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TERMS : ? SUM) LN ADVANCE PER ANNUM. K j\ {\ VOL. 49 "The Hand of the Diligent Shall Rale" 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.