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CAMDEN, KERSHAW COUNTY. SOUTH CAROLINA. SEPTEMBER 13. 1927
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NO. 49
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
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Mrs. Bessie DuBose, wife of Rev.
Palmer DuBose, missionary to China,
and children, are visiting relatives in
vainden. Their r.;any iricnia ' loo
v to ee; again,
Dr. W. C. McDowcll, of Kersliivw,
v. as a visitbr to Camden Tuesday af
;arnoon. *-*
Mrs. Ralph N. Shannon has return
ed from Rye, N.* Y., where she was
?.he guest of Mrs. Mollie Wood Robiiv
f on.
Mr. M. H. Heyman' and charming
daughter, Miss Carolyn Helman, hawe
. t- turned from a visit to New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Schenk and
Mrs. Leo Schenk, have returned from
New York. ,
Mr. G. H. Baum, after a visit of sev
oral week to New York, has returned
heme.
Mrs. Gay, formerly Miss Camilla
Moore, of Camden, but now of Baby
lon, New York, is a ^uest of Mr. and
Mrs. W: H. Iiaile.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Eichel, of St.
Louis, Mo., were given a reception at
the home of Mr. Eichel's parents, Mr
and Mrs. Henry Eichel, Wednesday
evening. Quite a number were pre
sent to greet this popular young cou
_ pie. Mr. Eichel is a graduate of the
University and was marr.eu some
months ago in St. Louis where lie is
making his home now.
iv Mr. ami Mrs. I. C. Hough and their
^Attractive son, liaroiu, nave return
ked from a vi.iit to S. j^ouis and other
?points. While in St. Louis Harold
Hiw Cot. Lindbergh, the K mous llyer.
Hjfi', is perhaps the only Camden boy
hat scan Ctd. Li. -oergh".
^^Hrs. Alico Mayre has returned ,
PWLiUi.ext9r;ded^yi!}i to I.ake Sara
nac a^d Soo-nippi, N. H.
Mr. Lawrence Whltaker h/jjs recent- 1
ly returned from the Government hos
pital at Nashville, Tenn.
Mr. Allen Parks, popular drug J
clerk with Zemp & DePass, has return
ed from his vacation, spent wii-h his
parents at Fort .Mill.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. McCaskili nr
children, are visiting Mrs. McCas
kill's father and family, Rev. C. E.
Walker, of Bamberg.
Mr. Powell Smith, of Florida, was
visiting Mr. and Mrs. D. M. McCas
kill last week.
Mias Margaret Hogue, assistant in
the Camden .postoffice, has returned
from her vacation spent in Hartsville
with her mother.
After a pleasant weeks stay in
Swansea Misses Sybil and Isla Mae
Ithoden, have returned home. ,
Mr. M. A. Pittman, of the High
school in Columbia, spent the week
end in Camden.
Miss Bessie Wylie, of Chester, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. C. B. Thomp
son, of the Boykin section.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Amnions went
Sumter FrUl.iy to visit Mrs. Am
ino ns' parents.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Nicholson and
hi\by will leave shortly for Memphis,
Tenn., whore Mr. Nicholson* has ac
cepted a position in the West Tenno
seo school as professor in mathemat
ics. They will drive through the
country in their now Essex oar.
Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Sandors received
a telegriaim Saturday informing them
o ? the serious illness of a very near
relative in Walterhoro, and left
uhortly ofterwards for Walterhoro.
Rev. J. P. Graham le^t today for
Georgia where he k<>?? to perform a
marriage cerem'"*'".
Mrs. E. E. MandeviHe is cordially
welcomed bac^ to Qimden for the
winter season. Mr. MandeviHe will
cohie down a little lator on.
Hubert L, Brown has returned from
a ten days visit to friends in Virgin
ia and Kentucky.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Myers and
Andrew Jr., of Sftttfoft), Fku, are vis
iting the former's sister, Mm. T. P.
Brown on Mill St. v
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CITY SCHOOLS OPEN
Off to a Good 8tart
The formal openiifg of the City
bchools for the year 1927-1928 ? Ua
featured by exercises in the Gramma;
School auditorium, Monday morning
nL ^ .' J1 IOCk' ^ Was
opened with prayer b? Rev. J. T
Peeler \followod by a song lead by
'Iiss Iso\el Bunkley. Rev. J. T. Peel
er, of the Camden Methodist Church
and J Team Gettys, County Superin
tendent of Education, followed with
excellent talks, giving timely advice
to patrons, teachers and pupil*. Af
ter another song by the school child
1W Yate%' chailWan of the
Board of Trustees, welcomed the
teachers both old and new. The ex
ercises closed with a short talk and
announcements by superintendent J.
(i Richards, Jr.
The enrollment for the first days of
ool about equalled that of the first
month of last year. From the pre
sent time forward many more are ex
pected to enroll so that the numbor
enrolled this year will probably ex
ceed any former year by at least fifty.
I he opening was i.oticeable for it;
usiness-like procedure and the ap
parent willingness on the part of the
students to enter upon a new years
All members of the faculty were
present with the exception of Miss
Emily L. Zemp, first grade teacher
who is confined to a hospital in Co
lumbia after undergoing ? serious
operation. The new members of the
faculty p. C. Shaw, Jr., teach
Tu 'St?ry and En*,i8h in the High
School; Miss Ada Montgomery, of
HliSV lCTeM. and Mathematics,
High School; Miss Grace Dell Hames,
or Bishopville, English, High School;
Miss Rosa Seymour, Commercial
rwl uV School; Miss Frances
er^dL M u SJN4rtanbur*. fourth
grade, Mrs. Hubert Wilson, Camden,
fifth grade; ami Mies Virginia Mc
Swain, of Greenville, sixth grade. The
teachers returning -or Another year
hill Prlhcu^l of the
high school; Miss Agnes Corbett, high
sc hool History and French? Miss Hen
netta Zemp, high school English;
Miss Louise Joh .son, nigh school Do
mestic Science; Miss Ella Dunn
buence; Mrs. E. M. Murchison, Ma,'
themat.es; Miss Brook Jones, Latin
Laurens Street School: Miss Marga-'
ret Burnet, principal ,md teacher of
seventh gradeT Mrs. J. L. Guy, sev
enth grare; Mi vs Cornelia Oliver
seventh grade; Mrs. J. R. MontgomJ
ery, sixth grade; Miss Annie Hena
g?n, sixth grade; Mr3. Clifton Mc
Kaln, fifth grade; Mrs. Leonard
' M fift0h *ra<Je- Grammar
School: Mw. S,C. Taylor, fourth
^rade; Mm j?hn rl Demp8te
fourth Vade; Mrs. Leslie McLood,
third grade; Miss Grace Oakes, third
AdR PhelP8' second grade
Branding, flecond
grade; Mrs. L. T. Mills, first grade
Miss Lois Latham, xlrst grade; and
Miss Emily Zemp, fimt grade.
Mrs L. W. McFadden is teaching the
first grade section of Miss Zemp in
her absence. Mill school: Miss Er
nost ne Bateman, principal and fourth
giade teacher; Miss Mary Graham
second and fourth grades j Mrs J G.'
Richards third grade; Miss Agnes
oLmh ' #SeCOnd Rrad<S7 Mrs- Ix>u Mc
OaskUl, first grade; and Mrs. D. M.
McCaskill, first grade. J. q. Rich- 1
ai-ds, Jr. enters upon his eleventh year
year as superintendent of the
schools. Special teachers who return
for another session in the city schools
are MIrr Isobel Bunkley, public
school music, Miss Jo McMillan, v art
and drawing; ami Mrs. P. W. Chap
man, piano instructor.
Camdon is fortuitate in securing and
holding such a large number of ex
perienced and highly qualified teach
ers. With continued interest and
cooperation of the patrons of school
district number one the future to
bright with hope for another success
ful School year.
Miss i/ouiso Graham of BiAhopville
stopped over Sunday with relatives
on her way to visit friends and rela
tives in Hamlet, N. C.
Mr. And Mrs. 13. T. Myers of Char
lotto, N. C. were the week end guests
ot Mrs. W. C. Nicholson, the former'a
sister on Nor? Broad Street.
Mrs. J. B. Kelly of Bishopville vis
ited relatives here Sundfey.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Williams, Nancy
V. and Thomas, Jr., of Columbia were
the week end guests of Mrs. Carrie
Davis on Mill Street.
I Harvest time thought : Profitable
| marketing really 6t*rt* in the field
* wjt& jy&tfuction of Quality stuff.
MANY INSPECT EXHIBITION CAR
Seaboard is Doing . Much to Promote
Grape Industry
The Seaboard Air Line Railway
had their exhibition car here Thurs
day as advertised and many visitors
ins,pected the car, and were greatly
pleased with the display of gropes, a
new enterprise that is being promoted
by the Seaboard for the sandhill sec
tions of our state and North Carolina
Their demonstration carried on at Mc
Bee for the past few years show con
clusively that the European grape can
bo grown successfully here. Those
who saw the grapes on display had no
doubt left in their minds but that the
experiment has proven a success. We
made a rather hurried trip to the ex
hibition car, and were impressed with
what we saw, the charts showing the
advantages over California in freight
rates. As a^ result of this enterprise
South Carolina is getting a lot of
splendid advertising. We notice that
"pictures of the grape* are printed in
the time tables also of thd Seaboard.
We were gratified that so xmmy of
our people visited the exhibition car
and got first hand information of
what has really been accomplished at
McBee, which is practically right at
our door.
A Contribution of Interest and Sym
pathy
One way of rendering real service
is to find a way to make a contribut
ion of interest and sympathy to some
ore. There are many around about
us who need a word of cheer, an ex
pression of interest, or to^iut it <us a
celebrated divine once did: "Kino
words, kind looks, warm handshako-.,
these are secondary means of grace
when men are in trouble and fighting
their unseen battles.' How do you
think it is with young men who too
often go wrong and commit some act
that results in punishment? And
what tragedy that so few confess
ing Christians really enter into the
joy of the Lord by witnessing and
working for Htm^-among the unfortu
nates! As our readers know, and es
pecially as the young men know who
have been in our county jail, and those
who have served sentences on the
chain gong and those who ate serv
ing sentences there, we have visited
them frequently. Sunday aftemoor.
in. company with Mr. A. C. Drawdy,
Mr. J.* M. Flowers and Mr. B. P. De
Loache we visited the DeKalb town
ship gang, met the fellows there and
had a service with them. Their ap
preciation of these attentions needed
no words of giUiitude from them fcr
the expressions on their faces told of
the appreciation they felt. They were
taken some dakes and cookies, smokes
and a lot of magazines and other rea a
ing matter. Our thoughts also went
to the boys on the other gang uind it
was one of our regrets that we could
not be at both places ut the same time,
bu< hope to see them next Sunday.
Church Conference at Antioch
Notice is given to the membership
of the Antioch Baptist church, that
j in order to cooperate with the pastor,
our regular conference has been call
ed off until Sunday, Sept. 18, after
the regular services. Every member
is urged to be present at that time.
. HARVEY R. DAVIS,
Chairman Board of Dacons.
Sept. 10, 1927.
CHURCH NOTICE
All mem hers of the Antioch Bapt
ist Church are requested to meet in
regular conference Saturday 17th, at
three o'clock P. M., to transact some
Importance business.
W. H. SINCLAIR, Church Clerk
L. T. Pate, Treasurer.
Whirlwind Evangelistic Campaign.
A whilwind evangelistic campaign
will begin at the Wateree Baptist
church next week. There will be the
same preachers that are conducting
the old time brush aorbour meeting,
and a successful meeting is expected.
Theee ministers crave the hearty co
operation of tho good people of this
church in this meeting. The interest
is growing in the old time brush ar
bour revival which is being conducted
near Camden about seven or eight
miles east of this city. A great time
is expected thia week. Services every
night at eight o'clock.
The Kershow County Medical Asso
ciation was delightfully entertained at
Blaney Wednesday evening by Dr. W.
D. Grigsby. A delicious supper was
served them by I)r. and Mrs. Grigsby.
The attendance was fine and each one
enjoyed the splendid hospitality of
Dr. and Mrs. Grigsby.
BETRUNE NEWS^
Gathered by Our Corres
pondent There.
Bethune, Sept. 12. ? The two gins
here are running regularly now, the
buyers are active, pay good prices for
the staple and business is picking up
around this burg. One hundred and
twenty-five to one hundred and fifty
dollars for a bale of short staple cot
ton is much better than seventy-five
dollars n bale, which was the ca3c
lflEt year. The ravages of the boll
weevil this 3eason may not prove such
a calamity after all.
j Indications are that this town will
take on now life soon with first clws
electric lights and power, money be
coming more plentiful, seveial new
residences v,in course of erection, oth
er* contemplated, Bethunc should be
gin to grow.
The new bridge acros; Lynches riv
31 at Tiller's Ferry is now completed
and is said to be one of the best of
the country. A fine, hard sur/act
road has almost been completed from
Hartsville to the bridge and we le3i*n
that the chain gang is putting thru
a splendid road on the Kershaw side.
This roud will shorten the distanco
considerably from Hartsville to Cam
den and it will doubtless soon become
a moot in\:ort-tnt highway for tour
ists.
Mr. Barre Gardner is building a
nice little store house at the "cross
roads," about a mile west of Tillers
Perry bridge. This is a fine location
for a country store and we feel sure
that Mr. Gardner will do a splendid
business.
The revivaj meeting at the Bethune
Baptist church began yesterday and
will continue Several days. Rev. A. C.
Corbett is doing the preaching and
is said to be a splendid preaoher.
The follow. young people /rom.
this vicinity have left for college:
Misses Mary Louise McLaurin, Lizzie
Kate Davis and Nancy Best for Chi
oora'; Mabel Watts, Thelma Smith arJ
Sarah Lee Heustiss for Winthrop;
Prances flaVerance, Lula' Bolle Mc~
Kinnon, Katheryne Ward, Thelma
Ci.ssady, Sallie Kate McGougan and
Lucile Hilton for Coker; Cecilia King
for Anderson College; Claudine Gard
ner for Lander, _ Leonard Therrel, June
Truesdell, Neil Truesdell and D. J.
Clyburn, Jr., #or P. C. at Clinton; Cla
ra Gordon and Gladys Best for Lime
itone; Lavin Saverance and Lee Mor
;an for Davidson; Alvin Clyburn for
Wofford.
Rev. James Bradley, of Georgia,
who is here visiting his sisters, Misses
Tysie and Emma Bradley, preached
it the Bethune Baptist church yester
:lay morning. Mar. Bradley left thiB
icction for Georgia about thirty-five
years ago.
Miss Julia Barnes Und Mrs. J. Wal
lace King went to Camden today.
|Mess. D. W. Barne3 and G. H. Han
sy have two of the best crops in this
section, both coin and cotton. These
two men know how to farm ? that's
all. x
Miss Helen Pope Ward has return
ed to Bamberg, where she will teach
next session.
Treasurer's Tax Notice
The treasurer's tax notice appears
elsewhere In this issue of The Messen
ger. Thia notice is published for the
information of taxpayers. We want
tc suggest that you turn to the tax
notice ar.d read it. The law pre
scribes the duties of the treasurer as
well as all other officials, and officers
are 'expected to obey the law. Mr. S.
W. Hogue, who is our county treaB-i
uver, can be depended upon to obey
the law strictly, for thoso who know
him as we do know him to be a con
scientious ami capable man. In the
campaign he promised that he would
discharge the duties of the office in
nn absolutely impartial manner, and
this he can be defended upon to do.
Ic will be well for the taxpayers to
bear in mind that after January 1st
a penalty of one per cent, will be add
ed on all unpaid taxes; February 1st,
2 per cent, and March 1st a pennlty of
seven per cent, will be added. To a
voto paying this pennlty the taxes
muat be paid on or before January lit
This as well as all other features of
the law, Mr. Hogue will be governed
bj, and he would appreciate the co
operation of all taxicayerB, and one
advantage, of this will be that the
county will have funds with which to
meet its obligation* and there will be
no necesstty for4 borrowing money
while large taxpayers are withhold
ing payments. In other words Mr.
] Hogue will treat all alike, the small
I taxpayer as well as th? large taxpay
er.
WExTHANK you.
The Messenger Book, store has been
a busy place for the past few days,
selling school books. If the public
knew the circumstances attending the
getting of books this year they would
know that we did well in taking care
o.' so many orders. In the first jDlace
the Sta*e Board of Education did not
finally finish their work of adopting
books for the schools until Saturday,
August 27th, just a little over two
weeks ago. This was a big handicap
to the State Depository, for they
could not complete their orders until
after the adoption was made. Then
wc did not get a copy of the list of
books to be used in tT.e city schools un
til last Thursday afternoon. A num
ber of the books ordered by us Thurs
day evening were in stock Saturday
m< ming, which goes to show that the
State Depository was handling them
at rapidly as possible We have been
handling school books for m.\ny years
now, and we believe that we know the
requirements. Some of th? new books
are missing yet, but it w.ll noi
long before all will be in. Any book
(the schools need in the town or county
j we will be glad to put in a rush order
for thdm.
We have noted with pleasure the
desire on the part of a number of our
former patrons to give us this bus
iness. The Messenger Book Store is
the authorized county depository, and
as such it shall at ull times be our
purpose to serve the best interests of
our schools and the public generally.
We thank for your business which
haa been very cordial and liberal.
THE MESSENGER BOOK STORE,
Authorized Lpcal Depository.
Blaney School to Open on Thursday
Blaney, September 10. (Special to
the Messenger. The Blaney High
School will open on Thursday morn
.ng, September loth w:th registra
tion and classification of pupils. In
formal exercises will be held in the
school auditorium and regular work
will follow afterwards.
Following is a list of the teachers
for the 1027-8 session: Superintend
ent and teacher of history,* Leonardo
Andrea; Principal of the high school
and teacher of Latin and English, j
Miss Eulalie Sheeley of Ballentine;.
Toacher of Science paid Agriculture,
Mr. Denver W. Traxler of Branch
ville; Teacher of English and French.
Miss Virginia Doar of Georgetown*;
Teacher of Mathematics in high und
grammar school and teacheT of geog
raphy and hygiene, Miss Connie Lee
Andrea of Taylors; Teather of Eng
lish and Music supervisor, Miss Susie
Shannon of Parr; Teacher of History
and art supervisor, Miss Mabel Peter
son of Charleston; Teacher of spelling
and penmanship supervisor, MisB j
Blanche Wyndfoaim *of Georgetown;;
Toacher of Reading and 3rd grade su
pervisor, Miss Myra Pettigru of Ab
beville; 2nd grade toacher and librar
ian, Mrs. Mary Morrison Simpson of
Blaney; 1st grade teacher Miss Joan
Starnes of RWgeway. The faculty is
exceptionally strong this year and a
progressive school is looked for with j
an enrollment much over 300.
The formal opening exercises will
b? held in the school building on Tues
day evening, September 2P^h at 7:30
o'clock with a reception for, the t0;vch
ors given by tho members of the
School Improvement Association in
the lobby of the school followed by an
address in the school auditorium by
lion, J. H. Hope, State Superintend
ent of Education of Columbia.
Automobile Accident Saturday.
On Saturday morning while Mr. Joe
Outlaw was riding -n his automobile
coming to Camden, and when in the
scction konwn as "Dusty Bend", he
wias run into by Dan Williams, a col
ored man, who was taid to bo driving
at the rate of about 35 or 40 miles
an hour, and wvn irwo Mr. Outlaw's
car broadside, badly damaging the cvr
and throwing Mr. Outlaw out, injur
ing him very painfully. Mr. Outlaw
was taken to the Camden hospital
where medical treatment wfcw given
him. While he is badly injured it is
not thought that his wounds are ser
ious. He is a well known and popular
young man, and is employed as book
k-eeper for Burns A Barrett. The ac
oident occurred just where the
Knights Hill road enter* into the
main highway leading to Camden.
A Womanless Wedding and Box Tarty
A Womanless Wedding and Box
party will be given at Antloch school
house Friday night, to which the pub'
lip is invited. Thore will be no ad
mission fee charged, nnd no fines will
I be imposed for heariy laughs. It Is
to be a fine affair and you will not
' want to miss ift,
80C1aL Ai\U 1'ISKSONAL ,
Mrg. Thomas Law ton WlilinRlium i
The question was asked at a .nis
sionary society recently, What t. an
"evergreen" society?" One thai l
not study answered a very timid \ . t
an.
Mr. John W. Richardson left
V". M. I., Lerington, Va., to enter \V ?;
well known institution. Mr. Richard
son was one of the <nost popular f
the Camden High graduates . , ,
scores of friends v. .oh him succcj ...
Miss Ada and Miss Helen Pheipiia
entertained the D. A. R. most Jel.
fully Wednesday . ftern >011. \ !v
home always attractive was espec.at'y
artistic with golden yellow at?i.i i:t
and daisies. Many mutters of impor
tance were attended to but no ivw
business of outstanding interest \\ u .
[gene into. A very pleasant social
'hour was enjoyed, refreshing ices
and cakes were served.
Mrs. R. B. Pitts with her lovely
daughters, Misses Emily and Peggy
l ave returned from a very interesting
/isit to "relatives and friends in scv
oial points north.
Mrs. Alice Marye entertained he."
bridge club in her own delightlully
charming manner this week.
Is "Papa" Now.
A message from Washington, Ca.,
informs us of the arrival Sunday .v.01 -
ning, 10th inst. of "a fine baby gill",
born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Iilrch
more. The friends of Harold in Cam
den will congratulate him upon his
piomotion to "daddy" but will won
der if the orders did not get a bit
nixed as to sex. However, may the
Utle lady live long and learn all the
arts of adding to her beauty by the
us*es of paints, and powders and va
rious other accessories so "daddy"
;an learn a thirty or two of real life
and happiness.
Brush Arbour Meeting
A brush arbour has been erected ai
bout eight mHes._enst fil- Caiu.den. <>.1
this side of Cassatt, and services are
being held there every night begin
ning at eight o'clock. Dr. T. L. Wil?
ingham, with several other ministers
| re doing the preaching. Large num
bers w?re attending the services, and
nuch good is being accomplished.
One of the features of the services is
the singing by a colored choir in ad
dition to the singing by the white peo
ple. The public is cordially invited
to attend each of the servicer, which
are deeply spiritual and have for t... .c
object real good to all.
The State Fair
Columbia, Sept. 3 1. ? With the IU20
oxhibition still fresh in the minds, be
cause of its unusual excellence, an
other year has almost rolled around
and the state fair of 11)27 is but a few
weeks away ? in fact, it is next month.
With the most varied program _h.it
it has ever been able to offer, with
the supreme premium list of its his
tory and with prospects bright l'or
ui. usual exhibits and record breaking
crowds the coming fair pleases im
mensely the officials who have work
ed so hard to make it bigger and bet
ter in every respect.
The da,tes this year are Octobv '7,
IK, ID, 20, 21, 22, six full days u ix
full nights.
Mr. Christopher C. Vaughan left
Camden early Wednesday morning in
his car for Auburn, Ala. He was ac
companied by Mr. Corthell Wnut.s who
went along as company ar..l i'or the
trip. "Chris" has a host of friends
in Camden who will wish him well,
j For a number of years he war. part
of Tho Mesenger force. He came
?vith us when a small boy. While at
work in The Mossenger office in the
afternoons he attended school in the
mornings, and it was to his credit that
when he graduated from the high
school he wins second in quite a large
class, only a small fraction differ
ence between him and the class lead
er. Bright, attractive and energetic
ho merits success and the very best
wishes of The Mesenger goes with
oui splendid youtig friend.
"Kach for all and all for each" is
the biggest sermon outside of the
Good Book? pnd it shells Co-operation.
I "Years tefach us more than books",
but hooka will teach us more in, fewr
years. It's a wise farmer who
reads.
1 Building a good herd with scrub*
Is as hard an building a good hi uko
with refuse lumber.
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