The Wateree messenger. (Camden, S.C.) 1884-1942, November 14, 1934, Image 1
License Drive
Starts Friday
Ben R Stroup, director of motor
(vehicle division of' the South Caro
lina highway department, announced
last night that enforcement of the
drive on 1934 licensee would 'be
postponed until 5 o'clock Friday
morning. The drive was scheduled
to have started today.
Mr Stroup said that enforcement
was being postponed to give the mo
tor vehicle division time to ''clear
up" all orders for licenses already
placed with the department. Thru
Saturday night the division had <re
gisftered approximately 145,000 ve
hicles, while orders for 5,000 to
10,000 licenses were in the mails un
filled. The director added that the
department was hopeful of catching
Up with mail orders within the next
couple days.
The windows of the division wil;
open at 8:30 tlhris morning and re
main open until 5 o'clock. After to
day the regular hours of 9 o'clock in
the morning until 6 o'clock in the
afternoon will bo observed.
Mir. Stroup explained that the de
partment had been delayed in filling
oiders to & certain extent due to a
number of applicants having failed
to indued an additional 50 cents a
long with the regular charge for the
plates to cover late registration fee.
The regular period for placing ap
plications closed October 31. Since
(that time the late fee has been
chargeable.
PLAY FRIDAY EVENING
AT PINE TREE SCHOOL
On Friday evening at seven o'clock
at the Pine Tree Hill (Mill) school,
the curtain will rise on one of the
most spectacular performances in
the anriala of Camden history. Re
hearsals lor the musical comedy,
"Peggy BreezetJTn4*, produced by the
Jeffnell Producing Company is un
derway, and by Friday evening the
public is assured of a polished and
finished production.
The leading role of Peggy is being
played by Miss Daisy Gordon, the
leading man is Mr. Rhodus. Eugene
Dority takes the part of Pop and
Harvey Davis takes the comedy lead
of "Spasm", a perfect take off or.
Stepin Fetchit. The other parts ore
those of "Tissy", the feminine com
edy lead, a blushing bride and a
stuttering groom, and mar.y other
varied characters.
A baby show will feature the ev
ening's paformance a prize being
given to the ibaby who has beer, giv
er. the most votes.
Tickets are 15 and 25 oents, so
come out and bring your whole fam.
tly.
Pine Tree Hill School, Saturday
everjing, November 91, at 7 o'clock.
FAT LADY AT FAIR
DIES AT NEWBERRY
Newberry, Nov. 13. ? Mrs Ada M
Hunt, 52, died thin morning at th*'
Newberry County hospital after a
week's illness. Sho is survive;! by
her 'husband, J S Hunrt of Sarasota,
Fla. The body will r?main at Mc
Swaln's Funeral Home until Tuesday
Afternoon when i)t. will bo taken to
Salrawota.
Mrs. Hunt was a mom be i1 of the
Krauso sh<*w, which played the past
week at the Newberry County fair.
She was featured as the fat lady,
weighing about 730 pound**.
THE IIAIGLAR THEATRE TO
OPEN MONDAY, NOV. 19
The Haiglar, CaJmdem's newest the
srtre, under the management of Mr.
T. I>ee Little, will open Monday, Nov
ember iOlh in the handsome and
modern new auditorium recently com
pleter! ihy the city. The awditoimm
v i* vary lovely ?und Is equipped with
the latent in heating and cooling fa
cilities.
NOTICE
There will he an old time TurkAy
Shoot at the Trotter ( Greenhouse
(opposite tlfoe Fair Grmtnds) in Cam
<km Wofkwwday, November 21*t at
3:80 p ivu The public in invited,
f is * ?. . R. H. SMITH
..Va' ilyn i i ?
Liberty Hill News
Liberty Hill, Nov. 12. ? At the
church on Sunhay morning Sunday
School at 10 o'clock by Superintend
ent L. P. Thompson, who also con
ductor the llo'clock service, the
pastar being away. At night prayer
meeting with a home missionary
topic was conducted by Mr. N. S
Richards, Misses Ajnn Thompson and
Annie Mae Cureton read appropriate
pieces and an interesting talk was
made by former governor Ridhfards
who also read some impressive
statistics concerning church growth
in Bethel Presbytery.
Messrs. Mackey Jones Company
have improved their store by the ad.
dition oi a balcony in the rear end
adding much to the floor space and
storage capactiy of their already
spacious 'building.
Mrs. John G Richards was in
Laurens last week visiting her
dadghter, Mrs. J, W. Todd and was
accompanied home by two grand
daughters, Misses Jane and Bettie
Todd for a weekend visit.
Col. W. A Floyd, prominent bus
iness man of Greenville was visiting
Ihris brother, Mr P. B. Floyd at the
old home here last week.
Misses Louise Jones efficient and
accomodating bookkeeper for the
Mackey Jones Company was a bus
iness visitor in Heath Springs one
day last week.
Mr. W C Wardlaw who was ii
charge of the CCC Sub-Camp here,
is at home for awhile.
Misses Clara and Louise Johnston
were Charlotte viitors ocne day last
week.
Mrs. J H Patrick, Miss Elizabeth
Patrick and Mr. Johnston Patrick of
White Oak spent the weekend in the
home of Mr. and Mrs J B Jothaiston
who also had as guests on Sunday
Mrs Fanny Johnston, Misses Gladys
and Kate Johnston of Great Falls
and Mrs. May H Melton, Miss Bar
tha Heath, Miss Margaret Kee and
Miss Lila Connoir of Chester.
Mr. and Mrs J G Richards, 3rd,
of Asheville are guests in the home
of the former's mother, Mrs C E1
Richairds. j
Mr. and Mrs J B Anderson of i
Camden spent a few days lat week
in the home otf Mr .and Mrs W Z
Hilton, parsnts of Mrs. Anderson.
Mr L P Anderson attended a
meeting of the KeraHvaw County
Fish and Game Association on Wed
neday last.
Miss Johngy Richards who is
teaching at North Augusta, and
Miss Ann Thompson, Columbia Col
lege student, were home on Sunday.
COTTON MARKETS
Camdmi Spot Market
Present Priced Last Week
Short Cotton 12.50 12.33
Inch Cotton 13.25 12.75
Inch and 1-16 13.50 13.40
These prices are approximate on
middling basis.
Cotton seed on local markets. Pre
sent prices, i<n car lots, per ton $40.,
ir wagon lots $37; last week, in car
lots $40, wagon lota $37.
Number of bales sold in Camden
for week 315; for bust week 525; for
iseason 6,489.
Cotton tirnJtling was quiet in New
Orleans on account of the election and
tho goverment crop estimate ar.d
prices had eased off moderately, but.
improved steadily after the estimate
came out and the election was over.
The figures for the number of bale?
was 9,634,000 which was 100,0000 ov
er commercial expectations but this
did not break tho mairket. The gain
for the week was 25 to 27 poir.ts
and holders of ?pot cotton seem to
be looking for higher prices. Exports
are good, demand favorable ami of
fe, rings are light.
The length of staple this year In
South Carolina continues to show a
pronounced improvement over last,
year, about 57 percent has been an
inch or longer, against 30 percent last
year. The figures are seven eights
IK por cent., fifteen sixteenths 25 per
J cent, Inch 34, over an inch 23 per cent.
Coll?|M ?nd (UaltH
A survey made by the Illinois d%
partmont of health Indicates that four
yeara of c?1ege life add two yearg to*
person'* ?*fe. It wan found that the
life expectancy of male college gradu
ates In more than two years greater
khan the general average, while hoftor
students h&vs an extra two years.
Samuel McGowan
Dies Suddenly
* .
Laurens, Nov. Il ? Rear Admiral
Samuel McGowear}, 64, World war
paymaster general of the Untied
States navy and first chief state
highway commissioner, died here at
9 :25 a. m. today aft the Laurens hotel
after a brief illntea from an heart
attack. Admiral McGowan, who was
a native of Laurens, arrived Friday
from Washington and New York for
one of his two or three annaul visits,
having last visited helsb in May. Dur
ing Saturday he waa on the stress
greeting friends as visual.
. Lieut. Comdr. W) R Ryan of the
Charleeton navy yard came to spend
the weekend with the admiral at the
hotel. Shortly after It o'clock last
night Admiral MqGowan, who had
been entertaining ^leveral callers in
the lobby, complained that he felt a
numbness in one of.his airm. Dr. R
T McGowan, his kfasman, was called
at midnight and remained with him
until, 2 o'clock. Meantime a nurse
was called. He rested very well for
several hours but shortly after 9
a. m. he suffered a collapse and
soon expired.
MIDWAY HIGH SCHOOL HONOR
ROLL FOR OCTOBER
First Grade. Mefrgaret Elliott,
Betty Jane McCaaidll, Julia Rider,
Sarah June Rozler, Donald Holland,
^Claude Wieet, Jr?
Second Gn.de. William Horton,
Wilson Holley
Thir Grade. Myrtle Corbitt, Thom
as Hough, Sarah Catherine Watkins,
Ralph Young.
Fourth Grade. Azalee Ingram,
Coleen Hall.
Fifth Grade Charlotte (McCaskill,
Jessie Parker, M&flgaret Robinson,
Troy West.
Sixth Grade Pauline Catoe, Lunne*
Elliott, Carl Holland, .ICyTtle Horton,
Lewis-Lee Wost*"*: t
Sventh Grade Ferris Joynear, J R
Teal, Ida Lee Threatt, Margaret
West, Margaret Yarboxough.
Ninth Grade Gene Cooper, Emily
McCoy, William McCoy.
Eleventh |G4rade Oralie Brannon,
Martha Moseley, Flojnee Rozier,
j Thelma Stokeo, Ruby Gay West.
Camden Wins 5th
and 7th Dist. Title
The game opened with Camden
kicking off to Andrew's 30 yard line.
The opposing team tried 3 line plays
in succession and lost 15 yards.
IThey then tried a pass which was
not successful but which was .recov
ered by one of their own players, and
then they kicked to Camden's 40
yard stripe. Halsall, Branham, and
Flowers made gains, a first down
and a pass to Flowers netted the
first touchdown. A line buck failei
for '"he extra point and the score was
6-0. The next touchdown was also
made by Flowera on a pass, after
gains by Branham, Nsttles and
'20 yard run of his own. Again the
score was l'2-O.
Then almost the whole second
team was put in the game and they
did very well, Andrews thre.aten.mg
them once. Andrews was penalized
15 yards for clipping. An incom
pleted pass and the half ended with
theb all in the middle of the field.
Iln'3 second half started wtith Net
tles receiving the kickoff. Halsall,
Nettles, W. H Branham, and Flow
era .all made gains. Nettles made
the other touchdown and this time
the point failed also.
During the fourth quarter *ie
visitors resorted to passes, one of
which gained 25 yard. They were
unable to make much headway and
! the game ended with the score 18-0.
CAMDEN AND BEAUFORT TO
PLAY FOR LOWER STATE TITLE
The high schools teams of Camden
and Beaufort will meet at 3 o'clock
Friday afternoon at Camden for th?
t B Class Championship of the lower
state.
These two teams met in 1932 for
the same title, Catmden winning a
thrilling gama Since this battle
Beaufort has won sventeen games
without a defeat. They were not in
the league last season 7 but are back
with a vengeance this year.
Camden'? record is not so impress
ive, having loat to Charleston, Sum
ter, B. C. and Po,rtex Military Acade
my this season, but they have showed
improvement in each game and hope
to give Beaufort a real scrap
ANEW epoch in maritime his
tory was begun when the North
German Lloyd liner BREMEN ar
rived in New York harbor five
years ago and immediately estab
lished, not merely a record for
speed, but also a new standard for
transatlantic travel. Curiously
enough, this achievement became
more than a "seven days wonder."
and the BREMEN has not only re
tained her reputation in the mari
time world, but has been a source
of admiration by her consistent and
noteworthy performance from that
day until the present, piling up an
enviable record of service and today,
upon completing the first half of
her one hundredth round-trip, she
is pointed to as an outstanding ex
ample..
With her arrival at New York on
November 8th, the BREMEN will
hive finished the first lap of her
century voyage. This, in itself is no
extraordinary achievement, were it
not for the fact that she has main
tained, during all these years, a
schedule of arrivals and departures
or clock-li|<c regularity, in all weath
ers, through all seasons and under
all conditions. This record is due
in no small measure to the man on
the BREMEN'S" bridge, Commo
dore Leopold Ziegenbein, who
brought her over on her maiden
voyage.
By an odd coincidence, Commo
r! ^ro Ziegenbein celebrates not only
ti e one hundredth voyage but also
his sixtieth birthday which occurs
cn November 16th, the date of the
BREMEN'S arrival in her home
port, Bremerhaven, on the comple
tion of this century voyage.
fn th^se past five yearn, the
BP EM EN has run up t mileage of
7^000 milea; has transported 232,
10S passengers, among whom were
Included ths president of th? United
States, Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
who accompanied by his son, Elliot,
crossed on her.
An analysis of the BREMEN'S
performance involves figures run
ning into many ciphers ? whether
referring to the number of passen
gers or the number of dollars spent
on her in this country for her main
tenance. A survey of expenditures
incurred in New York from the time
the BREMEN made her initial ap
pearance on July 22, 1929, until now,
discloses the startling fact that al
most $11,000,000 has been disbursed.
Of this enormous sum, an amount
of $982,500 (the major portion of
which represents actual payments of
wages) was spent for miscellaneous
items including pilotage, wharfage
and stevedoring; overtime for cus
toms' officers; policing; tug boat
services; electric current, steam and
telephone services; fresh water:
$7,039,625 paid the fuel bill: while
the amount of the world's finest
foods purchased for the ship's
larders cost many hundreds of
thousands of dollars.
In addition, appreciable outlays
were made for office rent, advertis
ing and agents' commissions.
Commodore Ziegenbein was born
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T n 1 0?7 - 1 . i
Commodore,
Armistice Day
Exercises Held
Very appropriate Armistice Day
were held at the high school pud'tor
ium on Monday morning.
Songs "Over There", "Pack Up
Your Troubles" and "There's a Long,
Long Trail" were sung by the as
semblage.
A reading "In Flanders Field'" by
Minnie Sue Bruce and a ,reading
''Yellow Butterflies" by Carolyn
Cantey were well rendered, after
wlhich the following songs were sung
"Keep the Home Firss Burning" and
"The Rose of No Man's Land".
Mlrs S. C. Zemp, Americanism
Chairman of the American Legion
Auxi. , t-poke on the Preamble to
the Constiution of the Legion and
Auxiliary. Mrs. Zemp next introduc
1 ed the new president of the Auxiliary,
Mrs A C McKain, and the new Com
marxler of the Legion, L L. Wallnau.
Mrs J B Zemp very delightfully
rendered a solo, "Let Us Have
| Peaco".
The speaker of the occasion was
the Rev. Brice Herbert, Methodist
minister, of Bishopville, who was
j introduced by M rs. S. C Zerrvp in a
few well dh<osen words.
Rev. Herb ret spoke cm "Peace" a'nd
the Youth of To<jay. His address wa?
most inspiring and interesting and
listeided to with the keenest attent
ion by those present.
Mr. T J Trotter presented the
Annual Red Cross Roll Call.
The program closed with the sing
ing of the ''Star Spangled Ba:mor".
At 11 o'clock at the intersection of
Broad and DeKalb Streets a short
memorial was held by the Legion \n
memory of thosa who sacrificed their
lives in the World War. As tihe
names of the World War honor roll
was read flowers were placed at the
foot of /the honor roll. A detachment
from the Kershaw Guards fired vol
leys and taps was sounded, fl
THREE SCORE AP*rb TEN CLUB
MEMBERS MARRY
Thomas H. Wells, Cleveland, Wed*
Mrs. Josephine Watkins of Camden
T. S. Meek, president of the Three
Score and Ten club, ^ re ported to the
club yesterday that Thomas H. Wells,
charter member of the organization
and a resident of Cleveland, Ohio,
and Mrs. Josephine Watkins of Cam
den, S. C, were married recently in
First Baptist ChurcOl, Fort Lauder
dale, with Rev. Frank Keene, pastor,
officiating.
C J oCyle, 101 year old member of
the club, and Miss Lucinda F. Scott,
mascot, were the witnesses. Mr antl
Mrs Charles Peterson, Chicago, were
in the bridal party.
Mr. Wells is senior memberr of the
insurance firm of Wells-Guenther
Company of Cleveland and was don
nected with the Y M C A in that city
for 25 years. He has been a winter
resident here for 2p years. Mrs
Wells is a contributing member of
the organization and has resided here
for 10 years.
Mr. and Mrs Wells will make a
tri.p to Vancouver, B. 0., wi the
spring. ? Miami Herald.
Mrs. Wells is tflve mother of Mrs.
Lewis I/eo Clybunn and Mrs C B
Boyles of Caimden, Mrs Sfceve Perry
of Miami, Fla., and Jack Watkins of
Florida.
Death of Colored People at Liberty
Hill
Liberty Hill, S. C.- ? Aunt F,li/.a
James aged and rejrpected colored
woman died recently at the home of
her son, Isaac Ijames, on Mr. N. S
Richards place. She was buried at
the colored Presbyterian chmrch
IhV're. A largn attendance was pre
sent
Charlie Samuel, prominent color
ed fajrmer, died at his home on Beav.
or Creek on Thursday night after a
hmg illness. He was a good citizen,
was well liked by white and colored.
Ornamental TtMtwirn
Knives and forks that look llk? raid,
hot are much more durable, hare been
produced by a British manufacturer,
using a\a nlloy of and cop
per.
Ne Goo4 f*r Hln
A soft answer may turn away wrath,
but never an Insurance agent. ? Chi
cago Bvenlag Pout '
Forest Towers Are
Now Manned
With the beginning of the fall for
est fire season, District Forester, H.
Y. Forsytihe, Florence, S C, lias an
nounced that the two forest fire tow
era located La Kershaw County at
Camden and Liberty Hill are manned
and towermen and Rangers are on
active duty, organizing their forces
to aid in putting out forest fires.
The two fire towers which are locat
ed in tho County were previously
constructed from Association funds,
and the telephone lines which wore
constructed, connecting the towers,
were made possible througth tho
cooperation of the State Forestry
Commission ' with tho Emergency
Conservation Work program at no
cost to the County or landowners.
W. C. Perry has been appointed
Ranger for the Camden Unit and C
D Cunningham has been appointed
Ranger for the Liberty Hill Unit oC
the Kershaw County Forestry As
sociation. This Association is co
operating with the State Forestry
Commission in forest fire prevention
and extinction and over 45,0(J0 acres
are included in the Camden unit and
approximately 38,000 acres are co^
operating witih the Liberty Hill Unit
for intensive fire protcetion. The
membership of this Association is
voluntary on the part of the land
owners who are paying 2c an acre
a year for protection. However,
Mr. Forsythe said that tho lack of
sufficiocit state funds for (reim
bursement purposes will prohibit the
expansion of the service which can
be received from the fire tower, and
tho Kershaw County Forestry As
sociation until such time as mere
funds are made available for tlh'o
State Forestry Commission.
GARDEN LETTERS
Anyone interested in .receiving the
monthly "Garden Letters" frorm
Cletnsoh College are requested to
file their names and addresses at tho
County Agent's office. We will also
be glad to furnish interested parties
with Garden Bulletins and other ma
terial to help develop better all year
gardens. ? Henry D. Green, County
A^ent..
"A CURE FOR WORRY"
On next Sunday evening at the
First Baptist Church tho psitor J. B.
Caston will speak on: A Cure for
Worry, at the moming hour the sub
ject will be: Going to Church.
Sunday school at ID o'clock with
C. O. Stogner, superintendent i~j
charge, B Y P U Thursday evening
at 7:30.
Tho public is cordially invited to
attend .all the s-orvices of thia
church.
BOX SUPPER
There will be a box supper at tho
homo of Mr and Mrs Henry McCoy
Friday night, November 10, 1931.
Proceeds will bo for the benefit of
Beaver Dam Baptist church. The
public is cordially invited.
MEETIN OF BOY SCOUTS
Regular meeting of Troop 30, Boy
Scouts of Afmericn, was held in tho
Amerrican ion Hall, Scoutmaster
W F Nettles, Jr, presiding. All re
peated the Scout oath and Lord's
Prayer. The roll was called with 23
members preset $2.80 in dues w;ls
reported collected The Scoutmaster
informed scouts of invitation to a
weiner roast by tho Beteer Boys Club.
Scouts then marched over to the
Shrine building whero supfper was
sefrved. A good time was had by,
all. ? David Wolfe Wnllnau, Scribe
l>i??-Ov?ry of
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lx)t? of people have K<>f>d Mean, hat
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