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? ii! ADVANCE PEE ANNUM "The Hand of the Diligent Shall Rule" 1 i JL-iiss i i. Camden, Kershaw County, Soutlh Carolina, June 17, 1924 SQCIAL AND PERSONAL One of tho. delightful events of the past week was a biuiquet served Tues day everting Mt the High school build ing to the' graduates of 1923. This -v reception to the graduates of last year jg? was unique in the history of they high school of Oamden., Mi?B Agnes D. Corbe.tt and Miss Etta D. Zemp reprc sented the faculty. Albert Evan?, who is now a student at Furman, act li <od as toastrjiaster. Svdreal toasts were proposed and responded to in a' very dolightful ra^Mj4&<The Cam- 1 High school O^elKtott'a furnished sic for thfi occasion. Miss Margaret Hogue entertained' K-,- at bridge nt the Park View Inn Wed jjf ' l nesday evening in honor of Missj * ' - ' Grace Vesty, of, Baltimore. The hon or prize was awarded Mrs. S. W. van &(??; Landingham. Miss Vesty was pre presented with a lovely ^souvenir. ^'^rAfter cards a delicious iced course' was, served. The evening was delight1 fully spent by all present. Miss Ves-1 ?'?' ty, who has visited Camden on a num- | iy ber of occasions, has gone on a visit! to friends in North Carolina. . Mr. W. T. Walker and son, Joe, of '**V % gic* Columbia, were visitors to Camden i Thursday. mmW' - , * . i ,r>v Miss Rlanche Nettles, of Columbia, ?r' were, visitors to Camden Thursday. ij: '< ' Miss Blanchc Nettles, Of Columbia,' was the guest last week of her sister,; r JJrs. U. N. Myers. I . 'ff The Kershaw County Country Club Ir mooting the "hot weathei* "half way"| by Various amusements. Golf, card' > parties attti dances are the fashion, at ! V this popular resort. ?- 1 FY./-- Mrs. Cora Ancrum, president of the1 CaYmldn Civic League, has golie to| ^"?wT Isorfolk, Va., where her -'ttommander William Ancrui tiohed. Before herN return Ancrum. will make a visi^ ?tCr-ln-la.vp, Mrs. John** ' St. ? P^V'!^r V ? -n. -McBowt cn?a- have: " some time i* Camden with relatives.! ?W\ 'nail, returned to Florida where he is ' Sj^;'?t\ga?ed in busintss. Mrs. McDowell !&? nnd'ljjkby will refnain here for a while' longer. ! eeh spending The new pastor of the Camden | ' baptist church, Rev. John P. Graham, | n^ifamily are expected to arrive a- 1 bov*|' the ? first of July. The Baptist ^Mttbnage is undergoing repairs and !jP&1Wng put in good order for its new '*v occupants. '? rV ' ' * ? * ? Mr. S. II. Mickle is announced else- j ' where in this issue of the Messenger vfor road superintendent. j .^,V , Religious Notice. Wo Are requested to publish the ! (tyy. following: There will be services utj |#!Malvem Hill church Sunday, June 22, [ Lf .at 4 o'clock. All who are interested tho service of the Lord are invited %' to 'come. All welcome to the hftus?l '. j oi the Lord. Vf * *" , Picnic at the Terrares. The Camdon Baptist Sunday s.-hool ? '-will have theft- annual basket ;>>' " - , ^;x <i4t. the T6rrace;i on Wednesday, . ie; &jjjk$$tfi. .Thos'e who exp.ct to attend picnic are requested to meet at ^Vv-the church at nine thirty i o'clock in jfcHwjfe morning and comjnittees will be '?^i?ore readiness to Cnke charge of ttte details of seeing that provision VjTnadd for conveying tho party to picrtic grounds. Court Week. : of common plehs is in session It was to have convened y morning, but as the sena can^lidates were here yesterday ('decided to postpone the busi t >f court until this morning. Judge. W. H. 'i'ownsend is presiding. ^ 1,1 ' ' ' " Dit IN KKR8HAW C OUNTY i*6<mafrd' I*ewlB, colored shot and1 killed denja i n i ii Evans, colored, Sun- 1 day morning, June R, about 10 o'-l p^lock. Evans Was about 35 years old 1 Mid Lewis in about 25 yearn of a^e. "feji said that, thrf shooting wa? the re Mi of L?w1b paying attention to Rv "v s wlfO. Bo^h were married men. ' lift makes the fourth man that ha* killed Jp the/ last eleven years lih a distance of about a mile on R. t?. Sowell'R ne?V Sandy Grove church. j . killing iddCUrtod at Jane li'? hom?v The Inquest wan held f everting by' Coroner JW. k *1 -^KiNdBnLA. J|c wag ; #}jf. Henry Assessments and Itinerary Hxed for Candidates. ? A meeting of the Kershavr County i Democratic Execbtjve Committee was held yeaterdaytffcttd the itinerary for ' the county campaign speaking to gether With the assessments of can didate*' was arranged as follows: Blanejjf . . August 11th. Rabori^s X Roads 12th. Lug^K Ca?#*t*,'> 14th' ! Bethujfe . \ 1 I RateyV'Mili' }\/ *&th Kertimw 20th. WcsVvflle . ;V* 21st. | Cotton Mills v..": 23rd. | Camden , . . . 25th. . The following assessments were I made : , Clerk of Court $ 10.00 Supt. of Education 30.00 ! .Master - . .-J ? 30.00 Road Superintendent 30.00 j House .of Representative^ 20.00 J Mag. DeKalb Township 25.00 j Mag. at Kershaw 15.00 I Mag. at Bethune 15.00. All other Mag 7.50 j Directors 5.00 i Coroner-, 10.00 i Smyrl's Garage. Mr.*Willie J. Smyfl, who is a Ker- ; shaw' jiownty young man, has opened l up a garage on Market street between I DeKalb and Rutledge strtet in the large nuto room erected there several , yeais ago. Several years ago Mr. f vrl Moved away, and while away j w*a engagedsin the auto repair bus:-, ness and he ;i? 'now tho proprietor of j Smyrl's Garage. While he only , right^liberally patronized, for ' those [ opene(f'ut> here recently he is being! who know Hitn know that he is re- j liable and reasonable in his ehargas.j and withal a very clever and accom modating young man. We are glad that he has returned to Camden and liopc that he will do well. Sfenatoriah Candidates in ? Camden The senatorial candidates spoke in the court house hero yesterday and , ha* quite A :tjxjrnber of repres^nta thf\ *?' mong tho' number being a few ladies.. Congressman James F. Byrnes was I the first speaker. He was followed 1 by Insurance Commissioner JohnJ. | McMahan, Senator N. B. Dial and I former Governor Cole L. Blease. , Their addresses were listened to at Lentively, and they demonstrated the fact that they each are good public speakers. Our space is too limited to attempt to give a synopsis of the speeches, but they were along the parne line made at the other points they have attended. Congressman Byrnes and Commissioner McMahan made? a few shots at Senator Dial, and the Senator came back at them with ( equal force, defending himself against their attacks, explaining why he did not endorse Mr. Thurmond for ap pointment, and refusing to allow Mr. McMahan to pick his choice for pres ident. The meeting was a very order ly one, each candidate receiving about the same amount of applause. Chest Clinics. The first of the chest clinics to be held in this county under the super vision of the S. C. Tuberculosis As sociation and State Board of Health will be at I.ugofT Friday at the school hou.e. For over three years this clinic work has been going on and the clinics have proved very popular rind have been splendidly attended in >11 the counties where they have been held. People are no longer regard ing tuberculosis as they used to as an incurable disease, but finding out now that it is 80'// curable in the early stages, are looking into the matter when they havq bad' coughs, run a temperature and are in a run do\|['i condition.' Dr. Ernest Cooper, chest specialist! from the State Board of Hcilth in co-operation with tho local physi cians will conduct the clinic. Dr. ! McDowell of York will also be pres ent and help with the clinic. Dr. McDowell served ns a chest specialist during the \T?r, and part of th.j time since then has occupied the position j as Superintendent of Oteen, the larffe'l government ^Hospital near A.sheville, j for ex-serVice men who are suffering ' with tuberculosis. The indications; are that very successful clinics will' be held. NOTICE The Charlotte Thompson School Library will be open every Wedn es dny afternoon from 4:30 to 0. to school children, patrons Of tho pchool ancj nil people living In the Charlotte ROADS T' TOLL SPANS STATE NOT TO . AVE ^he policy of refusal to spend mon ??y for paving roads approaching toll bridges except where tolls are being, used for the retirement of indebted ness on such bridges,, and the adopt ion of the State highway engineer's estimation of 16 years as the period of time for the completion of projects for which provision was made in the highway act of 1S>24, were two of the important features of the reyslar nionthly meeting of the state highway commission Tuesday, The adoption of the policy in re- J gard to the toll bridges will have a di rect bearing on the bridge across the ( Water ee between Richland and Ker-j shaw counties Toll is still collected at this bridge, it was stated, although bonds of indebtedness' have already been retired. As paving of the Co lumbia-Camden road from the river ? to Camden road" from the river to Camden is being planned the state , highway engineer was authorized to confer with the Kershaw county au thorities, ami should they refuse to! make the bridge free, the highway department can refuse the aid for the paving of the road. A definite time for reimbursement on road and bridge projects was made be the acceptance of the state high ways engineer's interpretation of the highway act. ---Columbia Record. Mass Meeting at Blaney. We are requested to announce that1 there will be a mass meeting at the school house at Blaney on Friday evening, June 20th, at 8:30 o'clock. At this meeting it is earnestly de- . sired that all the patronos of the school attend and others who are in terested in the progress and develop ment of the school. The meeting is called for the purpose of getting a.) full understanding of the school sit- ? nation and coming to some definite , conclusions as to the best methods to pursue and to determine upon a ' basis that will merit the hearty co- j operation of pveryone ? a real friendly i spirit that w\lj increase ,th^v schoql ' jbirit of (he commtthH^ ? 'V . - f > .--??) ?; .. .. . . j. First Week Jurors The following jurors were drawn this morning to serve for the first tvoek of the court of general ses sions which convenes Monday, July' 7 th : ' M. N. Billings, J. L. Hornsby,' Claude Hell, W. H. Gardner, A. G. j Bradley, N. B. Workman, T. B. Camp-, bell, L. T. Anderson, F. A. Nelson,! I. M. Capbell, F. H. Hayes, W. R. Gregory, E. II. Watts, Lewis Bran-' ham, R. L. Jones, B. F. Robinson' W. R. Evans, J. L. Pate, .lames Elliott,1 C E. Davis, G. R. Brannon, Erwest Ellis J. W. Connell, T. M. Clyburn, A. B. Shaw, C. R. Bowen, DeWitt Branham, J. M. Clyburn, D. J. Cly- ( burn, A.'K. Bowen, J. H. Hinson, Ed die Rabon, S. R. Kirkland, J. E. Sow-i ell, G. W. King, Luther Taylor. Program for Kershaw County Union, ( The Kershaw County Union will m^et with Bethany (Westville) Bap tist church on Saturday and Sunday,! June 28-29. Following is the program: Saturday 10 A. M. Devotional by the moderator. 10:15. Organization. 10:45. Is the desire for worldly pleasure increasing among church people? If "so, why? How may i1 be checked? W. E. Furcron, S. A. West, E. L. Copeland. 11:30. Church Discipline. S. B. II' tfield, Rev. Graham. Recess. t 1 :30. What shall we do about 1 Cor. lfi:2 Dr. Rice, W. I). Williams,: C. O. Stogner. 2:15. The Epistle to the Rortians, its meaning and its message. Dr. J. II. Boldridge. Sunday 10 A. M. Sunday school lesson taught by. M. B. Gunter and one teacher from each school repre sented. 11. How to standardize our Sun day schools. Editor Birehmore.. 11:30. B. Y. P. IJ. Address. M. B. Gunter. W. F. ESTRIDGE, for Com. The Men's Evangelical Club of Camden accepted an invitation to hold a meeting at Beaver Dam Baptist I church Sunday afternoon. Quito a number drove out* there for the ser vice. Mr. W. B. de Loach presided. Short addresses were made by C. W. I Rirchmore, J. R. Belk and Senator I. 0. Funderburk. The musical fen ' ture was fine. A song by the quartet was exceptionally fine. The church was well fllled and many expression* J of "appreciation were heavd by the vis i3- ' 1 II i*-J. j*" "w " .?-? - LIBERTY HILL. June 16? Mr, Editor the past week was all good farming weather, no rain fell tintil Satuitlay evening and very light then in this section, but to the* east of u?, in the Stoneboro section* and soOth the fall of rain was quite heavy, streams were swollen and some damage was done to small badges and culverts. Owing to the fact that Southern Power Co. are raismg their dam six feet, the bridge over Beaver Creek will have to be rebuilt this summer so ?ounty director Jones informed us a few days ago, Mr. Jones expects to use his official influence to see that the power Co. places a bridge' over that important branch of their pond, that is safe and adequate to carry the t traffic that expects to pass over it. Your correspondent with a number of others at this place have been 'sev eral times to hear Rev. Raymond Browning a noted evangelist who is conducting a three weeks meeting in Lancaster. He is a forceful preacher and drives his facts home with power and earnest nL.ss? large crowds attend?it was "es timated that 3000 people were present Sunday night ? and the interest seems i m')a growing. A trained singer and a piaqist are with him and assist greatly in the meetings, Hon. N. S. Richards and Mr. F. B. Floyd made a trip to Charlotte one day last week. Mrs. T. P. McC'rea and children of Denmark, S. C., are on a visit of sev eral days to her parents, Maj. und Mrs. J. G. Richards. Mrs. J. B. McCoy of the Mt. Zion section was here last week visiting her sister, Mrs. F. B. Floyd. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Clements and two litte daughters Annie Belle and Lottie, arid Mr. Willie Dukes of t lie Shiloh section of Sumter spentfthe week end in the home of your report er. Miss Louise J< hnston who taught the past session at Westminister is at fcgiy&fe SiP^? her acWfol eio?e^^^\4^.-4)e.eh , vijsiUing* her brother, J* FrJohnston,' At lanta, and a friend in Birmingham. Mrs. S. N. Hammond of Stoneboro spent several days last week with her daughter Mrs. H. S. Higgins. We are pleased to note that Mrs. R. C. Jones who has been sick for some time, has so far recovered that she was able to attend church on Sunday. A CARD. I take this method of thanking my customers and friends who were ho loyal to me during my administration with the Standard Grocery Company, Inc. I am glad to state that I am now with the Electrik Maid Bake Shop, Inc., in the capacity of manager, and I will be glad to see and serve you at any and all times, and for your confidence and patronage will put forth my every effort to render such service as will be pleasing to each and every customer of the Bakery. Thanking you for all past favors and asking for a continuance of same, Yours very truly, A. C. DRAWOY. A CARD. In connection with the above card from Mr. A. C. Drawdy, we wish to express our sincere appreciation of the very liberal patronage bestowed upon us in our effort to meet the de mands of the public for a well-kept, up-to-date bakery. Many of Oifr friends were daily customers of ours, ar 1 to them and all others who weyo loyal to us, we sincerely express our thanks, and feel sure that you will continue your patronage under th J rr nagement of Mr. Drawdy who ha? lu-w assumed his duties as such. Sincerely yours, MR. * MRS. B. G. SANDERS. A Shocking Tragedy. A deplorable accident occurred Saturday night about twelve mile^ east of Camden in the Cassatt neigh borhood when Katie Boll Baker, a nine year old daughter of Will Baker, fell Into a well and was killed. Tfie well is said to be about eighty-five feet deep and had ten feet of water in it. The child remained in the well for three or four hours before it Could be gotten out. It was burled at Beaver Dam Baptist church Sum day afternoon. Tho"" little girl was grand -daughter of J. Bunyan Mfc ? Donald, who in serving a five year sentence in the penitentiary an an acceptor y to the muTdfrU, of William , Qnmot tor whom Oc . convicted and senter j tton, and BETHUNE NEWe j Bcthune, Juno 10. ? An elecl ! held at this place last Tuesdl 10, to determine whether this, j district would issue $18,000 in lj - to erect a new brick high school J ing at this placeo'r not. The ele ; was in favor of the bond issue, building will be erected in time for,] j session of the Bethune high school | possible. I" or the past two ywirs the relation Jand friends of Mr. L. E. Gardner, | Jef fersort, have given him a picnic ;^] | his old home near Tiller's Ferry.Tl year the picnic will be held us'usui scme time next month. Mr. Gardr is now about 71 years of age. Mrs. Louise Robertson, of Edj mor, S. C., widow of the late Dr. ertson, who died recently, spent week with the f.::nily of Mr. M. Ward. An invitation from several eitizt of this town, has been extended4)' four candidates for the United St Senate from this State to addrei voters of Bethune and vicinity* time next month. Miss Stella Bethune is sometime with her cousin, Mrs, Johnson, at Trenton, Tenn, Mrj s<fti was formerly Miss Kate brough, of this town. Miss Allie Hyatt, of Bishe was an attractive visitor at th? of Mr. 11. E. Hyatt last wee{ Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Lafit spending a couple of weeks S C., their old home, Mr. B< Kinnon is acting cashier of chants and Farmers Banl^, Lafitte is away. Mis. \V. 11 Brown and^l Charlotte, are visiting at Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Horton/"3 Brown's parents. Mrs. Madeline Wutkins and Virginia, are spending a wl Mrs. Watkins' parents, Mr. A. J. Smith. ^ 'Dr. E. Z. Truesde^ who York several,days ago, retuj on Saturday, night last. Mr, Daltp^Mcteod.t painf|4y \ maKhetfs ^irfcl^ji and as a consequence is confined his home at ' present. Miss Emma Bradley is spending a few days with her sister-in-law, Mrs". Annie Bradley, at Cheraw. Hubert McLeod, who has been at- 1 tending the Institution for the Deaf, i Dumb and -Blind at Cedar Sprii>g, is| at home fey- the summer. During a thunder shower one day last week, lightning struck a mule, which was owned by Dock Doo^las, and it was instantly killed. Roland, Douglas, son of Dock Douglas, whoi was plowing the mule at the time, was severly shocked and remained un conscious for over two, hours, but he has since partially recovered. Dur ing the same shower, lightning struck two milk cows owned by John Collins and they were both killed. Mr Collins lives just above BethUne. Misses Geneva Pitts and Lillian Brannon left this week to attend sum mer school i\t Winthrop College. Miss Ilallie Newsome, of near Bi-| shopville, a daughter of Mr. E. S. Newsome, and Mr. L. L. Hayes, of Lat ta, S. C., were married at the home of [ the bride on Thurs-day afternoon of last week, Rev. J. M. Forbis, of thisj town, performing the ceremony. Miss Cecelia King and little sister, Annie, are spending som? time with Mr. and Mrk. Mark King, at Neeses . Miss Josio Blackmon, of Darlington, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. L. O. Johnson. Miss Thelma Ca?sady was at. homej to a number of boys and girls of the younger set on Tuesday evening of last week, complimentary to her fif teenth birthday. An enjoyable even ing was spent, nt the close of which refreshments, consisting of cake nnd| ambrosia, were served. Over two hundred names have al l ready been enrolled on the Bethune Democratic Club book and the enroll ment this year will probably reach '400. This is a substantial increase over the enrollment two years ago. Mrs. E. L. Fields and two daugh ters, Misses Maggio and Rosa Lee,| fcft yesterday to spend two, weeks [ with relatives at Lamar. .?? Little Morris Lavina, of ("Jheraw, is visiting his aunt, Mrs. C. C. 'Padgett. Mr. I/f!stor King has opened Up a cafe in.;the building next above Oliv ers' dr^vgoods store. The n$w ginnery which is being e rected hfere by Messrs. W. ft. and W. T-. Ratcliflfe, is nearly completed and machinery will he shipped out this entencfpa in the tyr-i Detifleci^, k enroll their rrfJJWsint book of the pffecl _ theni. The regulations as to enroll ment and the general rules of the Par iy are printed on the inside cover pages of the hooks. The secretaries and members of the enrollment com mittees will kindly familiarize them selves with these rules and be watch ful that the enrollment of each voter is made in accordance therewith. The books will open not later than Tuesday, June 3rd, and close on the last TuesUay in July, which is July 29th. The books must be placed in the hands of the county chairman within three days from the date of their closing. M. M. JOHNSON, Chmn. Kershaw Co. Dem. Ex. Com. M. L. SMITH, JR., Secretary. Camden, S. C., May ?8, _1924. mill man, was here last week looking over the ground for the purpose of learning the inducements offered here for the establishment of a cotton mill at this place in the near future. This sounds healthy to us. We venture to state that there is no one enterprise that would do more to put the town on the map than a first class cotton mill, especially at this time, and there is not a better location for a cotton mill than Bethrne. If the citizens of this Community will subscribe a portion of the capital stock, the balance can eas ily be raistd from other points. Another enterprise that would' mean much to the development of this community is the proposed electric 1 i tc h t plant at Haley's Mill, about nine miles above Hethune. It is propos ed to build a dam at this mill sur rounding 300 acres and this would fur nish a permanent force at 327 horse power, which would be sufficient to run a couple of cotton mills, as well as fur nish lights and power for th(. town of Hethune. Mess. Davis and King, own ers of this property, have already re-, ceived a proposal to furnish power for the new cotton mill at Pageland if the plant is established, whteh now seems a certainty. MisH Eva Saverance is on * visit to relaWveR at Lamar. A business j#ian here said to 'the writer one day'Mast week that overy citizen of Hethune should thoroughly,' clean-up around his premises at once. There is a lot of rubbish, tin cons, waste paper especially, around stores and back lots at present this ought to be removod as a