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tr - . ESSENGER IKI-MS ? ii.50 IN ADVANCE PER ANNUM. VCI .46 . T| "The Hand of the Dillfent Shaii Rule' CAMDEN, KERSHAW BOUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER 29. 1929. CHAS. W. BIRCHMORE, PRoV NO. 1 Social and Personal Items Postmaster and Mrs. W. T. Stew ait have returned from a pleasant visit to Washington where they were guests of relatives. While in WaB.i ing.or., Mr. Stewart called upon Post ma. ler-Gcne'-al Brcwn and spent a piiLj-nt n.ur with him. ij.siii.t Governor Karnest Withers, ol h district, North Carolina, ? .1 o: the Camden Rotary C!t:., a luncheon Thursday, and mad_. a very inspiring address to th?i?. '.hi.* Men'.*. Bible Class oft he Cam den i.aptist Sunday school had a fish fiy at Colonial Lake Wednesday ev ening. About fifty members u thij class were present jnd enjoyed the occasion. Mr. Henry Savage, Sr., who under went a serious operation in a hospi tal in Charlotte, N. C. ,rect.uly, has returned home and appears ?o have fully recovered. His many friends here are glad to sc- him again and to see hi.n looking so well. Oyster and Box Supper We are lequested i-o anounee that an oyster and box supper will be giv en 1' riday ni/tht, Novembor 1st, at Mr Buddie Hinson's on the Bishooville road two miles below Antioch by the W. M. U. for the benefit of the church. Preaching service at Antioch church Sunday morning at eleven o'clock. ' BEULAH ITEMS Mr. Frank Humphries of Caiumbia spent Sunday at the home of Mrs B. %M. Pearce. Mr. Humphries is now with the Carolina Wholesale Comp any in Columbia. Mr. Archie Lingle of Lancaster spent the week-end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Moseley of Sumter were Sunday guests at the home of Mr. Mosfiley's parents, Mr. ar;' Mrs. R. L. Moseley, Sr. Miss Maureen Sowoll of Newberry spent the week-end with rclativea here. Miss Elizabeth McCaskill spent the part week-end with Misses Sara and E'.helyn Moseley. Mr. and Mrs. Dan L. Sowell attend ed the Carolina-Clemson game in Co lumbia on Thursday. Mrs. Mary Pearce of Camden, and Miss Elizabeth Pearce of Columbia College were visitors at th? home of Mrs. Ella Pearce during the past week-end. The Young People's Epwort.i Lea gue had a most enjoyable Sunday ev r"i:ng. Many visitors were present. They are always welcome at the Lea ru?. Mr. Ned Rhoads of Brar/jhvillo vis ited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Moseley, Sr., Saturday. Miss Lottie Dennis of Columbia College spent the past week-end at home. Mr. Bob Clarkson of Clemson Col lege spent several days of last week with his parents, Mr. qnd Mrs. A. G. Clarkaon. There will be a Hnlloween Carnival hell nt Charlotte Thompson Friday r:"M, November I. Benefit of the Athletic Association of C. T. II. S. The public is cordially invited to come and make merry. Miss Gladys Geddings of the C. T. II S. faculty, spent Thursday at the State Fair. First Baptist Church J. B. Caston, Pastor Sunday School at 10 A. M. Mr. W. O. Wilson, superinter.dent. 11:15 A. M. nreachin?? by the pastor on the subject: Wise and Faithful Stew nrds. Evening service 7:30, subject: Winning to Christ. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7:30. Teach ers' meetinr Wednesday evening 8:15 B. Y. P. U. Thursday evening at 7:80. We are laying plana to enlarge our Run-day School plant by the addition of another story iq the assembly room and also making othor alterations to accomodate larger numbers. The public is cordially invited to worship with us. Will Have Handsome Filling Station The City Filling Station is being rebuilt by Mr. J. C. Gillis at the corn er of DeKalb and Lyttleton streets, and is now nearing completion. Wl-tn finished It will makn up with the very best ar.ywhorc. It 1? built of brick with stucco finish and will be up-to-date In every particular. FALL TERM OF COURT Plenty to Do and Officials Right at It The fall term of court for Kershaw county convened Monday morning: with Judge S. W. G. Shipp, of Flor ence, presiding. There seems to be J a plenty to do in disposing of the | cases before the court. Some of them j were disposed of on the first day, as j f?lfows: Noble Hayes plead guilty ofthe vi- j olat'or of the prohibition law and was j sentenced to serve six months on the gang. Louise Truesdell, a negress, who ^ slashed up another woman, was con- ? victed and given a sentence of 30 days j in jail or a fine of $100. Sidney Gaither, a negro youth from Kershaw, who murderously assaulted Press Hilton, a white boy of 14 y .-ars, :uttirg him seriously, went to trial and was convicted. Sentence ha.; not as yet been passed upon him. David Hall, charred with burg", iry, drew a sentence of seven years. Albert Davis, house breaking and la: cony, guilty; sentence or? yvr.r. Hattie Dempsey, murder, entered a plea of guilty of manslaughter, and was sentenced to two years in jail. Paul Appl^baum and Antonio D' Aquilla, two New York boys who broke into a filling station r,orth of Camden, plead guilty and were given sentences e^ch ^ months. Katie Roach, violation of the pro hibition law, guilty; 3 months or $100 fine. Hazel Bowers, charged with the murder of B. B. Bowers, was arrHign ed before court. Application for bail was granted him in the sum of $3,000. BLANEYS NEWS " Blaney, October 28. ? Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Ross and children, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Ross and son, Richard, of New Brookland, spent last week-end with friends and relatives. Edward Maddox, a student at Clem son Collep-;, spent a few days here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Maddox. , ' L. D. Evans, Misses Gfoo -Evans ?nd Ollie Rose spent last Tuesday after- i noon in Winnsbor*; with his daught- ' tr, Mrs. Herbert Maddox. Lindsay Rose has returned after a , week's stay in Columbia. M. s. W. B. Evans and son, Wade, , have returned after a short stay with |' friends in Columbia. Avery Nelson of Florence, spent, last Thursday here with relatives. Hot Supper at Bethune The Ladies of the Bethune Baptist . church will havt a hot supper r.ext j Saturday, November 2, for the ben- J efit of the church. Everyone is !n- ? vited. j Concert* By Marine Band The University of South Carolina will bring to Columbia on Saturday, , November 0th, for two concerts the United States Marine Band. Both concerts will be in the Field House of , the University, one at 11 a. m. and | the other at 8:30 p. m. The University has a double pin-! pose, the educational effect and aid j to- the Students Loan Fund of the U- j niversity. That there may be the , fullest opportunity to enjoy ihe mu- j sic of this great band an admission price of 2.r?c. is made to school child ren and for adults $1.00, for the ev?n- I ing concert the only difference is that | chair seats are $1.50. The United States Marine Rand is one of the great bands of the world, i and it is inseparately connected with our government from the earliest) days. It had its beginning in Colon- . ial days and for more than 128 years j it has had its headquarters in Wash- | ington under Government control. Everyone should have the opportun- I ity to hear this band once in his life j time. Arrangements for tickets may be | made with R. G. Hell, Secretary, Uni- I versity of South Carolina, Columbia, ! S. C. i Can You Read and Write? Can you read and write? If you J cannot would ^ou like to learn? If so, call at The Messenger office and give us your name and address and we will turn same over to some inter ested teachers who will call upon you and enroll you in a night school. Pu pils for the night school from four teen years of age and up. It will be I necessary to get as many as twenty four pupils if the school is taufjht. Mo charges will hp maxle. This is an ef fort to aid those who are unable to , read and write. DEDICATION Of NEW CHURCH Interesttnrif'Wtyl Impressive Services Suno?y A{^*rnoon The handsome new Baptist church .it Ihe Wateree mill village was dedi cated Sunday afternoon at three o' clock with appropriate and impress ive exercises. Dr. Thomas Lawton Willfngham, pastor for this congregn tion for the past three years, pre sided. The exercises were opened with prayer by Rev. J. B. Caston, j pastor of the First Baptist church of ? Camden. Scripture reading by Rev. ' G. P. Watson, pastor of the LyttletonJ street Methodist church. Other pa.4? tors occupying seats on the pulpit ulatform and taking part were Rev. , Mr. Richardson, rector of Grace church, and Rev. C. L. Norman, pas tor of the Hermitage mill Baptist church. Prior to the delivery of the dedicatory sermon by Dr. W. M. Whiteside, superintendent of the Bap * ist hospital in Columbia, Mr. A.! Stanley. Llewellyn, superintendent of ! the Wateree Mill and chairman of the building committee, was called to the platform by the pastor, Dr. Willing ham, and conducted a neighborly or experience mectinr, and called to the platform a number of representative men and women. Brief talks were made by Mr. H. P. Kendall, president of the mill, Mr. 11. G. Carrison, Jr.,! chairman of the county board of di rectors, Mayor C. P. DuBos.c^J^, E. j Robinson, chairman of the board of deacons, Dr. Whiteside was a bit late in arriving, and this feature of the meeting was conducted awaiting his arrival. A select choir was heard with Mr. Mollis Cobb, who sang a solo. Dr Whiteside was introduced by Rev. Mi. Caston and delivered a very forceful r.ermon. The large number present were deeply impressee with what he fo forcefully said. The attendance was large ar.d the weather was ideal, and the exercises throughout were impressive. It was many years ago when an ef fort was made to erect a church at tbil: After it/S or?clion it wa.t found that additions were needed to i provide class rooms for the Sunday school. Later the congregation had the misfortune of losing their church by fire. The insurance on the old building was about one-third enoupv . to replace it with the very handsome ' and convenient edifice thev now have, the mill owners coming to the rescue of the congregation and making possible for them to have a new a"id modern church with splendid provis- ' ion for the Sunday school. As we walked through the various -ooms [ and noted the conveniences we came to the conclusion that it was the best in our county. J. E. Creed, local con tractor, built the church. The archi- . tects were a Boston concern, Perry, j Shaw, and Hepburn. The brick were ob'ained in Virginia and ars of the , same type used in the reconstruction of Williamsburg, Va. Its total cost is around $30,000. As we viewed this church building, and looked over the large and nt cr ested congregation, the thour-ht came to us of what a challenge it was to the men and women of that commun ity to work for the advancement of the Master's kingdom. Many visi tors were present from Camden and th0 surrounding vicinity. We trust that the services for which it was built will continue to grow and that it will be the means of halting many j who have given but lithe of then time and talents to the service of Christ and His cause. Wo hearti congratulate the pastor, officials the church, the membership generally and the mill authorities for wnat th( have so well done. heir i m y I Monkey Faced Owls Found in Lan caster In front of the Sanitary Barber shop has been a cage of monkey fsce owls that have attracted much atten tion during the past few days. These birds are very odd looking ami their actiors rather peculiar. They were caught in a tree at the home of Mrs. Ernest Moore when so%ne linemen who were working in that vicinity noticed a peculiar nest. On inveti pation they found six little monkey faced owls ir. the nest.? Lancaster News. Jed Jenkins has a r.ew address; For him we vainly mourn. He thought he'd stop the fast express By honking of his horn. Fourth Quarterly Conference The fourth quarterly conference for the Lyttleton Street Methodist charge was held Sunday evening immediate ly after the preaching service by the Presiding Elder, Rev. Peter Stokes. The attendance at the evening ser vice was good. The fact that this was the last opportunity of hearing Mr. Stokes as presiding elder of the Sumter District, was an incentive for many to attend this service. Somo who were not officials of the church also remained for the conference. The work of this church under the pastor ate of Rev. G. P. Watson has been making progress. The Sunday school I^^mproved within the past quarter M^^k^erest. in the Epworth League iSPIuso increased. The attendance upon the evening services have been good especially for the past few Sun day eveninn*. Mr. Stokes began his work in the ministry at Beulah church more than thirty years ago, ar.d \vhen he came on this district as presiding elder four years ago, he was no stran ger to many of our people. Under ?he regulations of conference he will be assigned to some other field next year. In view of this fact appropri ate resolutions expressing the deep regret that he can be no longer on the Sumter District as presiding eld er, and the sincere appreciation of his worth as u capable and conescrated worker were unanimously adopted by n rising vote. Mr. Stokes replied to this in an appreciative manner. The annual conference will convene in Charleston in a short while. The resolutions referred to above were as follows: Lyttleton Street Methodist Church Camden, S. C., October 27th, 1920 We, the officials of our church in this Fourth Quarterly Conference, tire reminded that this is not only :>ur last quarterly conference for thia year, bu^ we are reminded that this conference completes the fourth year r>f our good brother, Rev. Peter S'okes, as Presiding Elder of the Sumter District, and therefore com pletes his work in this district as our Presiding Elder. He came to us not as a stronger, for. his first work in the ministry was on one of the ad joining charges, and was regarded as r>ne of our own. His consecrated life has been an inspiration to many throughout the Sumter District, and his coming to us as Presiding Elder svas hailed with delight by all who knew him. His -efforts for the ad vancement of the Master's kingdom have been recornizod by every one nnd served to cement the ties of friendship already formed, and now that under the regulations of our conference we come to the time when we must give him up as our Presiding Elder, we desire to go on record as I to his real worth nnd our genuine friendship and love for him, there fore. be it Resolved, That we do hereby express to our faithful, ef ficient and beloved Pro. Stokes our hearty good wishes for his future, and our deep regret that his pres ent relationship with our church is eo soon to close. His loyalty, his z'-nl in theMaster's cause, his force ful messages, will. ever be a pleasant memory with us, nnd we but express the sentiment of each one of our con gregation in thus expressing our selves. C. W. BIRCH MORE, Lay Leader. F. M. ZEMP, Chmn. Bd. Stewards I W. F. NETTLES, Treasurer. Puthern Christian Advocote please | L copy.) Cotton G>" "d There were f>,42f> bales of cotton, tinned in Kershaw County from the rrop of 1929 prior to October 18, 1029, as compared with 9,154 bales ginned to October 18, 1028. This information furnished by T. i T. Truesdale, Special Agent. Loaders Accent Position Lending Presbyterians of this sec 'ion havo acceptor!' positons as cam paign chairmen and associate chail mer for local Presbyterian Churcnes as part of the organization for the Presbyterian Collet $:i,r>0,000. Pro gram of Delivernnce. These leaders are now building up their church campaign committers and are getting everything in readi- 1 ness for the opening of the intensive "amnnlgn effort on Sunday, Novem ber 10. Churchea, chairmen and associates : for this section follow: Betheada Camden, Rev. A. Douglas MrArn, Associate Chairman. I COUNTY FAIR OPENS N"EXT WEEK Something Doinnr Every Day 1 The Kershaw County Fair will op en next week, and there will be some thing of interest each day. Thursday will be the biggest day in the history of the fair it is predicted. Senator please, Governor Richards and Con gressman Stevenson will each be here I .hat day ar:l make addresses at the formal opening of Woodward Field and the sew fair grounds. There will ] be many attractions for the day in cluding the great automobile parade. J Come and be with us. I i A Regrettable Error. We published last week an an nouncement of the death of Mr. Henry Workman in Indiana, and it should have been Mrs. Henry Workman. In getting the niessane over the phone We understood it was Mr. Workman. We deeply regret the error. It was the wife of our pood friend who had died, and we extend to Mr. Workman our sincere sympathy. His sister, v rs. A. S. White, attended the funer al. ANTIOC'H NEWS I , ETT E R The Antioch Parent Teacher Asso ciation gave a Halloween party Fri ''?.v night. The school boys and jrirls gave a short, but very interest ing entertainment which was en'oved ?)V all The auditorium was beauti fully decorated .with corn stalks and autumn leaves. Everybody seemed o ave enjoyed themselves Th" rext meetinp nf the Parent-Teacher Association will be on the lost Friday I' t >n November. The plans aiv for one meeting a month and the "rospects are for a very successful year. Floyd Boykin and Conley Galloway ?presented the Antioch Chapter Fu ure Palmetto Farmers during the ' ?eek at the State Fair. Floyd Boy kin was on the executive committee of the state organization the past vrar. The Future Palmetto Farm era reelected him to. 8<yvc on the ex ?cul.ve committee for another year ?t he meeting held in Columbia. The loca agriculture class chapter elected Conley Galloway to represent them I so. we were very fortunate in having ! two representatives at this meeting at the state fair. Only a few schools in the state had as many as two representatives. These boys came home filled with inspiration fro put over a real .agricultural program in the community this year. One main point stressed by the Future Palmet to Farmers is that of thrift. Floyd thinks that he won the prize offered to the boy spending the smallest a mount of money. He spent 15 cents outside of his board. This organiza tion not only makes farmers, but it teaches them how to handle and *?vc the money they make. The Vocationa Agricultural Club mot at the school house Tuesday ev ening. The farmers decided to de stroy their cotton stalks as early as Possible and if possible get a cover nop planted. Plans were made to order pure oat seed cooperatively. The teachers of thc Antioch' High School are planning to attend the State Teachers' Association meeting in Charleston 100 per cent. The teachers are all active members of the State Teachers Association. l.ytt leton Street Methodist Church Near Hampton Park, George Pierce Watson. Pastor. Sunday, November 3. Bible school with classes for all attendants, 10:00 A. M. ^ Mr. L. C. Shaw, superintend ent. Ep worth League, especially for the young people, fi:4r, p. M. Public worship, J 1:15 A. M. and 7:30 P. M. conducted by the pastor. Morning theme: Elijah Under the Juniper Tree. Sermon will be followed by the Holy Communion. Evening theme: Sowirg and Reaping. A study espec ially for the young people and they are earnestly requested to attend. Midweek service, Wednesday, 7:30 P. M. The public is most cordially in vited to all the services of this church. Come and bring your friends. Not. These Days A judge, not having enough evi dence to convict a negro stealing a watch, said, "Rastus, you are acquit- ! ted." Rastus ?"All's what?" Judge? "You are acquitted." Rastus- -"Does <lat mean dat Ah have tuh give de watch back?" I SOCIAL AM) PERSONAL | I Mrs. Thos. Lawton WillinKham | Mr. H. P. Kendall, assisted by his mother, Mrs. H. L. Kendall, and niece, Miss E. R. Adams and Mrs. Stanley Llewellyn, entertained with a lovely | tea Saturday afternoon at "Syca mores", the handsome honu- of Mr. Kendall on Fair strett. Those in vited were the wives of the office force, overseers, social service work ers, and the faculty of the mill school. This most delightful social function was very much appreciated an ! great | ly enjoyed. | Wesley Murph, son of Mr. and Mis. I M. L. Murph, from Clemson College, spent the week-end with his parents. | Mr. R. M. Kenendy, who is buying cotton in Fayettesville, N. (\ spent the week end with his family. Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy with Mr. H i ss f 11 Kennedy will motor io Or angeburg for the foot hall game 1>e tweer. the Citadel an 1 Carolina, ai-o to see their non. The many friends of Mr. Haile of Heath Springs were very glad to have him spend the week end in Camden. Miss Aileen Funderburk, one of "Carolina's" most popular students with her brother spent the week-er.d with their parents in Camden. NOTICE Ladies of the Camden Baptist Church come every Sunday morning at 10 o'clock an:! bring the babies from fi months to three years of age. MRS. J. W. KENNY. Supt. of Cradle Roll. Annual Conference The South Carolina Annual Con ference of the Methodist church will convene in Charleston within a short while now. Rev. G. P. Watson, who <s serving the Camden charge, will leave Monday week for conference. It :s the wi.-h of his congregation here ? hat he be returned to this charge. Our entire community will join hoirt ilv in this wish, for Mr. and Mrs. Watson and family have endeared themselves to our people generally. BRAVE, TRUE MAN FALLS ON SLEEP Neil A. Bethune Died Suddenly. A feeling of deep sorrow oerva '-d every heart and home not only in the ? own of Bethune hut thrmghout the '?ounty where Mr. Neil A. Bethune was known, when the announcement '?ame that he had passed away sud denly on Tuesday of last week. Death "ame to him while on the street look ing after some business matters, which made the shock to his family and friends all the greater. Mr. Be thune, who was a brave Confederate veteran, a true man and loyal cit izen was 82 years of age. He was active in the Presbyterian church of which he had been a member for many vears. He was senior deac*n and the oldest living member of this church. For a number of years he was sup erintendent of the Sunday school and ' eacher of the Bible class for some Mme. He was a man of unwavering faith in his Master, and hi* example was a benediction to those who '-ame in contact with him. He came from "turdy Scotch Irish stock and was always to be counted upon for that which was worth while. He was one of th? lending business men of his community. Hp was for a number of years president of the Rank of Pe nnine and hnd lanv? farming inter ests. He was a member of the mas onic order. At one time he gave a ~ood deal of attention to surveying. He is survived bv four daughters. Mrs. B. L. Norwood, of McBee; Mrs. Mark King, of Neeses, and Mrs. E. 7. Trnesdell and Miss Stella Bethune, of Bethune. A number of nephews qrd nieces also survive him. Funeral services were held from the Presbyterian church at .1 o'clock Wednesday conducted by his former pastor, Rev. .f. M. Forbis, of (Jreat Falls, assisted by Rev. Mr. Derrick and Rev. Mr. .Ifrman, of the Method ist. church. The interment, was in the Scotch burying ground a short dis tance from Bethune. The funeral services were largely attended and many beautiful floral pieces attest ed to the esteem in which ht was i held.