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a?v, t r ?"* " L m A j iESSENGER NO. 30 Kershaw Co. Schools Inaugurate Play Day The first. p)ay day of Kershaw County was held Friday, April 20, 1934 at Baron DeKalb High School. TxA play day is a popular event now all over the South, the emphasis be ing upon the play spirit rather than upon the interscholastic competition. All eight high schools in the coun ty were invited to send ten girls to represent their school in this even. Fifty girls participated in the games during the afternoon. Midway big*! school, accompanied by Supt. W. B. Stevenson, was represented by twenty girls, Charlotte Thompson, accompan ied by Miss Elizabeth Workman, b rought eight girls. Camden, s?ic c ompanied by Miss Gertrude Zemp and Mr. C. P. Goodyear, brought ten girls. Baron Dekalb had thirteen ^?irls. Upon their arrival at Baron De Kalb these girls were placed on r. Color team, either blue, green, red or yellow. These four teams were made up of .girls from all four schools. In this way the girls devel op wholesome friendships rather than a feeling of intense rivalry. The following program was carried out: 1:00 ? 1:30 Registration and dress. Meeting in auditorium. 1 :3U ? 1:50 Mass games. 1:50 ? 2:20 Volley ball, Red vs. Green; Base iJall, Yellow vs. Blue. 2:30 ? 3:00 Volley ball, Yelolw vs. Blue; Baseball, Red vs. Green. 3:10 ? 3:40 Horseshoe , Red vs. Blub; Individual Challenge, Yellow vs. Green. 3:5u ? 4:20 Horseshoe, Yellow vs. Green; Individual Challenge, Red vs. Blue. 4:30 ? 5:00 Relays. 5:10 ? 5:40 Chapel Program. Welcome by Wilma Sill, President of Physical Education Class, and Mr. J. K. Lee, Jr. Songs and stunts by eolnr teams. Tap dancing, members of Physical EcIEucatfon Class. Awards. 5.i40 Refreshments. At the Chapel program announce ments were made by the Color team winning the highest number of poirts during the afternoon. First place with a total of 3SG points went to the Blue team, with Nannio Truesdaio of Baron DeKalb as Captain. A very simple award was made to the win ning color team. After the Chape) p?*ogram refreshrfients^. consisting of punch, sandwiches and cookies wei\ served to the vistinrs. The play day program offers op portunlties for the development of student leadership a:i al! event.) wera supervised by student leader?. Th t .program was planned and conducted by tho boys and girls of the Physica Education Class of Baron DeKal. school, under the direction of Mis* Sam Bruce. Since the play day was as thoroug". ly enjoyed by all participating wi hope that it will bo an Annual even, of Kershaw County. The following girls were p.esent . the play day: Mary ElElen McDowel. Pearl Bradley, Willine M<Guirt,iRub> Melton, Goldie Shirley, Zelma Good man, Pearl Godwin, Dennie Smith. Minnie Sue Bruce, Elizabeth Pitts, all of Camden; Willie ('. Ai derson, Louise Tidwell, Sadie Corbett, Oralie vBj*annaji, Mary Laney, Thelma Stoke? Flo . ee Rozier, Dorothy West, Ruth ; Andorson, Willie Horton, Ellen Hor ton. Ruby Gay West, Virginia West, Thelma Cato, Laurio West, ftva Cor : bott, Gene Cooper of Midway, Lila f Dixon, Iva Eou Arrants, Eoree Young Marjqrio Shiver and four othor from Charlotte Thompson; Nannio Trues dale,' Vivian Truesdale, Cora Trues ' dale, Margaret Faulkenberry, Mar garet Vincent, Paulene Holland, Ann Clarkson, Katherine Ogburn, Marie Blackwell, Velma Truesdnle, Nannie Munft, Wilma Gay of Baron DeKakb. ^THK GREAT PYRAMID OF GAZEH ' Thin will be tho subject of the atf dresfi next Sunday morning before the Merits Tliblo Class of th? Metho dist church. This pyramid stands before iKk world as the wonder of' ii Wonders. That it has a profuond t significance, will b? brought ou5 htf | Dm, Wlmberly S%nday morning. ThA Olass should rally for this unusual ad dress. You will learn something you f will never f^Niflt. Remember at 10 o'clock Sunday morning.? -Jack Hoortk Secretary. I Liberty JjiH News ?HiU, April 30. ? Th? Liber* ?mocratic Club met on Sat rii 28 .and reorganized by . B, ^oyd, President, G? R. Vice-president, L. "P. ! , Secretary, N. S. Richards, Committeeman, Messrs. R. C. Jones, John G. Richards and G. R. Clements were elected delegates to the County Convention on Monday next. ^ ~ v< Misses Ann Thompson, Willie Mae Bench and Luoy Clements, honor roll students of Great Falls High School, attended fno girls' track meet at Rock Hill on Saturday and spent very pleasant and interesting day, but some of them are now experiencing sore musclfes as a result of their ac tive participation in the games and amusements of the occasion. At the "church on "Sunday Superin tendent L. P. Thompson being absent EElder R. C.' Jones conductcd the ? Sunday school exercises in a very1 acecptaible manner, following which I Rev. P. A. Drennan preached from j Revelations 4th Chapter and 1st ver^' Gov. John G. Richards has been con! fined to his bed several days by sick- I ness but was said to be some* better on Sunday, flis friends hope for his speedy recovery. The Sunday "State'' carried the marriage notice of Miss Annabellei loyd of Tabor, 1M. C. to Mr. A. B. ' Stalvey of St. Paul, N. C. Miss) Floyd is a daughter of the late Dr.| J. W. Floyd and a neice of Mrs. R. J. i Wardlaw and Mr. F. B. Floyd of this 1 place where she has visited often and i the news 'of Tier marriage will no' doubt prove of interest to some of! your=readers. ? Mrs. McMurray of Abbeville is vis iting her brother, Rev. F. A. D;en nan who also had as guests last week Rev ! J. T. Dendy and Mrs. Bendy and' daughter of Clover, S. C. Mrs. C. 10. Richards has returned home after spejuling^* very pleasant visit witlHWi^efflW'^flsa Sophie Richards and other relatives at Al bermarle. Dr. S. 7. Brasington and Mrs. Brasington were here ono day last week. The Br. was making a pro fessional call. Mrs. L. J. Jordan and little daugh ter, Marlow, and Mrs. C. W. Jordan ? ind little son of the Westville section were guests last week in the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W Z a Hilton. ' i Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Clements and children were Sunday visitors in the home of Mrs. G. W. Perry of Lancas ter. Mr. R. C. Jones was a Camden vis-i or on business, Friday. Mr. L. I?. Thompson made a busi ness trip \o v'reat Falls and Lancas ter on Saturday. Miss MargaVet Hammond of Stone horo spent Sunday ni tho home of her aunt, Mrs. H. S. Hggina. Miss Louise Johnston, popular teaher of tho school Stoneboro made a trip to Charlotte last Satur day to assist in fitting glasses for one o I he/ pupils, ? ORDINANCE BEING j STR I ( :r LY EN FO RC E I* The City administration is tighten " K up on violators of tho parking ordinance and this week has been | waging and intense campaign against such violators. So if you don't want to ho given a ticket for wrong park ing watch yourself and park right. LARGE SALES FOR CHEVROLET DURING APRIL A total of 62,388 units wer* deliv ered by Chevrolet dealers during the first twenty days of April, Acocrdin# to W. E. TTolelr, general sales mana ger of Chevrolet Motor Company Sales for tho year through this per iod total 285,332 units as compared to 154,626 units in the same period of 1933, making tho period lf?2 per cent of tho corresponding period of 1933. Sales reported for the twenty days of April are more than 180 per cent of tho corresponding 1933 April fig uro of #4, #(>4 unitft. Retait <Te7Tverios of commercial cars and trucks continue to gain; 16,224 trucks wero delivered during the April period, which triples tho 1933 figure of 5,304 units for tho same ' Pe,,'0d. Sales fn the commercial field j hAve shown steady increases. Mr. Holler pointed out, and at the dose |of thin April period had?*c&ed a record figure of 78,610 traite for Blackwood Silent in Reference Judgeship Governor Blackwood was silent yesterday in refernece to an AssocU ate Press Dispatch from Washington to the effect that his name had been included in the list of those recom mended for appointment as fedei-al judge of the Eastern district of South Carolina. The vacancy was caused by the death of Judge Ernest F. Cochran. The dispatch was as follows: Washington, April 30. ? Senator Smith (Democraf) of South Carolina was advised by the justice depart ment today tnat investigation of at torneys recommended for appont ment as federal judge for the East ern South Carolina district has been completed but no indication was ?iv en when a nomination might be made by Presiden; "Roosevelt One of the men investigated was Frank K. Myers, matser in equity for Charleston county, who was recom mended by Senator Byrnes (Demo crat) of South Carolina. Senator Smith has repeatedly de clined to make public tho names of attorneys he submitted to the de partment witR tho statement that he would support the man whom an in vestigation showed to be best quali fied for the position. It was authoritatively learned, .how ever, that the list includes tho nam* of Governor I. C. Blackwood, of Spar tanburg, tho only resident of the the Eastern district judgeship. Others on the Smith list are Repre sentative McMillan of Charleston; L. D. Lide of Marion, Ben Hodges of Sumter, professor of law at the State university in Columbia, State Sena tor R. M. Jeffries of Walterboro, V7aties Waring of Charleston and R. E. Dennis of Bishopville Whilo no definite date for a con ference has been suggested, both sen ators expect, probably this week, to discuss tRe judgeship appointment with justice department officials and possibly with President Roosevelt. ? Th<i State. RA LEY'S mill club Met SATURDAY Raleys "^lill Democratic Club met Saturday, April 28, 1034 and was re organized with tho following officers ft>eing elected: President, W. P. Rodgers; Vice-President, N. B. Welsh, Executive Committeeman, J. B. Munn; Secretary-Tresurer, P. C. Rodgers; Enrolment Committee, N. B. Welsh, J. E. Davis, W. C. Newman, Ellie RecTuick; Delegates to County Convention, W. P. Rodgers, N. B. Welah, J. E. Davis, C. B. Pate, Rich ard Eubanks, D. A. Munn. Tho following resolution was un animously endorsed: That our Club go on record as unanimously endors ing I)r. S. F. Barsington for re-elec tion as County Chairman, and do heartily commend him for the splend id financial showing that ho has made during his administration. JiARON DEKALB SENIOR CLASS TO PRESENT PLAY The Senior class of the Baron I)p Kalb High School will present "Tl" Dust of Earth", a four act romance,, by Katherir.e Kavanaugh in the High School Auditorium 'Friday evening, May 4th at 8:00 o'clock. Tho public is cordially invited. Tho play is being directed by Misses Sowoll and Bruce of thfi High School Faculty. The fololwing is the cast of char acters: David Moore ...Curtis Kaulkenber.v Susan Moore Pocolia Vincent | Elizabeth Ola Bake/ rJerry Herman Truesdalj I Rev. Dr. Temploton . . Fred Fletcher I M iss Arabella Lucille Young J ohn Ryder Randolph Ogburn Wandering Tom ....Richard Owens Moso Robert Ilarfl Noll, The Dust of tho Earth Wilms SMI A small admission prico of 10c. and ir?c. will bo charged. JUNIOR CLASS CHARLOTTE THOMPSON TO HAVE SUPPER The Junior CJlass of Charlotte Thompson High School will havo a chicken supper at the school Friday evening at Roven o'clock. During the evenihg several movies and enjoyable, music will be given by represent*- 1 L . Wateree Bridge Is Now "Free" Tb? state yesterday lifted tho tolls fron* the Waleree bridge on United States Route 1 near Camden and pressed negotioantions for tho pur chase and freeing of threa other toll bridges on the Great and Littlo Pee Dee^riV/ers. C.i H. McMillan, diision engineer, telegraplieH tne highway department the tolls were "permanently" remov ed from the Wateree span at noon. The department had arranged to pav Kershaw county $147,500 lor thii bridge, making a down payment oi $19,500. Provisions also were included in 1934 lo&i^Tative acts for the depart ment to acqu>r and free tho Mars Bluff and Godfrey's Ferry Bridges on the Big Pee Dee and the Potato Bed Ferry 'bridge on the Little Pee Dee. Ben M. Sawyer, chief highway commissioner," went to Florence today to negotiate with officials of Flor ence, Marlon and Hi.-ry counties with the hope bf arranging for the pur chase of These bridges in time for a big celebration planned for tomorrow. The Mars Bluff bridge is on Unit ed States Rout 17 between Florence and Marion, the Godfrey's Ferry on State Route 175 between Marion and Johnsonville and the Potato Bed Fer ry span on a county board between Conway and Johnsonville. MAYJFESTIVAL AT LUGOFP School Thursday, may 3 The Lugoff School will present a May Festival Thursday afternoon May S #.t 4:30 o'clock. May Pole dances, the Virginia Reel, Flower dances and also a Toy Orchestra wil' be features of the afternoon. There will be no admission charged and the public is cordially invited to be pre sent. The festival will take place Thuraday-tH^ess prevented by -rain, and if not staged Thursday will take place Friday at the same hour. JR. O. U. A. M. IN SESSION IN CHESTER LAST WEEK The 39th anual and 1st biennial session of the State Council of Jr. Order United American Mecahnics was herd in Chester, S. C. on Tues day and Wednesday of last week. An excellent delegation attended. Tho State Secretary, Mr EE J. Hisey, re ported that tfie Order in South Car olina hacf made a considerable gain in membership during the past year, and the reports from the National Council office, reported more than 3,000 gain in the Nation. The boffy voted to hold its next meeting fn Camden, S. C., in April 1935. Tho following officers were elect ed to serve in the State Council for tho ensuing year: State Past Councilor, Georga M Brown, Mullins, ft. C.; State Council or, W. W. Smoak, Walterboro, S. C.; State Vice Councilor, J. S. Thurmond, Edgefield) S. 'C.; State Secretary, E. J. Hisey, Charleston, S. C.; State Treasurer, Charle.i M. Griffin, Waf terboro, S. C.; State Chaplain, Rev. T. P. ChrTsTmas, Conway, S. C.; State Warden, S. J". Smith, Clover, S. C."j State Conductor, T. M. Miller, Abbe ville, S. C.; J-icato Insido Sentinel, W. If. Knight, Greenville, S. C.; State Outside Sentinel, It. B. Strickland, Columbia, 8. C. Those attending the convention from the local council were: Dr. A, W. Humphries, H. E. Graham, L. H. J one A, and I>. J. Creed. The Order's Association of Secre taries and Treasurers held its annual meetng on the evening of April 23, preceding the State Council meeting. A splcndfil meeting was hold with a large delegation attending. Tho election of officers resulted as fol lows: President, L. H. JonoR, Camden, S C.; Vice-president, H. PI. Graham, S. C.; Secretary, A. L. Ware, Green ville, S. C.; Treasurer, I. A. Smoake, , Lancaster, S. C.; Warden, Boyco Higham, Florence, S. C.; Conductor, j M. A. Fields, Florence, S. C. / tlves of the Larro Feed (Company. Supper will be served for twenty-five cents a pfate, the proceeds to go for tho baseball team and tho Junior Senior Reception. _ The public is most cordially Invited- j iAv," ; j. i-1' ? Young People Held Successful Meeting! ~ i Bethesda Presbyterian Church of Camder. was host on Thursday April 26 to tho annual all day Youth Con ference of the Young People of Con garee Presbytery. 215 delegates a long with pastors and workers of young people wero present from the following churches: Shandon Presby terian, Salem, Pine Tree, Rose Hill, Batesburg, Aiken, Trenton, Camden, Bethune, Eau Claire, First Presbyter ian Columbia, Arsenal Hill and Winnsboro. The principal addresses were made to the entire conference by Dr. J. W. Jackson of the First Presbyterian | Church of Columbai. Tho Confer ence was divided into four sections lor morning and afternoon discuss ions on these two themes , "Young People and l'rayer" and "What Young People Can Do for Christ". Leaders o? these discussion groups were Mrs. J. N. Keels, Rev. J. H. Cuddlip, Mr. Norton Sterrett, Miss Cornelia cLaurin, Rev. J. T. Keels, Rev. S. K. Pnillips and Rev. F. Ray Riddle. X mTssionary program giv en by young people plannng to go to foreign fields was given by Miss Vir ginia McQuillan and Mr. Norton Sterrett assisted by others. In the evening s banquet was serv ed to the Conference by the ladies of the Chucrn at the Masonic Hall. Rev. Rob Hodges, Jr. was tho able toast master "Tor tnia occasion and much merriment was afforded by the stunts provided by each of tho churches re preesnted. Following the banquet Rev. Mr. Cuddlip showed movies of the Shandon and Clinton Conferences of last year. This was followed by a strong appeaT from Mr. Cuddlip for the more than two hundred young folk present to dedicate their lives to Christian obedience and service. In the absence 61 Miss Mary Thompson of Camden, president of tha league, because of illness, Miss Annie Laurie vioodalo of Columbia, presided over vhe conference. The following were elected and installed as offic6rs for i,he League for the coming year: John McRae, Columbia, President; Virgin ia McQuiTkin, Columbia, Vice-presi dent; Mary Workman, Winnsboro, Secretary; aim McKain Richards of Canulen, Treasurer. The splendid success of the Conferneco was in large measure due to tho untiring ef fort of tne popular, beloved and ef ficient manager of the Confemece, the Rev. J. W. Conyers, pastor of the Rose Hill Church of Columbia to whose church the banr?er for the best young peoples work was awarded. BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICES The following services are an nounced at tho First Baptist Church for week beginning Sunday May 6th: Sunday school 10 o'clock with C. O. Stogner, superintendent in charge. Public worship conducted by tho pas tor, J. B. Caston at 11:15 A. M. Sub ject: Our Missionary Task, At the evening hour 8 o'clock the W. M. U. will have charge of the service. Miss Sarah Funderburk, a returned miss ionary will be tho principal speaker. Those who have heard her say she delivers a wonderful message. M<f th ly deacon's meeting Monday evening at 8:30, Teacher's meeting Tuesday evening at 8:30, Midweek prayer ser vice We'dnesday evening at 8:30. B. Y. 1'. U. Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. Tho public is cordially invited to attend all tho services of this church. I ETflODTST CHUUClI SERVICES Wo shall talce up our regular work from now on without interruption*. Our TTToTe Conference conducted by Miss PCal^Teryn Danforth proved a great blessing to all who availed themsfHves of tho ministry of this charming, consecrated young woman. Let us now ta"ke up this line of work ? Bible study, sei v'oo in tho way she so 'beautifully outlined for us. The pastor will preach twice next Sunday? 1 1 :15 and 8:00 o'clock. Our mid-week prayer and Bible study will be ta*ken up with tho study of the Book of Revelation. Ushers for May are: Morning: Ma rion Williams, H. A. Matthew*. At night: Basil Bruce and Delyoache Sheorn. Lawrence Jones is Chair man. a P. WIMBERLY, Pastor. Delegates Named to County Convention ^ meeting of the Camden Demo cratic club was held Saturday after noon with T. K. Trotter as president, and Mr. Trotter was nominated for 'reelection as president, as was also I H. D. Niles, as secretary and treas urer. Mr. Trotter was also mimed as executive committeeman from this club. It was moved and carried that all those present be named as dele gates to the county convention which meets Monday, May 7. The president, secertacy and I. C. Hough were nam ed to fill out the remaining number of names to get the required number of fifty delegates. It was then suggested to request all those who could not attend the May convention that they name an alternate and urge him to attend. The list of delegates is as follows: C. C. Whitaker, Sr., G. C. Welsh, R. E. Stevenson, Wylie Sheorn, W. L. De Pass, Jr., iStoney Campbell, S. F. Brasington, I. C. Hough, B. E. Spar row, M. M. Johnson, W. C. Moore, G. E. Taylor, J. H. McLeod, A. W. Hum phries, M. L. Smith, Sr., W. S. Beck ham, M. L. Smith, Jr., L. Rex Jones, VV. L. McDowell, T. K. Trotter, G. F. Cooley, R. W. Owens, J. Irby Turner, J. B. Rush, S. H. Goodman, S. Wylie Hogue, H. D. Niles, J. H. Clyburn, J. R. Belk, Mrs. Kathleen B. Watts, W. T. Redfearn, R. M. Kennedy, Jr., J. H. Osborne, T. V. Walsh, Jr., George A. Creed, F. N. McCorkle, W. R. Hough, L. A. Wittkowsky, L. O. Fun derburk, C. P .DuBose, Sr., B. M. Smith, F. M. Mayer, Hughey Tindal, W. F. Nettles, Sr., Henry Savage, Jr., N. C. Arnett, George T. Little, Jr., J. M. HofTer, Thomas J. Kirk land, D. F. McLaughlin. , This being the year when it will be necessary to enroll on the new club books, the same enrollment commit tee consisting of H. D. Niles, Miss Emmie Alexander and Wylie Sheorn, were named to serve again. NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS Messenger this week carries three new announcements of candi dates for public office. Congressman J. P. Richards has -announced for re election from the Fifth District. Murdoch M. Johnson has announced for tire state Senate and L. P. Rose of Iialney has announced for Courv^ ty Director from West Wateree Township. EXTENSION OF SEED LOAN PERIOD TO MAY 15, 1934 The public is informed that the per iod during which applications may be accepted for Seed Loan has beer, of ficially extended from April 30 to May IB. W. C. Parham, Field Supervisor for this county, urges that everyone interested in getting a Seed Loan should see him at once at his office over the Fashion Shop. HONOR ROLL BARON ' DeKALB SCHOOL The following is tho honor roll of Baron De"Kalb school for period end ing April 20: Grade 1. Cecil Anthony, Talley Rabon, David Roberts, Marion You^f, Lizzie Mae Davis, Marguerito Hilton, Mary Jane Phillips, Evelyn True.4 dale, Cornelia Self, Dan Banks. Grado 2. John Boone, Tommy Stover, Nancy Lee Owens, Lou Jane Baker, Dorothy Broome, Marlowe Burche, Jewel' Hornsby, Betty Horton, Carolyn Owens, Doris Rabon, Jessie Lee Roberts, Johnny Sowell, Eloise Truesdale, T^o m a Workman. v Grade 3. Elizabeth West, Viola Hortorn, Aria Knight, Margaret Mc Donald, Geneva Ray, Kugono Faulk - enberry, Max Rush, Sam Trucsdale, Jr., Frank Workman, Joe Young. ththt . aarararaarraard Grade 4. Wfario Holland, \V I1. Da vis, MargTe Vforkman, Willie Mae Jordan, (Thalmers Hornsby, James Truesdale, J. f,. Williams, Lewis HornSby, T'harlio Frost. Grade 5. <i?orgn Jordan, Hoyt Owsns, Cleo Smyrl, Ninn Young. Grade 0. Melit.a Baker, Kmmin Oonnell, Louise McManus, Dorothy Worlcmnn, Ruby Young. Gradn 7. lluth McDonald, Vest Player. Grade R. Paulino Holland, Ann Clarkflfcm, Sara Gaskin, B. McDonald. Grado ff. Wlllld Man Horton. (trade 10. None. Grade 11. None.