The Wateree messenger. (Camden, S.C.) 1884-1942, December 20, 1933, Image 1
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
t IN ADVANCE PER ANNUM.
VOLUME SO
The Hand of the Diligent Shall Rule"
CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1933
CHAS. W. BIRCHMORE, PROP.
No. 11
Community Tree
Christmas Eve
The City is sponsoring a Commun
ity Christmas Tree Christmas Eva at
5 o'clock. It is being given for the
less fortuante children of Camden
and of the rural districts of tho
County. The tree has already been
fixed on the Camden High
School grounds and is simply lovely.
The tree is equipped with an auto
matic switch and will cut on 5
o'clock each afternoon until Christ- ]
mas and cut off at 12 o'clock. The
electrical work was done by Messrs.
L. P. Tobin, Walter Rhame and H.
E. Graham. Each rural community
is asked to bring in an dhave charge
of its children. Everybody is invited
to come. There will be community
singing of Christmas Carols in
chaige of A. C. McKain. Fou: hund
red stockings will be given but these j
are only for the d?stitute children of
the city and rural communities. At
the conclusion there will be p. display
o' fireworks.
Following are the various commit- i
tees in charge: General Chahman,
R. M. Kennedy; Central Committee,
Wm. Alexander, John T. Mackey, A.
S. Karesh; Financial, R. W. Pomeroy;
Transportation, American Legion;
Decoration, Jewish Ladies' Organiza
tion; Stocking, Legion Auxiliary;
Santa Claus, Sam Karesh; Reception,
Junior Welfare League; Music, A. C.
McKain; Registration, -Miss Hey;
Hall J. C. Richards, Jr.; Lights, L.
P. Tobin; Firewoiks, John T. Mackey.
AVERAGE TEACHER GETS LESS
MONEY
Pay Drops From $968 to $812 Per
Year.
The nverage salary of white South
Carolina school tcachers wa^'estimaT*'
ed yeste day to h ive decreased from
$968 to $812 in tho past three years. |
Dr. H. L. Fulmer, direct^ of the
bureau of information and research
of the state department of education,
said the only factor in school opera
tion which increased during the pe
riod was the nunber of pupils as
signed each teacher.
The average salary for elementary
rchool teachers dr -lined from $878 in
1931 to $746-in 1933, Fulmer reported.
A similar drop brought high school
teachers' salaries from an average of
$1,26". to- $1,033.
Fulmer recorded the decrease in the
averagn salary o.' elementary and
high school teachers combined, ex
clusive of supervisory pay. as fol
lows: 1931, $968; 1932, $868; 1933,
$812.
lip slid it ha(' beer "gradual bu*
decided." It amounted to approxi
mately 16 per cent over the period
of time. Pj
Comparing the alaries of Kershaw
County and fhos" of tho Camden
Schools with the above average :'or
193.", we find th," 1 the average sala
ries for high school and elementary
teachers ;s even below the avera/''
for the state.
The following information regard
ing teacher's salaries is furnished
by Supt. J. G. Richards:
The average salaries paid element
ary teachers throughout Kershaw
County is $540.36. 7"he average sal
aries paid high ^chool teachers h
$570.00.
The number of days taught in the
elementary schools of Kershaw
County are expected to he 16(1 and
the number in high schools, between
160 and 170.
The average salaries for the ele
mentary teachers of the Cnmderi
Schools Is ^$675 and that of th? high
school, $725 per year, per teacher.
Since 1931, the salaries of th? ma
jority of high school teachers of the
Camden Schools have been reduced a
little over thirty-eight per cent; tho
lowest reduction was thirty per cent.
In the same period of timo tho sal
aries of some of the elementary
teachers have been thirty-eight per
cent, the majority of them, reduced
thirty-three and one third per cent.
A few of the lowest grades of the
elementary teachers were reduced
twenty-five per cent.
The actual reductions of salaries
In the Camden City System since 1931
is as follow*:
Supt. of Schools, 86 2-8 per cent;
Prta. at High School, 26 per cent;
ptfcty Pilidf !? mw?|? $0 per c&n t;
? '
Liberty Hill News
Liberty Hill, Dec. 18. ? At the Pres
byterian church Sunday morning,
Sunday School was held at the usual
hour in charge of Superintendent, L.
P. Thompson, who said he had receiv
ed a letter from Secretary Magill,
congratulating the Liberty Hill School
upon winnning the banner agin. The
banner is given by the Bethel Presby
tery to the school making the largest
per member rally day contribution.
The school here won it for several
years in succession, but last yea: it
was won by Chester.
Rev. F. A. Drennan filled his regu
lar appointments, morning and even
ing. Communion Services will be held
on the fif^h Sunday of Dec. at the
conclusion of the morning sermon.
In addition to the store, Mackey
Jones Co. In*., mention 01 which was
made last week, our village ha? two
other stores, one of them kept by Mr.
C. D. Cunningham, who is also the
efficient Post Master of Liberty Hill
and keeps the office in his plac! of
bu iness, the other one kept by Mr.
II. S. Higgins at his home on Highway
97 and the Heath Springs road. They
all sell goods at prices in line with
the larger towns and command a fair
share of patronage.
Mrs. A. L. McCaskilll, teacher in
the Blenhiem School and daughter,
Miss Annie ttighton and sister, Miss
Lyle Hay arrived last week to spend
the Christmas vacation at home here.
Mr. and Mrs. John Roddy of Rock
Hill and Miss Johngy Richards, Win
throp student were Sunday guest, in
the home of their parents, Gov. John
G. Richards and Mrs. Richards.
Prof. J. P. Richards of the Lancas
ter Grammar school is at the home
?%his mother? Mrs. C. E. Richards,
his school having closed for the holi
days.
Mr. L. P^ Thompson was a tbusiness
visitor in Lancaster one day last
week.
Cadet A. G. Cureton of Clemson
College is expected home on Friday
to spend the holidays with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Cureton.
Miss Ann Thompson, Great Falls
high school student spent the week
end in Ca*iden as a guest of Miss Ina
DeLoache.
Mr. J. C. McCaskill of Camp Hilton
spent few hours Sunday with his
mother) Mrs. A. L. McCaskill.
The show windows of Miss Mockey
Jones & Co's. store are dressed "out
in unique and attractive holiday
attire with elecftric lights at night,
work of E. L. Joneo, who is an adept
in manipulating electric wires and
holiday decorations.
A small error crept into this
column last week and one letter en
tirely changed the meaning of a word
from what we wished to convey. We
regret very much that it occurred.
The friends of Miss Josephine
Wardlaw, who has been seriously
at the home of her parents for ten
weeks will be^glarl to near t^iat she
was able to atter.l churoh last Sun
day.
MEN'S BIBLE CI, ASS
Lyttletun Svreet Methodist Church
This group of mer. are growing
each Sunday in Interest and attend
ance. Dr. Wimberly's addres.^s are
timely and thought provoking. We
wish all our men would avail them
selves of these wonderful morning
tnlks. fie will speak to us next Sun
flay on the Meaning of this Day, \ve
celebrate, Christmas. Let uu turn out
and give him a room filled with men.
JACK MOORE, Secretary.
BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICES
Men's prayer meeting Sunday
morning at 9:30, Sunday school at 10
o'clock with C. O. Stogner, superin
tendent in charge. Public worship
conducted by the pastor at 1 1:15 A.
M. Subject: "The Mission Of Tho
Beth el hem Babe," preceded by n short
Christmas message to the children of
the church. At 7:30 P. M* tho young
people will present a Christmas play,
Senior B. Y. P. U. Thursday evening
at 7:30, Junior B. Y. P. U. Sunday
evening at 0:30.
The public is cordially invited to
attend all the services of this church.
Aver<ago High School Teachers, 35.2
per cent; Average Gr?do teach*?,
86.4 |xwr wnt
Camden Loses
Good Citizen
In the death of Mr. W. L. Jackson
which occurred at noon Thursday,
December 14, Camden and Kershaw
County have lost a good and valuable
citizen. Mr. Jackson underwent an
operation for appendicitis recently
and at first it was thought that he
was getting along nicely but a turn
for the worse came and he passed
away Thursday.
Mr. Jackson, in a quite and unas
suming way, rendered valuable ser
vice to his town and county, and he
will be sorely missed. He was well
liked by everyone and there are many
who will feel a deep personal loss in
his passing. His many kind and good
deeds will live. A devoted husband, a
j kind father arid a valuable citizen was
I W. L. Jackson. Truly it can be said
that a good man has fallen on sleep.
William Leslie Jackson was bom in
Camden Aprill 26, 1881, and attended
the public schools of Camden for a
short while. In early Ijfe he followed
the trade of a painter. Later he went 1
to worV: fo ? tho Southern railway and
worked himself steadily upwards ur.tfl
he became a conductor. Leaving the
railway service, he entered tho groc
ery business and ran a bus and taxi
service. About sixteen years ago he
bought out the Chero-Cola bottling
plant in this city and by close atten
tion to business had made a success
of it. He was also interested in
farming.
Seventeen years ago he was elec
ted to the city council of Camden as
alderman from ward one and as a
testimonial to his worth and charac
ter, the voters of his? ward have re
elected him each term to that position
and in nearly every instance without
opposition. He was well liked by cit
izens of all walks in life, as no man
in Camden was tear# loyal to his city
and took more interest in its civic
affairs.
Mr. Jackson was a member of the
Lyttleton Street Methodist church, on
the board of stewards, a member of
Kershaw Masonic Lodge No. 29, Rift
ing Star Chapter No. 4, Lafayette
Council No. 25, Camden Commander^
No. 12, a Shriner, and a member of
th? local Rotary club.
He was married on March 5,1914,
to Miss Janie Giace Tidwell, of this
county, and to this union was born
the following children: Claude G.
Jackson, Herman L. Jackson, W. L.
Jackson, Jr., C. Carlisle Jackson,
Dally Jackson, Grace Elizabeth Jack
son and Joseph C. Jackson, all of
whom with his widow survive. Hi is
also survived by his aged mother,
Mrs. Susan Mayer, three half broth
ers and two half sisters ? L. S. Mayer,
A. R. Mayer, P. M. Mayer, Mrs. E. R.
Frietag, Miss Emily Mayer, all of
this city.
Funeral services were held Friday
afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Meth
odist church with Dr. C. F. Wimberly,
, the pastor, in charge.
Honorary pallbearers were mem
bers of the city council and board of
stewards of tho Methodist church.
Interment was in the Quaker ceme
tery.
CAMDEN ATTORNEY AUTHOR OF
HOOK OUT LAST WEEK
Henry SAvage, Jr., Camden attor
ney. is author of a book issuing last
week from tho press of Dorrance,
Drexel building, Philadelphia, under
the title, "America (Joes Socialistic,"
with tho subtitle, "An Interpretation
of Our Government Drift." A pub
lishor'-i noto says:
"The prevailing uncertain state of
public, monetary and economic affairs
prompts the question: "Whither are
we headed?' This volume gives the
answer, and in tho publisher'w opin
ion, the present book, just published,
is one of the most authoritative and
thoughtful pronouncements on an all
important subject to issue in the
season of 1933-34. . .It will create a
stir."
Mr. Savage has had a number of
articles in magazines which have
shown him an uncommonly thoughtful
and penetrating analyst of the con
temporary trends.
The above information is givwn in
order that the citizens of Kershaw
County and School District No. 1 may
knoW what salaries tho teachers are
now receiving and how much they
hare beet reduced.
Bethune News
Bethune, t)?c. 17. ? Mrs. R. R.
Burns and Miss Eloise Miller enter
tained Saturday* evening in the home
of Mr. Bums, complimentary to Miss
Lucile Brown, second grade teacher
here and Miss Esther Ramsey, teach
er in the McBe? school who are to be
married during the Christmas season.
Christmas colors were carried out
in decorations and in refreshments.
Candle stick salad and Russian tea
were served.
High score for ladies was given to
Miss Stella Bethune while the men's
went to Mr. J. C. Foster.
The out of town guests were Miss
Esther Ramsey and Leroy Burns of
McBee and Muss Estelle Gramlin og
Baron DeKalb schooP
Miss Estelle Gramlin was the week
end guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. R.
Burns.
Mrs. Raymond Clyburn and child
j of Norfolk are visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Mack King, of Neeses, Mrs.
Allie Esthridge of Greenville and
Miss Einily Ethrridge of North spent
Tuesday here with relatives.
M iss Vergie Keaton oi North wan
the week end guest of Miss Sara
Getty*.
A three act comedy "Grandm?. Is
Stepping Out" will be given by the
faculty Thursday evening at eight
o'clock.
Special Christmas services will be
held Sunday evening at the Presby
terian Church at seven o'clock.
The Christmas holidays in the Be
thune school will begin with the
closing of the Thursday afternoon
session and last until January the
third.
D. M. Mays left for Detroit, Micff.,
Saturday where he has gone to see
the 1934 model (Chevrolet.
Miss Mary King, a senior at Co
lumbia College, is at home for the
Holidays.
Dr. Stokes of McBee and Dr. E. Z.
Truesdell attended the County Med
ical meeting at the home of Dr. Carl
West Wednesday evening.
STEAL BULBS FROM
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TREE
Unknown party or parties have
been stealing electric light bulbs
from the lovely community Christ
mas-tree erected for the needy and
destituto children.
This is vandalism o fa mean sort
and Mayor Kennedy says that tfTe
guilty party or parties, if apprehend
ed, will bo prosecuted to the fullest
extent of the law.
CAMDEN BOY ACHIEVES
SUCCESS AT CI.EMSON
News of unusual success of a Ker
shaw County boy will be oi interest
to his friends has reached us. The
Clemson College Chapter of the Blue
Key organization, has recently given
membership to Donald Barnes, a
graduate of Camden High School in
the cl:is& <?f 1930, and now a senior
at Clemen where he will be grad
uate?. in Textiles next Juno. This
honor group is limited in membership
to those men possessing unusual and
superior qualities of leadership ability]
and who have exorcised this ability in
their activities.
Young Barnes is President of the
Phi Psi, a national Textile honorary
fraternity whose membership is based
upon high scholastic grades. He wrf? |
one of the honor juniors to gain
membership in this organization last
year. He also holds membership in
Sigma Epsilon, a social Fraternity of
which ho has boon a member since
hi;i sophomore year.
Donald has been both Corporal and
Sergeant during his sophomore anf
junior years, respectively. His presort
military position is that of Captain,
in command of the Band. Ho has
been a band member since his first'
year at Clemson. His unusual musical
ability has given him a position ifl
the Jungaleer Orchestra for thre*e
yearn. This orchestra is Clemson'.*
best. The members have made quite)
a reputation for themselves ami for
the school throughout the state.
Young Barnes wa<< also a merr>ber of
the R. O. T. C., band and orchestra
last summer at. the annual R. O. T. C.!
encampment.
lie in n membo- of both th<i regi
mental baseball and volley ball teams.'
He is also Managing Editor nf the
TIGER, the cadet weekly paper. j
Neil Branham Victim
Hit and Run Driver
Officers Have Clue and Seek Driver
of Hit-and-Run Automobile.
Neal Branham, 50, a farmer with
wide family connection throughout
the county, was killed instantly Fri
day night, wHer. he was struck by a
hit-and-run driver while walking the
Camden-Bishopville highway, a few
miles from Camden.
Mr. Branham left Camden about 9
o'clock to walk to his home alone.
His watch was picked up near the
scene of the accident and had stopped
at 10:20. His skull was fractured.
The doo; knob of the car was picked
up near .he scene which has furnished
a clue for officers to work on.
He was a native of West Wateree
and formerly resided at Lugoff, but
of late years had made his home six
miles from Camden on the Camden
Bishopville highway.
He is survived by the following
sons and daughters: Mrs. L. A.
Campbell, Camden; Mrs. Alice Seho1t"2
of Trenton, N. J.; Emerson Branham
Leroy Branham, Camden; and an
aged mother, Mrs. Maggie Branham,
Brothers and sisters are: Gary Bran
ham, Earle Branham, of Charleston;
Mrs. John Holland, Mrs. Melvin Hall,
Camden; and Mrs. Eugene Holland,
of Cassatt.
Mr. Branham was a member of
Pine Grove Church in West Wateree.
A coroner's jury viewed the body
but withheld verdict pending develop,
ments.
CHARLOTTE THOMPSON NEWS
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
"The Nativity" will be presented
this coming Sunday evening at 7:30
at Beulah Church by members of the
congregation. All are cordially in
vited to be present.
The Sunday School of Mt. Olivit
Church will present a Christmas
Program and enjoy a Christmas tree
on Saturday evening at 7:30. "Santa
Claus" has promised to be there and
wants to see especially all of his
little friends. So don't disappoint
him.
Mr. James Seagle of Presbyterian
College is spending the holidays with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Seagie. James has the outstanding
honor of being President of the Jun
ior Class. Last year he was voted
by his fellow students as the most
"likable" boy in school. The com
munity is proud to own him.
The School Holidays commenced
Tuesday at 3 P. M. and will conclude
Wednesday morning at 8:4f> We
sincerely wish for big and little, old
and young a very Merry Christ/mas
and A Happy and Properous New
| Year.
COMMUNITY SANITATION UNIT
FORMED IN KERSHAW COUNTY
Mr. W. M. Shannon has been ap
pointed by the State Board of Health
as head of the Community Sanitation
Unit in Kershaw County. The work
has to do with the building of sani
tary pit toilets for tho curbing of
human horn diseases such as typhoid
fovor, dysentery, and hookworm,
is not the purpose of the unit to en
force hardship on anyone, and tho
competent force of this unit will work
with the people to try to save them
as much money as possible. The unit
is not contemplating the necessity of
the enforcement of tho State laws.
However, it is wnll for the people to
know that there is a state law cover
ing this project. The cost to tho
individual propery owner will be only
for the material, arrangements hav
ing been made with the C. W. A fo"r
the construction and erection of those
sanitary pit*.
Mr. R. S (iary, District Supervisor,
has been in Camden assisting in tho
organization of tho unit in this
county.
Tho office will be locatod in the
County Health Officer's office* in the
Court House.
Dll(g*me* Wl??
la ? Ylrta? po*?**??d by
every nuccesaful man. Fie known hla
Job, he works at hla Job. he loves his
Job. Dill (fence ta thnt which Mend*
mind and body, transforms wishes !n
to work, dream* Into realities. If 1"
th? one thing that fetH results. UriL