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TERMS: ? fciJSO IN ADVANCE PER ANNUM. VOL. 45 "The Hand of t be Diligent Shan Rule" COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA APRIL 30, 1929. CHAS. W. BIRCHMORE, PROF [*> ? ? . , NO. 40 Social and Personal Items Rev. A. H. Arnold, mail carrier evangelist of Sumter, formerly a res ident of this county, was in Camden Saturday meeting his many friends - here. Services at Antioch There will be services at Antioch Baptist church Sunday,, May 5, at 11:00 o'clock. Church conference will be held after the services. Rev. T. F^ftfrstmas, Pastor. i'lay at Midway. J The Senior Class of Midway High School will present the play "Mother Mine" Friday evening, M,ay 3, at 8:30 o'clock. Admission 15 and 2."> cents. Our good friend and correspondent at Liberty Hill has somewhat of a ! monopoly in keeping the weather cor- ] rectly reported, but we might add the comment that it has turned quite , warm and is "fine growing weather" | now. i 4 To Preach Nt-xt Sundny Rev. B. W. Thomason, of Bishop- 1 ville, will preach in the Camden Bap- 1 tist church next Sunday morning and j evening. Mr. Thomason is pastor of ] the Bishopville Baptist church and is . a forceful and impressive speaker. The public is cordially invited to both of the services. Birth Announcement. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Birchmore an nounce the birth of a son, Harold, Jr., Thursday evening, April 18. ? Greer Tribune. We extend congratulations to the fond parents upon the arrival of our "grand" nephew. Attended Fish Fry A party of gentlemen from Camden consisting of H. G. Carrison, Jr., J. B. Cureton, L. J. Whitaker, T. K. Trotter and R. N. Shannon met a| party of Chester' men Friday night on their preserve in Fairfield county j and enjoyed a fish fry. It was a ? delightful occasion for all who attend-; Another fish fry was held Friday night just across the river which war, j , attended by a number from Camd.m. They, too, had a delightful social hour together, and enjoyed tho fish fry Camden Methodist Church Sunday, May 5; Bible school, 10:00 A. M., with classes for all who will 1 att'nd. Epworth Lengue, 7:15 P. M.' to which all the young people arc in- I vittvl. Public worship, 11 :16 A. M.' and 8:00 P. M., conducted by the pastor, George Pierce Watson. Morn ing theme: Vision and Victory. Ser mon followed by the Holy Commun ion. Evening theme: The Saddes* Word in Human Speech. Mid-week service, Wednesday, 8:00 P. M. The public Ib most cordially invited to all the services of this church. Vin itors are especially w 'lcome. Camden Man Honored.* The masonic bodies of the stato as sembled in Sumter last week, and Dr. R. T. Goodale, a prominent Camden mason attended thP meeting Tuesdnv and Wedn-sday. The Grand CounHl , Grand Chanter and Grend Comm?v"?- [ ery were the bodies in s^slon. Dr. . Goodale was elected Hign Priest of J the Grand Chapter, R. A. M. of th? ' State, which ia a very distinctive i honor. .Only two other Camden men. ! the late Judge J. B. Kershaw and the late Gen. John D. Kennedy, ever held this position from our horn's ' ; town. Dr. Goodale is also Dnnuty Grand Commander of the State Com mandery. His friends congratulate him upon tho honor conferred upon him. i Presbyterians, Attention! The Men of the Church met last week with Mr. Laurens T. Mills. At ! this meeting it was decided that the J men sponsor a "Go to Church Sun day" on May 5. The pastor has a message and an idea he wishes to ftufetriit to the entire congregation and for this reason we have set apart Suriday, May 5 as "Go to Church Sunday"* We hope that on this com ing Sunday ?very member of tho church will make a special effort to attend church and Sunday school and this day a molt successful one for the chttrch and the Lord. Pros byteriahs encourage the Men and the pastor by making this "Go to Church Sunday" the beat attended Sunday of the whole , "V ' - ' : | NEWS FROM BLANEY I. Special to The Mossenger. I Blaney, April 27. ? The senior class j presented "Mail Order Brides' ' on j Friday evening in the school audi jtorium to a well filled house. This jwas the unnual class play and all tho | players did very good work in mak ing the play a success . j Mrs. J. J. Gehse and daughters, 'MaJlee and Catherine, of Wcehawk en, N. J., were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Price last week. Mrs. J. D. Watson was the guest .of .Irs. A. C. Cox in Camden Tues day. Mrs. M. Sutton, of Columbia, spent the past week end with Mrs. B. I. "M addox. j Miss Olive Andrea, of Florence, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. C. S. Andrea, during this week. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Rose and child lien, of Charleston, have return d to their homo after visiting their father, John I. Rose. Miss Nancy Sanders, of Columbia, is the guest this week of Mrs. Hiram Sanders. Tom Jeffers has return- d to hi? work in Charleston after visiting his mother, Mrs. Mary Jeffers here. D. R. Johnson and children of Waynesboro, Ga., were the guests this week of Mr. nnd Mre. T. C. S< ssions, Mrs. A. T. Coleman has returned from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Kate Dennis, in Columbia. Several of the teachers attended the Kershaw County Teachers' As sociation in Camden Saturday. Th^ county wide spelling contest was a feature of this meeting and Allen Edins of the Blaney High school won .fir? L place in the county and will represent Kershaw county in the str.t* contest to be held at Winthrop College >n July New Agent Cominp. Mr. W. H. Pressley, assistant farm agent in Barnwell county, is expected to arrive in Camden tomororw, and will take up the farm work here succeeding Mr. J. W. Sanders tem porarily at least. Mr. Pressley will 1 work with Mr.' Sanders fo'r H week or so in order to get acquainted with the work here. VauRhan Tractor and Implement Co. We direct attention to the adv:r tisements to be found elsewhere in this issue of The Mesenger to the Vaughan Tractor und Implemon4 Com pany. Th y are Tocatdd at 1010 on Market Street. Tli^y are handling McCormick-Deering International ma chinery. They are all set for a big harvest and ready to serve you satis factorily and promptly. Meet at State Farm. The Board of Directors of the State Penitentiary met at the State Farm Friday. Each of the members were present .including *Gov. Richards who is chairman of the board. Gov. Richards arid a number of others did some fishing while in that neighbor hood. It is said tho fish bite good for the Governor. A Kindly Act. A young man was arrested last week and placed in jail b'cause he was unable to pay a board bill. He was without funds and without em ployment, nnd we understand desired to get hnck to his home in another state, Pennsylvania. He had been in CamfPn for some months. A good Irdy here who has done a number of kindly actf^, became interested in the young man, paid his board bill, took him to her home for a short while until ho could get off and gave him a ticket to his heme, and we understand will give him further as sistance there. This was certainly acting tho part of the Good Samar itan, and the acquaintances of the young man were glad to learn of his release and the help given him. Will Be Ready for Them The Character Builders Bible Clans of thr. Methodist Sunday School, will | be ready for the McIx?od-Wesley Bible class from Sumter when they come up here on Sunday morning, the 19th, to join in with the class here in the ser vices that morning and in the After- 1 noon at 3:80. We arc looking for one ' of the finest meetings the class has j yet held, and 1M member* are t counting the days tohen thin pleasure will he theirs. Elsewhere is a notice from the Sumter Herald which will be road with iriterest. The local com mittees will not go to sleep on thei." job. ? / ps'i i TORNADO KILLS ONE Number of Others Injured Sunday Afternoon. L one of those regular twisters, cut a swarth through por tions of Kershaw county Sunday afternoon around three o'clock, kill >ng one person, an aged negro wo man Nora Murphy, and injuring a number of others and doing consid Property damage. The storm came up suddenly and lasted but a inCVh,?w?hi,e- Ben Ray'8 houae n West W atcree, was blown down, but fortunately none of the family was in it at the time. On the Is- 1 e Place, a few miles northwest of -ugoff, the house was blown down and the occupants all injured. This house was occupied by Mr. Booker H ran ham and family. Mr. Branham happened to be away at the time and thus escaped injury. Fourteen wore brought to the Camden hospital for treatment, all of thom {)einff in tho ?use when it was swept away, the timbers being carried by the storm for hundreds of yards. The injured were: Mrs. Ida Branham, her daugh er, Mrs. Martha Branham and baby Mrs J. A. Day, Mary Branham, Lou ?se Branham, Arthur Branham, John ;nox Branham, Birdie Branham Emanuel Branham, Brady Branham James. Day, Nick Hay and Purdy Ray. While some of them were very pain fully injured, it is thought that all will recover. Mrs. Williams and Miby were perhaps the most seriously 'njured. Nora Murphy, the neKro woman who was seated in the kitchen near the stovo was killed by a piec? o? timber striking her on the head No other injuries or fatalities were eported so far as we were able to learn. The storm hit Camd- n and for b ow minutes looked very dangerous No one here sustained any bodily in juries. A large number of limbs and trees were blown down. In the drive way next to Mr. W. B. deLoach's home a large tree fell; on the north side of the Episcopal church another tree fell a part of it lodging on tha roof n5? T?^e and doin,? somo damage; along Latffetis str??rJa ndfrf^^ of trees fell. The grammar school grounds did not escape. Two large trees north of the postoffice were blown down. The storm was severe >n the Antioch section. Two rooms of the Antioch school were blown from their foundation and the main Part of the building somewhat dam aged. We understand that the trus tees carried storm insurance on the building. The residence of Mr. C. . Shiver was blown about eight fest "rom its foundation, but none of the occupants of the house were injured to any extent. On Mr. B. E. Spar row's place, occupied by L .T. Davis, the garage was blown do-wn and Mr.' Davis' car damaged by the top beinj? crushed in. The residence of Mr. S. W. Van Landingham was right badly dam aged by a, chimney being blown down and falilng across the dining room. Other minor damages were done, but as stated above no one was injured in Camden. The storm did not reach " lower part of the city. It ex tended to abotut the postoffice. ^ The top of the chimney at Mr. J. K. Rhame's residence was blown off during the storm and some trees blown down in his yard. Tin dam age to his residence was slight. Mrs. Branham was suffering con- ! sideaibly yesterday as was also Mr J Nick Ray. Their injuries now appear j to be the more serious. Several -of I the injured were thought well enough 1 yesterday to leave the hospital, but1 they are needing clothing and other assistance at once. We feel sure that just as soon as this need is brought to the attention of the people of Cam den they will respond liberally. Ev erything these unfortunate people had in their home was blown away. Ran Into Electric Lamp Post Mf. E. M. Bak^r, who resides below Camden, In attempting to park his car Saturday afternoon in front of the Lincoln Theatre, ran into an electric lamp post and came near knocking it down. The brakes were not working causing the accident. He looked for ^n offlccr at onco and put up a sum of | money with which to repair tho dam age, and later left for his home. Penalty Ctoen On Tomorrow. All state and county taxes not paid today will have the penalty of 7 per cent, added after today. The time wftfc extended some, weeks ago until tho first day of May. Usually this penalty goes oh In March. fr" . /. . :'V. * felllSlife SUMTER CLASS WILL VISIT CAMDEN MAY 19. Members of McLeod-Wesley Bible Class of Trinity Are Planning For Big Day. The officers of the MoLeod-Wes-! ley Bible class of Trinity Methodist ' church are busy these days in mak- j ing arrangements for the trip to ( Camden which will be taken on May 19. The following car owner* have agreed to assist in transport ing those who desire to go: Messrs. i J. F. Lyndon, John Evans, J. A. Par- j rish, W. E. Fripp, F. D. Knight, J. j D. Dinkins, Frank Chandler, J. A. j Stubbs and H. C. Carlisle. These will j accommodate about 440 of the mem- j bers of the class. Car situation has j not been thoroughly canvasscd and . when this is done ample accommoda- 1 dations will be secured for all the members who desire to attend. The j cars will leave Trinity church prompt- 1 ly at 8:30, which will leave them one and a half hours to make the trip. The orchestra has decided to go, and provision is being made for a male quarter, which will assist in j the singing, together with Mr. W. H. Cuttino, the musical director. As stated before, the class will carry their orchestra and song leader. This has been looked upon as one of the leading features of this meet ing. This week they have secured two others who will be able to help out in the way of music. Dr. Doug las Youngblood, a state champion of j the cornet, will be along and give a I sample of his playing, and also Mr. Robert B. Jennings will be in the oarty. With the addition of these two experts with the party Camden can be assured of having the best talent in the state present on this occasion. , All of the program for the day is being carofully worked out, to pro vide for all who make the trip a splendid day's outing and an oppor tunity to visit their Camden friends.) ?Sumter Herald. ! Released from Custody Williams and Mungo, the two young white men from Charlotte, N. C., who 'were captured here several weeks ago with a Hudson car, carry ing a BUpply of bootleg whiskey with j a smoke screen attachment to their, car, were released from jail last Fri- , day upon furnishing bond. This left j only one white prisoner in jail, the young man charged with attempting to take Dr. Pickett's car. There were eight negro prisoners in jail yes- , terday and one white prisoner. 1 Time to Make Application Up. Time for making applications for \ federal loans out of the $6.000, QOO appropriated for this purpose by con gress, will expire today. Applica tions that do not get on their way to Columbia before midnight, as we understand it, will not be considered The appropriation was not exhaMs^cd although a large number of loans were made. We do not have the fig ures for this county, but we hardly think that more than half the amount was borrowed. Another Extension. After the above was put in type notice has been given that another extension has been made, this time to May 15th. Those who have not nlready gotten their applications in will hnve until May 15th to do so. Ranks to Close Earlier The three banks of Camden will cloee, Mondays and Saturdays ex cepted, at 2 P. M. instead of 8 P. M. until further notice. This arrange ment will continue possibly until September. A Red Lady Passes Away. Mrs. Elizabeth Croft, aged about 80 years, died Sunday. Her health had not been good for some time. She is survived by one son and other near relatives. The funeral service* were conducted by Rev. C. L. Nortattn, of the Hermitage Bapttet church and the interment was in the cemetery at Hermitage mill. . Has Bought a Tent. Mr. W. T. Hugging recently pur chased a tent which he expects to use in conducting evangelistic meet ings. He has not yet made any engagements and hai not therefore decided just where he will hold his first meeting. Mr. Hugginn has [many friends who wish him well in Ihis work. FIVE .NURSES GRADUATE Graduating Sermon by Dr. Jamison. Five young ladies, Misses Thelma Truesdale, Juanita Crenshaw, Hattie Mae Hasty, Gladys West and Dolly Clybum, composed the graduating I class of the Camden hospital, who received their diplomas Sunday even ing. Dr. A. T. Jamison, a former pastor of the Camden Baptist church, but for a number of years super intendent of the Connie Mixwell Or phanage, delivered a timely and forcc ful sermon to the graduates in the Baptist church Sunday evening. The attendance was quite large no ser vices being held in either of the other churches Sunday evening. Rev. G. P. Watson, pastor of the Methodist church, and Rev. A. Douglas McArn, pastor of the Presbyterian church, were present and took part in the services. These young ladies have the hearty congratulations of their friends and the best wishes for theif success. , The young ladies composing tho i graduating class of nurses were tho recipients of a large number of gilts from friends and relatives who ic joice with them in their success. Purchase Feed in Cotton Sacks | Spartanburg, S. C., April 29 ? A recommendation to the housewives of | South Carolina that they purchas? ' their flour, sugar and feeds in cotton I sacks was adotped by the South Car- ' olina Federation of Women's Clubs al | the thirty-first annual meeting of i that organization here. Tho recom mendation was embodied in a resolu tion submitted by the American Home Department. The resolution points out the facti that the economic prosperity of the South is very largely dependent upon cotton and that the price secured for the South's chief crop is naturally very largely determined by the de mand for its products. It is further pointed out' that the many useful things which can be made from the cotton sacks after they are emptied make it real economy for the house wives to Durchaae_theJr feeds in then?j were there not additional compelling reasons. There was a most attractive exhib it of articles made from cotton flour, Bugar and feed sacks at the conven tion, this exhibit having* been secured by Miss Bessie Harper, of Aiken, new ly elected chairman of the American Home Department, from the Cotton Products Extension Committee. A mong the articles in the exhibit were little boys' and girls' suits, aprons of j various designs, overalls, a beach ; coat, table cloths and napkins, a large quilt, laundry and shoe bags, and many other garments and articles for the home. An Appreciated Comment. A lady who is a regular reader of The Messenger, writes us as fol lows: "Your editorials have bee" especially good lately. I am saving 'The Silver Lining', for I think it will bear reading again." We appreciate those generous words. Two young married white men, Copeland and Johnson, were convicted of murder in the Spartanburg cou*"t and sentenced to bo electrocuted June 7th. They are the bandits who attempted to hold up the Draytor. mill pay roll clerk. They failed to get the money but shot and killed the clerk. It was one job they failed to get by with. The usual appeal is expccted which will delay the exe cutions for some time, but the chances .are that they will finally get to it. What, asked the speaker, holdn i America united and indissoluble 1 and from a squirming figure on tho back seat came the reply: "Chewing-gum! It's got me now!* "The baker'a wife is terribly jeal ous, isn't she?" ''Mercy, yes! She won't even let him have lady fingers in the shop." Boats that are expected to cross (the Atlantic in four days are being I built. , There are some 10,000 characters in the Chinese language. When water doss dot flow freely from the sink, an accumulation of grea*?, In the trap may be the rea son. Remove the trap, wash it with warm water to remove the grease or any particles of lint and you will have no further trouble. GLENN CONFIRMED Washington, April 29 (By A. P.) ? ? | The nomination of John Lyles Glenn | to be nn additional federal district judge for South Carolina was con firmed today by the senate. I ! Appointment of Natural Resources Com mission. I Columbia, April 30. ? The South Carolina Natural Resources Commis sion is perfecting a plan for the ex tension of its organization to the var ious counties, through local county organizations, having in view the de velopment of cach particular county along the general program of the 'tate commission, and' at its meeting on Thursday, May 9, conferences are expected to be held with Dr. W. W. >ng, director of the extension de partment of Clemson College,, Miss Landrum of the home demonstration agents, and their district agents. The presidents of the various colleges of the state, with tluir chemists, will be invited to attend. A Tribute to Karl H. Bowen. Counu 7 ?r 1>i,'?C""s "f 2 "f ?'<? valuable Sl.,, ,of Mr- K?>-1 II. Row en, lately a member of the Board from Watere thoWnS- i'Pn Ut " r<?Kular meeting of e said Board, held i? il3 ?ffict. ?t the Court House, Camden, S. C., on Tuesday, April 2. 15)29, appointed the undersigned as a committee to pre that th SU'tabl? reso'ution, directing that the same be inscribe.! upon the i ."u of the Board, and L pub! ?shed m the County papers, ?m| that Boweny l? ^ fnmi,y of M' And the Resolution hav adopt'::;: Resolved, that the Board of Direc tors of Kershaw County hereby re cords the warm personal esteem and affection felt by cach member of Board for Mr. Bowen. The as.,oci,. tion with him upon the Board brought home to each one a very keen realiza tion of the patriotic purpose of Mr. owen to place at the service of Ker |MHp?ounty and of its people, all his time and energy. He was untiring in his devotion to the pub lic needs giving freely 0f his time, of thought, of his counsel ami of his .ncans. He had clofie to his heart the progress and development of his sec tion. No call went unanswered. The poor and unfortunate found an at tentive ear and a ready heart and hand to give ?id and assistance Wy plan for public improvement had his instant approval and co operation. Every proposal looking to the betterment of conditions in Ker shaw County and in th- State awak ened immediate interest and respa.isc No public servant ,ould have been more devoted and earnest than Mr. Bo-wen showed himself to be. He was a member of this Board ? ^*rec^ors from .January 1, 1925, until his death, March 18, 1929, and in' all of his association with the Board and with the County officers and em ployees, he showed his constant de sire and intention to adopt the course that was right in principle and to f I low that course with every fr. ulty of his being. His genial spirit and happy nature made association with him a joy, and endeared him to all who came in con tact with him his quick mind and wise judgment assisted and guided at every mef ting 0f the Board; his wide acquaintance throughout the County and espcially in his own section,' made his influence powerful and J strengthened every action of the I Board; his high character and patri otic purpose were a constant inspir ation. This Board of Directors, as a body, and personally, feels a very deep sor row and sense of loss at his death I>. M. KIRKLEY, J. II. SOW ELL, LAURENS T. MILLS, Clerk _ Committee. The reports from Washington re veal the House of Representatives uproariously applauding the killing o' a man who was trying to get away fronj a policeman pursuing him for violation of the prohibition laws. It is probable that these Congressmen, many of whom are about as wet as the fugitive-whencver they get a safe chance to be wet? would doubt loss applaud killings for even less offenses, for trying to get away witl? a half-pint. Killing men for trying to escape from a cop, no matter how light the offens-, seems to be con sidered entirely ethical, moral, and part of the noble experiment. part of the noble experiment.? Tho State.