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VOL. 42. Camden, Kershaw County, South CatoHna, November 24, 1925. CHAS. V\ ^*r?gKJioREf PROl' No. 7. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Congressman W. F. Stevenson, of Cheraw, was a visitor to the county fair Thursday. Messrs. R. C. Jones, F. B. Floyd, G. R. Clements and J. H. Clements, of Liberty Hill were visitors to Cam den Thursday. Mrs. R. B. Williams, proprietor of the Park Vjew Inn, has been quite ^Bick for some days pust, bu? her friends are pleased to learn that she in now improving. Messrs. H. G. Carrison, Sr., Thos. j J. Kirkland and Mrs. William Anc-j rum, Mrs. N. R. Goudale and Mrs. E. C. von Trcskow went to Columbia Wednesday to meet Governor McI>eod and present the matter of having Judge Kershaw's picture carved on j Stone Mountain ns one of the five to be selected from South Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Barfield, of the! SC's section of the county, were vis itors to Camden Thursday. While here they attended the county fair, and expressed themselves as very much pleased with the exhibits. Mrs. James A. McCaskill and daughter, Miss Elizabeth McCaskill, and Mrs. McCaskill's little grand son, Robert, of Bethune, were pleas ant callers at our office Friday morn ing. They came for the school par ade and county fair. Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Burdell, former) residents of our city, have been spend- 1 ing a few days in Camden. For some j years past Dr. Burdell has bi?on in i the service of the government, and will leave here shortly for a new as signment. Their many friends here we^e glad to see them again. i Messrs. J. E. Mangum and Sam ! Munn, of Bethune, Route 2, were pleas ant visitors to our office this morn ing. / ^ , . Aj^ard party and dance was given vat th<S -.club hpuse laat-nigty, compli mentary to Agries Shannon, who will berome the bride of Mr. Nettles Lindsay this evening. Glad to See It. The Park View Filling Station, lo cated on the southwest corner of De Kalb and Fair streets, announce that they will no longer keep their place of business open on. Sundays for the sale of gas and oil. This step is tak - en independently by them because they believe that it is the right step. There is too much trafficking on tlv Sabbath day and we hope that all those who have drifted into the habit of buying and selling on Sundays will r.top and think about it and chancre their planB. If there aro any other filling sta tions or places of business that will ? close their places of business on Sun days and observe this day, we will be pleased to make the announcement for them free of charge. Wcdd'tiK of Interest. M. Ar*h\:r ,'iradley and Miss Alli< j Mao Ilast.\ were united ir matrimonvj at the liojn. of M . and Mrs. C. \V Hasty, the bri '.e's parents, Novembe | 22nd, 1025, at 7:30 o'clock. R?v ) 1; Williams, of Kershaw, official'.: Mr. Bradley is a very prosperous f .r me of the Antioch section and 'he mainstay of his father. The bride i.^ a very att.aeive young lady of her ? ommunity. Their many friends wi?h them a long and happy life. A reeep tlon Which followed immediately after the marriage ceremony was nttenderi by a large number-- fully one hundred people ? and wfts enjoyed by every one. Kind Words for The Messenger. A reader of The Messenger for some time past who is now in another town in the state, wrote lis a few days ago as follows: "I certainly npprer iate Tl)a Messenger. It, is my only moang of keeping up with tho hap penings at old Camden, and I enjoy it. lots, I believe your .paper is cer V&inly improving. It seems to me that It is much better than it was even last year." We appreicate such kindly expres sions, and can say that it Is our con stant; aim to make The Messenger bettor and better. It takes money, however, to produce a newspaper but out of what we get we put a good part of it hack into the paper, so you see the more liberally we are b patronized the better paper we would be abl? to give you. If our business men would use printer's ink liberally thfty would find It a fine Investment and at the same ,J,lme aid us in get ting out a better paper each week. I BANQUET OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. A Fine Supper Served. ? Eloquent Addresses. The Camden unci Kershaw County Chamber Commerce had their an nual banquet Tuesday evening in the Masonic u ning hall. M. H. Heyman, the president, presided. Dr. Edwin Muller was called upon to ask a blessing, alter which Mr. Heyman introduced ihm. II. G. Garrison, Sr., one of Ci-mdcn's foremost, citizens, who introduced a subject of much in terest to the audience of mor? than two hundred representative lad?es and gen tit men. Mr. Carrison spoko as follows: Mi . i resident, Ladies and Gentle men: One ol'the most marvelous memorials t-.i ti e heroic valor and sub line etii.u. uf a people is now be ing iii. ? i;oil < -i imperishable stone almost i.i our very midst and when i one com.?.i-nplatca the magnitude of j such nr. under' ai:ing you must admit the just-, i- of l he title of the Eighth Wondet oi iho World. A contention very recently organiz ed to fui nihil five Generals from this state wh'io. figures are to adorn this stone as tney already adorn the pages of honest History. Shall Camden with its conspicuous and glorious achieve ments not have its deserved place in the picture ? A thousands times, no! A few yearj ago while being shown thru the Con federate Museum at Richmond, I brought to 'he attention of the lady with whom I was talking, the fact that in a modest town in South Carolina there was an ornamental fountain with tJ columns commemorating the fact that the town gave 6 Generals to the Confederate Cause. She expressed surprise and wanted to know thu name of such a place. On a later vis it I had the pleasure of seeing a photo of the Fountain on Kershaw square in the Confederate White House. A few days since I took the liberty of having prepared with the consent of the Regent of the U. D. C., Mrs. Ro land Goodale, and others, of. havibig a recommendation of ono highly hon ored hero of this town, Gen. Jos. Brevard Kershaw, he of imperishable renown, whose manly form will adorn this great picture for all time. This recommendation has gono forward to the Committee. I now ask you, his people, to give your enthusiastic en dorsement by a rising vote and our worthy Chairman to send for your en dorsement as a supplementary resolu tion prepared by him in accordance with the wishes of this meeting. An endorsement was given to .vhat Mr. Carrison said by a rising vote 01 every one present. Mr. Carrison waa also requested to select a committee and go to Columbia and present sent the matter to Governor NLcLeod personally, which he consented to do. Judge Mendel L. Smith, Camden's eloquent ortitor and patriotic citizen, introduced the speaker of the even ing, Col. T. L. Kirkpatrick, former Mayor of Charlotte, N. C., and pres ident of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. For some time Col. Kirk patrick Vdd h s audience almost spell bound with his eloquence as he told in forceful language the many a /fiid^ements of the south, of the self sacrifice'; lade by her citizens, the dt. .elopr.i' i L of her industrial enter prises. Soul ii Carolina bids fair to outstrip Massachusetts in her textile, enterprises. He was heartily ap plauded as he paid tribute to such men of South Carolina as Dr. Sims, John C. Calhoun, Wade Hampton and hers, 1 .-.ion he came to Andrew Jackson, he smiled pleasantly and would not srty which state claimed him, ;>r< . umably as both North and South Carolina have each established the fact that he wiisf born in each state! The chivalry of her men, and the Ik n 'y ??f her women were re ferred to in fitting terms. Hisx ad dress throughout was full of whole some suggestions, bringing out the (essential fact tiliat we must have good schoolr, good churches and good roads, a' d one of the needs of Cam den a good hotel, and urged his au 'dience to .stand by their chamber of com more, telling of the nccomplish monts of the organization in his own city of which he had been a member for a decade of years. Ho told h 1 number of jokes to illustrate hin points and they provoked hearty laughter. At th" el so of Col. Kirkpatrick'n add ens Mr 0. H. Goode, a promln c I younjjf i torney of Charlotte, wai irf r -duoed and mado a few approprl-j ate remarks. He wan followed by ] Mr. f'nrkor of the Parker-Gardner ( >'ii. r^y < 1' Oharlotto. Mr. Willis Cantey, one of Korshaw count v f Ixi^t eitizenn and one why always interested in anything that School Day at the County Fair School Day, Friday November 20, at the Kershaw County Fair, was quite a success, largo number* of teachers and pupils being in at tendance. The parade at eh^'en o' clock was a big feature, a number of schools from tho rural districts par ticipating. Camden's schools headed the parade but did not compete for tho prizes. Cash prizes of $60.00 and $25.00 respectively were offered in the high schools and non-high schools. The judges decided according to the rules given as follows: Antipch High School, 1st prize; Mt. Pisgah High School, 2nd prize. In the Grammar schools the winner of first prize was Oakland; second prize, Wateree. Charlotte Thompson school was given honorable mention because of the closeness of the contest. They had 100^ per cent of their pupils present. The schools at a distance had some advantage ov^r schools nearer, for under tho rules they were allowed 20 points' plus one point for each mile travelled. They were also judged by the order of march in parade and promptness, and appearance in par ade, arrangement of pupils as to size. Each of these points was carefully considered by the committee of judg es, and the results were as stated above. The rules in full wero as follows: 1. ? Best attendance in proportion to enrollment, distance of school from Camden taken into consideration. Camden City Schools allowed 20 points as a maximum, other schools of the county allowed 20 points plus one point for each mile travelled. 2. ? Best order of march in parado and promptness, 90 points plus 10 points. 3. Best appearance in parade, ar rangement of pupils as to 3iz>3 )00 points. FOR SALE. One second hand Ford touring c^r, in good condition. Will Bell cheap. Apply to M. M. REASONOVER, at Rhame'pros. I*unItlVc\ Damage* Not Allowed. In the case of the young ladies who brought suit against the Geor- 1 gia-Carolina School of Commerce for a return of tuition fees and dam ages in the Bum of |300 each, and in which the * jury awarded the plain tiffs a return of the money they had ? paid and punitive damages in the j sum of $100, Judge T. S. Sease has issued an order disallowing the pun- 1 itive damages. A motion was made I before him by the defendants attor neys for a new trial, and the follow ing order was issued by Judge Sease: "This cause having come on to be heard before me on motion of de fendant's attorneys for a new trial, after argument of counsel and re- j view of the testimony to submit to the . jury on punitive damages: I It is Ordered, That a new trial be ' grantod nisi in this casef that is,i That the motion generally for a new trial be overruled upon all grounds \ stated therein, except thfit as to the verdict for puniUye damages for One Hundred DollarsTfalOO.OO) for each of the plaintiffs, and upon the ground, the plaintiffB each within ten days enter a remittitur of One Hundred Dollars (100.00) making the verdict stand: One Hundred nnd Thirty and 50-100 Dollars (130.50) for the plain tiff, Emmie W. Alexander, One Hun dred and Twenty-three Dollars ($123.00) for the plaintiff, Willie 8. Alexander, One Hundred and Twenty three Dollars ($T23.00) for tho pjain tiff, Rosa McLeod. Then said rflotion for n new trial is overruled upon that ground also." A similar order was issued in the case of Miss Nellie Klrkland for $1.10.50. The young ladies have ten days from the 17th inst. to decide whether or not they will accept the 'verdict rendered in this case with the punitive damages disallowed, othor wlse a new trial will he granted. tends to tho development of this town 1 and county, was railed upon and mode n few femarkn. . | Judge E. I). Hlftkenoy was irttro duced nnd spoke At nome length witn reference to the work of the cham ber of commerce and other matted, presenting an nppeal for at leant $4,000 for the iirc of the chamber of commerce. Quite a numheT of check* and subscription* were received, and thiR organization will continue to function with greater energy than ever before and will do its entire part in tho development of fc?mden and Kershaw County. j The aupper, prepared and nerved under the direction of tho ladtefl with Mrs. William Ancrum a? chairman, ,was a delightful one and greatly en joyed by every one. It could not have been better. 1 PORTRAITS OF SIX CONFEDER ATE GENERALS. , Presented to the City School With Appropriate Ceremonies. Tho chapel exercises df the Graded and High Schools of Camden were marked by a most unique and inter esting programme Tuesday, the oc casion being the presentation of the portraits of the six Generals furnish ed the confederacy by this historic town. The stage had been most ap propriately decorated with palms, i ferns, confederate flags and red and I white flowers, the portraits placed in j full view among them by Mrs. John Nettles and her committee, Mrs. F. I. Procter and her committee being le sponsible for the choi?je&?of the ex cellent portraits and their simple, tasteful frames. It was indeed an in Bpiring sight when the auditorium, filled from gallery to stags wjth tho j youth of today, proud an 1 anxious to do honor, to the heroes who woro j the gray. In spite of the early hour! many relatives of the Generals so j honored, and ever faithful Daughters j of the Confederacy, were present, but) every one regretted that the presi dent, Miss Louise Nettles, for so many years the untiring head of the John D. Kennedy Chapte:1, was un- j able to be present on account of a i refcont accident. After a reading of | thq Scriptures and a prayer by Supt. j J. G. Richards, the exercises were : turned over to Mrs. N. R. Goodale,! President of the John D. Kennedy Chapter, U. D. C. The Glee Club, \ clud in th^ white and red of the Con- J federacy, sang enthusiastically the old favorites, The Bonnie Blue Flag and Dixie. In a few well chosen i words Mrs. Goodale gracefully and earnestly presented the portraits to the superintendent in behalf of the j chapter, reading for the edification of i the pupils a short sketch of the life | of each General, as presented. In | pass.ng she brought to the notice of ( the gathering that a petition signed . by her as president of the chaper and | by all the other organizations of t?9? city and county had been 8Cnt to Gov-1 ertio? McLcod and his committee, with' a short Bkctch of Gen. Joseph B. Ker-' shaw, requesting that his name be con ' siderud as one of the five most out- 1 standing figures in war' and peace | from South Carolina, to be carved on ' the face of Stone Mountain. Camden is the only town in the south to fur nish six Generals and the record prob* ( ably cannot be equalled in the United States. i After the acceptance of the gift by Supt. Richards in a timely speech to the pupils, the audience led by Miss Bolton at tbex piano and her trained Gloe" Clu|>f rose and sang "America,", and an event long looked forward to In the- John D. Kennedy Chapter U. D.( C. was successfully brought to a con- 1 elusion. ' j The names of, the six Confederate GeneralB whose portraits were pre sented to the school were: Gen. Jo seph Brevard Kershaw, Maj. Gem. Commanding the 1st Division of the 1st Corpa Army of Northern Virgin ia; Gen. James Chestnut, Gen. James Cantey, Gen. Zach Cantey Deas, Gen. John B. Villepigue and Gen. John I). Kennedy. Pee I)ee Dentist** Meet in Camden. Sumter, S. 'C., Nov. 21. ? A verv successful meeting of the Pee Dee Dis trict Denal Association was held in Sumter Friday with about twenty five members and a number of visi tors on hand. Dr. E. C. Carr, of Flor enee, was chosen president of tho or ganization and Dr. C. ?A. Dunn of Cam den was named vice-president. It was [decided to hold the next meeting of the | association In Camden in March. Talks , were made by Dr. Pike of Columbia, i secretary of the State Dental associ ation and others. Tho Pee Dee I )"??? I trict includes Sumter, Florence, 1 ,00 Clarendon, Kershaw, Dillon, Marlon, [Horry, Georgetown am1 Chesteffi?ld. Petit Jurors. Tho following petit jurors were drawn this morning to nerve nt tho November term of tho court of gen- 1 eral KeBnioiiH for Kershaw county, which will convone Monday, December ' 14th, with Judge Thomas S. Sense I presiding: j J. R. Waters, J. M. Clyburn, \V. E I I)avi?, A. D. Roykin, Dork Hunter, H. L, Gardner, Thomas Spears, John Ra bon, Jr., A. R. Stokes, O. C. Jc.yner, ,W. A. Outlaw, W. K. Phillips, 8. R. Faulkenberry, L. E. Rarfield, M. R. Rabon, P. R. Truesdale, D. F. Owens, John Taylor, A. R. Elliott, F. F. Yar brough, F. E. Watts, Joe Hough, John Rranham, Herman Raruch, J. 0. Rax ley, A. I>. Morgan, J. W. Sriiith, J. W. Hornsby, John Elliott, John M. Villo '.pigue, J. E. Jordan, W. R. Watkins, C ,T. Trapp. Jim Moseley, W. R.Joyner, 'J. R. LIBERTY HILL Mr. Editor. The weather for tV... past week has been ideal for lovers of the cool and bracing usual at this time of year. Sunday was a very beautiful and pleasant day, but the temperature took a sudden drop and ice was to be seen this (Monday) morning and the wind carried the sting of real winter throughout the entire day. Mess. Mackey, Jones & Co's early sown oats are up and looking fine. A number of our farmers are still plow ing in their grain, and it looks as if | a pretty good acreage will be planted. ; Mrs. J. G. Richards spent several J days last week visiting her daughter, Mrs. T. P. McCrea, of Denmark. Mrs. N. S. Richards ha:: returned . after several days spent wi.h her son' and daughter-in-law Mr. at. J Mrs. P. . G. Richards, of Fort Mill. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Seabrook, of Charleston, were visitors in the home ot Maj. J. G. Richards Saturday and Sunday last. Prof. J. G. Richards, Jr., superin tendent of Camden's scholos, acccm- ] panied by his mother, Mrs. Lily McK. Richards, and her little grandaughter of Ix?e county, were here on Sunday visiting relatives and also attended services in the Presbyterian church. Mrs. Richards has many friends at hor old home here who are always pleased to see her. Car young friend, Mr. R. C. Jones, Jr., was a visitor to the city of Bishop v.lle on Sunday. Mr. G. T. Little (and perhaps oth ers) of Cnmden came Monday to join ^aj. Richards and other lovers of the chase in a fox hunt in the hills a bove here. We thinly the weather and perhaps other conditions were unfav- 1 erable for a good and successful hunt. Quite a number of our people at tended the County fair in Camden i..st week. Your scribe in company cT Mr. J. H. and Miss Rena Clements, went down on Thursday. We saw r. rie fine "community**" and "school" exhibits. We think Antioch, Midway, Blarfey, the Camden jschools, and per hap others (we are writing from, mem ory) deserve credit for their .good dis play. The Cantey display in charge of the untiring and energetic Mrs. B. R. Truesdell certainly had a fine ex hibit of canned goods, preserves and jellies. The only individual farm dis play that we remember ? there may have been others ? was that of Mr. W. C. West, who had gome of most everything which grows on the farms of this county. The booth was artis tically arranged and brought out con siderable favorable comment. Wo hope there will be more like it next year. Mr. R. B. Jones was taken sick while at the store of Mess. Mackey, Jones, and Co. on Monday last and had to return home ? he boards at Mr W. C. Perry's? and later had a doctor called. He has been ^uite sick for F^veral days. Dr. Jones and Dr. Moore, of Heath Springs, have both been in attendance, and he is re ported today .Monday) to be slightly better. We hope that he may soon be out again. Mrs. W. A. Cunnigham was taken ruite sick one night last week. Dr. Jones was called in and she is now mu.:h better. i Mess. J. 0. Richards, 3rd, of Cher : w, N. S. Richards, Jr., of Belmont, N. C., and I'rof. J. P. Richards, of Lancaster, Misses Margaret and Righ t on Richards of Winthrop were all at home on Sunday. C. Judge Kershaw Chosen as One of Five At a meeting of the commission in Columbia yesterday to select the names of five South Carolinians whopo recognizable likenesses shall be carved on Stone Mountain, the name of due.' go Joseph Brevard Kershaw was selected as one of the five by an un animous ballot. The names as select ed are as follows: Wade Hampton, Richard H. Anderson, Joseph B. Kershaw, Stephen D. I,ee, Martin W. Gary. The commission we think made a splendid selection, and are to be com i mended for their work, notwithstand I ing quite a number of other names I worthy to bo considered were suggest. I ed to them. It is very gratifying to the citizens of Camden to know that the likeness of (Jen. Kershaw will be carved upon the stone. Oyater Supper. An oyster, supper will be served at the Hermitage Mill Club House Sat urday night, proceeds for the benefit, jof the Baptist church. The public is Invited. T'ay your subscription to The Mes senger I BETH UN E NEWS. | Bethune, Nov. 23. ? Twenty-one b - y > taking vocational agrisulture taught , under the state and federal laws by Superintendent J. C. Foster in J:.* ' Bethune High School will have about one hundred acres of cotton as a n.i jor project. Corn, peanuts and (.the: crops will be used as tlu> minor pro jects. And about fifteen boys in Timrod and Shamrock grar.'.m:;/ schools are taking short unit coursi s taught by Superintendent Foster in cotton growing and poultry raisin v. Each pupil in the vocational agricul ture classes is required to do ninety minutes of classroom work daily and spend at least six months in super vised farm practice under the direc tion of Superintendent Foster. Those enrolled in the unit courses will haw fifteen meetings of ninety minutes each during the year. All of ihc-s.? boys are over fourteen years old. The subject matter used in all classes is based on the farming activities < f hi pupils and is made as practical possible. English, arithmetic, citizen ship and other subjects related i > successful farming are given cm sideration. Support of all patrons of the schi>;.l and citizens of the community inter ested in vocational work is sougli and those interested in any of the plans of the work are requested t > get in touch with Superintendent J. C. Foster. Names of those now en rolled in the vocational agriiuitu ? classes follow: Cecil Estridgc, .J< h i Baker, John Catoe, Jake Catoe, Thorn ton Barnes, Fred Brannon, Amos Hough, Boyd Copeland, II ,viw 1 McKinnon, Neil McKinnon, Ja..; Steven, Harold Gardner, ; .... : Therrell, Topsy Henron, J. B Baron McGongan, Lee(Sulliva. !, ? nie McGlaughlin, Liston Holla. . . v. 1 Richard Mangum. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Kelly at". : t ! son, of the Lueknow section, w . ? itors at the home of Mrs. \\ L . Cn. sady last week. Mrs. Kell. i daughter of Mrs. Cassady, Mrs. Kleeky, of Cope, S. C v.- > has been visiting her daughter. .\> v . J. D. Lafitte, here for severa1 d.v. ? returned to her homo on Wedn ~r " of last week, accompanied a;- . . Columbia by Mrs. Lafitte. Mrs. J. H. West expects to ! this afternoon for Johns Hopk n h pital at Baltimore, where she ; .: undergo an operation. The writer went to Camden 1 W ednesday to attend the Cou.;t> i . . Y.'e presume the Fair was ?i . uccess. We hope so any way. went down to sell little novel; ii*-* i. ' disposed of $1.65 worth. Our c; (? ? penses were $4.45. Mr. and Mrs. George Wallace mh' baby, of Florence, came up yeslero.. to spend Thanksgiving with M Wallace's parents, Mr. and V> Stewart. The splendid little bungalov. W. V. Jerman, now in course .in struction, will soon be complied Mrs. Anna Stone, of Mnitland. :'ia , who has been spending several w <!: with relatives in this section. < J to . return to Florida tomorrow. Nearly the whole town oi' Kethu-ie expects to attend the Lee County Fni;' at Bishopville on Thursday, Th:i;ik giving Day. Kershaw County Baptist I ni n Meeting. The Kershaw County ttaptist I i will meet with Mt.. IMsjfah chiirc'. . v Saturday morning Nov. 28 ;tl I - o'clock. A full rep resent. -it i< r of .)> ? churches of the Kershaw iva is desired and expected. The f II in# pro?ra.n has been arranged: I 10:30 A. M. Devotional ?'! tu Hlack mon. 10:45 Knrollmf^it of delegates. 10:50 Hound Table Discussion (f Church Progress. I/ead hy M I Cunter, with reports from all ch'ii 11:15 The Why and WhereP r ? ? f Spiritual Destitution. Opened hy .! . !' Craham. 11:45 Address on Woman's Wov':, Mrs. O. A. Creed. 12:15 Stewardship. R. I. Smith. Offering for expenses. Adjourn for dinner. 1:30 I'. M, Devotional Sonj? Ser vice. I<ftad hy R. f.. Smith. 1 : 45 Address, How to Make Our Sunday School W<>rk More Effective. I). I,. Hill, 20 minutes. Two five min uto responses. 2:15 DevotionI Hihle Study. M H. (Junter. 2:80 Dnw and Order Discussion, I,?ad hy C. I<. Norman 10 minutes, 3 five minute responses. 2:B5 Other Business. Adjourn ment. | .T. H. SHIVKH, .1. I'. Orahnm, P. E. Blackmon.