splendid adrlrepa
at tho Rally Day Exorcise* >f Meulah
Church last Sunday.
Mr and M-rs. F M Mellette and sons
visltod their mother, Mn K M Mel
lotto at tho homo of the latter' a
grand daughter, Mr?. W D McCoy,
near Onwego Thursday afternoon.
W. M. U. to Have |
Important Programs
Of outstanding importance in the
work of the Baptist Woman's Miss
ionary Union of South Carolina are
the six divisional meetings to be held
jn the various sections of the state
from October 7 to 14. Attractive
programs and splendid speakers will
be heard at all tho gatherings.
The first of the series will be the
meeting of Northwestern Division,
composed of seven associations, to be
held in the high school auditorium at
Easley on October 7. Because of the
illness of Mrs. T. M. Galphin, vice
president, Mrs. J. D. Chapman, form*
er state president, will preside.
Speakers who are to appear o nthis
program are Rev. J. R. Allen, miss
ionary to Brazil, and Mis.s Juliette
Mather, Young People's Secretary for
Woman's Missionary Union, auxiliary
to the Southern Baptist Convention.
On Tuesday, October 10, Western
Division, comprising six associations,
will hold its meeting at Edgefield
with Mrs. W. J. Hatcher, vice presi
dent, in charge Miss Mather will
speak here as at all the others, and
'Dr. C. E. Burts, Executive Secretary
of the Federated Forces for Prohi
bition in South Carolina, will speak.
Southern Division will meet with
the Baptist Church in Blackville on
October 11, and this meeting will bo
presided over by Mrs. C. A. West
brook, vice president. There are four
associations in Southern Division.
Th<? next in the series will be held
on October 12 with teh First Baptist
Church of Sumter. Six T.usociationa
comprising the Central Division are
scheduled to meet there, and it Is
likely that Mrs. J. B. Boatwright,
State president, will preside in tho
absence of Mrs. H. H. Ergle, vie?
president, who is detained in Kenv
tucky because of the illness of her
little^ daughter.
On Friday, October 13, Eastern
Division will hold its meeting with
the First Baptist Church of Florence,
and this will be presided over by Mrs.
W. E. Abrams, vice president. There
are seven associations in Eastern Di
vision.
The closing meeting of the series
will be held in the First Baptist
Church of Chester, ar.d will be In
charge of Mrs. L. L. Carpenter, vice
.president of Northern Division. Seven
associations comprise this division.
A group ofs tate officers and Miss
Mather will make the entire tour irt
an automobile. Those in tho party
will be Mrs. J. B. Boatwright, Stato
President, Miss Vennie E. Lanco, Cor
responding Secretary, and Mrs. Chas,
A. Jones, Mission Study Superintend
ent, and Mrs. J. M. Barnett, personal
'service Supt. Much time will bo
given to conferences in charge of
these officers, and they will assist In
otlu wavs; on thi jorpcrarr >te ir<u
young people are scheduled for some
of the meetings.
For the past few years theso di
visional meetings have been consid
ered an outstanding part of the work
of Baptist Woman's Missionary
Union in South Carolina, and the at
tendance has been large. It is hoped'
by those in charge that it will bo
equally as large this year. Personal
notices have been mailed to all tho
societies ni the state urging tho in
erest and cooperation of the individ
ual organizations.
Tho following letter hap juwt been
recoivod by County Agent Croen from
John J?. I'nyno, Comptroller of tho
Agricultural Adjustment Adminis
tration, Washinjfton, I). C.:
Washnigton, T). C.
September, I f>, 1933.
Dear Mr. Croon:
Your wiro to C. A. Cobb in regard
to Kershaw County cotton checks^
has boon received anf roforrod to tho
Comptroller's Offico for attention.
Tho dolay it) getting those chocks
to tho County Agents ban boon duo
to tho large volume to bo drawn af
ter approval of the contancts, and in
in no way the responsibility of tho
County Agents. It has been imiposHi
hlo to expedite this work due to tho
vast amount o?f detail, but the system
has now boon perfected and th<|
chocks are now going out at tho rato
of about twenty thousand a day,
which figures should br steadily In
creased. ' 1
Very truly .youf,
JOHN B. PAYNE, Comptroller.