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ESSENGER "Tie Hand of the Diligent 8h*il Rule' CAMDEN, KERSHAW COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, NOVEMBER 12th, 192S. CHAS. 7f. BIRCHMORE, FROf* ?w NO. 6 Social and Personal Items Mrs. W. L. DeP&ss was hostess to the Wednesday morning bridge club. The club had as their guests Mrs. W. H. Harris, Mrs. A. S. Llewellyn, Mm. Harry G. Marvir. and Mrs. Joseph Martin. Mrs. William Hickson, of Cheraw, is a fcuest of her daughter, Mrs. II. G. Garrison, Jr. Mrs. Carrison enter tained in honor of her mother Wed nesday afternoon. Mrs. Marvin Reasonover was hos tess at a bridjo party Thursday after noon. Mrs. H. D. Niles wor. top score and Mrs. E. B. Mobley cut the consolation. Mrs. B. G. Sanders was hostess to some friends Tuesday evening at a bridge party. Mrs. E. L. Wooten made the highest score. Mrs. John G. Richards accompanied her husband, Gov. Richards, to Cam- | den Thursday and a very pleasant in- | formal reception was held for her at the home of her sister, Mrs. A. S. ; White. During the afternoon a num ber of ladies called upon her. Mrs. Richadrs was also entertained earlier in the day at the home of Mayor and Mrs. C. P. DuBose. Rev. G. P. Watson leaves today for the Annual South Carolina Confer ence, to be held in Charleston. As a result of his absence there will be no preaching services in the Meth odist church next Sunday, but the Sunday School will be held at ten o' clock as usual. A Delightful Evening. Honoring their popular your.g eon, j Elihu Schlosburg, who was recently , raised to the sublime degree of a | Master Mason, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. | Schlosburg opened their hospitable home Monday eveninjt to quite a large 1 company of friends, including past master masons, officials and others and served a delightful banquet. It ' was as happy a company as has ever assembled in any of the homes of our city, and the glad hand was given to each on? as thoy entered the charming rooms. After some little while fn social conversation and sing 'ing the guests were seated at the j table, place cards indicating the seat reserved for them, with unique mot- ' tees on each. Dr. W. R. Zemp was called upon to invoke the blessing, ? and then the feast began. Mr. Leon Schlosburg acted as toast master and called upon quite a number *or speeches. The marked usefulness of Mr. and Mrs. Schlosburg in the social ar.d business life of our city, and the splendid sons they have reared here, was frequently referred to by the speakers. They just had to have a talk from Mr. Schlosburg, and he re sponded in a very graceful manner as did also his attractive young son, Elihu, who thanked his friends for the honor they did him in attending the banquet served by his father and mother for him. The time passed off swiftly, and every one enjoyed them selves to the fullest, guests bein present not only from Camden but from Columbia and Charleston. To Preach at Springvale Baptist Church Rev. A. II. Arnold will preach at Springvale Baptist Church next Sun day, November 17 at 3 o'clock P. M. Special music by the Arnold family will feature tho services. Everybody l* is cordially invited to attend. Mrs. Laura Boone Dies Suddenly. 'Mrs. Laura Boone, an aged lady ,K residing here with her son, W. R. H. V v Boone, died suddenly Sunday after noon. She had not been very well in some time, but her death came un v expectedly. She is survived by a large family connection. Her hus band died some time ago. Meeting of Poultry Association There will bo a meeting of tho Ker shaw County Poultry Association on Nov. 21st at 2 o'clock sharp, at the Court House. All members are urg ed to bo present. R. C. JONES, Pres. m ? ? . ? First Month Honor Roll of Three C's School Third Grade. Marparet Brown, Carlieno So-well, Robert Elden. Fourth Grade. Lucile Williams. Sixth grade. Herbert B rough ton, Virginia Faulker.berry, Seventh Grade. Dewey Catoe. - Eighth grade. Lucile Broughton. - w MANY ATTENIT-AN\piAL COUNTY FAIR Woodward Airport Dedicated. ? Dis tinguished Speakers Heard The eleventh annual county fair for Kershaw county will go dowr. in history as one of the most notable events ever witnessed in Camden and Kershaw county. The weather while a bit threatening proved to be a fine day. Thursday ?was the big day. A big parade from the old court house extending to the First Baptist church, I moved out to Woodward aviation ! field at eleven o'clock. Hundreds of automobiles occupied almost every a- j vailable space and a conservative es timate of the orowd would be ten thousand people. After reaching tho airport, the people milled about 'yee t ing each other and keeping their necks craned watching the> air Manes. A stand for the speakers ha ! been erected, ar.d after prayer by the Rev. ?I. B. Caston, of the Baptist lurch. Mr. L. A. Kirkland, in very "ilting | words introduced Gov. John G. Rich ards a? the f i r > t speaker. C ">v. Rich ards discussed the wonderful invent ion of the air ships, the radio and . other progressive enterprises, and did | not fail to pay a fine tribute to Mr. I Ernest L. Woodward of Camden and ! I^eRoy, N. Y., for his magnificent gift to Camden and Kershaw county of the aviation field and the hangar. Judge M. L. Smith next introduced Cor.grossman W. F. Stevenson, who paid an eloquent tribute to the pro- I gressive spirit of the people of this town and county, and he, too, spoke in the hinhest praise of Mr. Wood ward's gift. A plane flying low made considerable noise and it was with difficulty that the speaker could be heard, except by those very close to the stand. This conclued the dedication cf the aviation field, and the speakers, army f and navy officers and other dstin guished guests proceeded to the Hob kirk Inn where a delightful luncheon was served by Mr. H. G. Marvin, the genial manager. Mr. H. G. Carrisor., Jr., was toast master aftd called upon quite a number for speeches, among them Mayor C. P. DuBose, Mayor L. B. Owens', of Columbia, Congressman Stevenson, Senator Hammond, of Columbia, Capt. Muse, Dr. John W. Corbett, Lieut. Smith, Lieut. Ring, Maj. Sumner Waite, Lieut. Com mander E. L. Woodside and Camden's gifted anid talented orator, M. L. | Smith. The hour was delinhtfully spent at the Hobkirk Inn, the pioneer tourist hotel. . , The Exhibits at the Fair I Many during the opening day visit ed the fair grounds, and inspected the varied and attractive exhibits there. I The main building was filled with ar- I tides from various sections of the county. The display of vegetables, and farm products was exceptionally | attractive. The household articles j reflected great credit upon those who | sent them in. The school exhibits | were fine, several of them having booths in which to make their display. The county health department was in | evidence to a great advantage. Sev- | eral community booths reflected crreat credit upon the home demon stration clubs getting them up. The jlive stock exhibit was good, but npt so very extensive. The poultry ex hibit was fine. Throughout the ex hibits were of a very attractive and worth while character, and went to show some of the many things that our town and county is capable of. , Friday School Day All of the teachers and pupils of 'the county were guests of the fair (association on Friday, and the pupils were there in large numbers. The State Teachers meeting came in con flict with the fair, and as a result the large majority of the teachers went to Charleston. This was unfortunate and this conflict will doubtless be a ! voided another year, for it is very , much to be desired that the teachers jhave a chance to attend. They did much, however, in having exhibits at the fair. | Colored Schools Her* Saturday ! The colored schools of the county with their teachers were admitted free on Saturday. They staged a pa |rade down Broad street at midday that reflected great credit upon them. There must have been over two thousand in the parade. They have paraded at previous fairs, but their i?howirr* Saturday was the best they , have ever made, and we hope that each and every one of them enjoyed the fair. The pupils weire neatly drcfMte*! and showed evidence of .splendid training. Saturday was the MRS. MARY BOYD DIES Her Death Brings Deep Sorrow to a Wide Circle of Friends Mrs. Mary Nicholson Boyd of this _ City passed away last Saturday a't '1:35 P. M. She died in the Camden j Hospital after two weeks of illness at , the age of thirty-seven years, having i been born on Christmas Night in the I year 1891. Mrs. Boyd, before her marriage, was Miss Mary Katheryn Nichosiqn, 'second daughter of Mr. John C^rtez : Nicholson and Mrs. Nannie Wilson Nicholson of Camden. She was mar I ried to Mr. Jefferson "Welcome Boyd | of Sylvania, Ga., on the fourteenth of April, 1914. i She was dearly loved and admired by all who knew her, and all of h?r many friends are brought to profound grief on learninp of her untimely de parture of this life. Mrs. Boyd was one of Camden's most beloved, most affable, and most popular young women, having been reared in this City and having enjoy ec1 immensely Camden as her home the major part of her life. Every thing that is Camden was imprinted indelibly on her heart despite her having at different times become a i resident of Spartanburg, Columbia, and Atlanta for short periods of , time. From her devotion to Cam- i den's generous and hospitable citi- i eens she never sought to be separat- ' ed. | Besides her husband. Mr. Jefferson t Welcome Boyd, Mrs. Boyd leaves two , children: John Jefferson Boyd aged I 14, and Mary Katheryn Boyd aged 10. i She is also survived by her father and mother, Mr. John Cortez Nichol son and Mrs. Nannie Wilson Nichol son and, a sister and three brothers: Miss Nancy Virp-inia Nicholson, now a student in the University of South Carolina? Mr. Samuel Newton Nich olson, prominent Camden attorney; Mr. William Cortez Nicholson, now of Heath Springs; Mr. George Wilson Nicholson, Professor of Mathematics, in the University of the South, Se ?wanee, Tenn. Funeral services for Mrs. Boyd were held Sunday afternoon at 4 o' clock and were conducted by her paB-" tor, Rev. J. B. Caston, assisted by Rev. G. C. Richardson, rector of Grace Episcopal church, and were largely attended. Many and beautl- | ful were the floral tributes. I Interment took pl,{ice in the old Quaker Cemetery at Cahiden. Those, acting as pall-bearers were: W. G. Wilson, Jr., H. 0. Wilson, S. W. Van Landingham, J. K. de Loach, John Rikaid all of Camden, and Ray Stuckey, of Langley, S. C. Injured in Auto W'reck. With the hundreds of automobiles here Thursday, so far as is known, there was only one near serious ac cident. Andes Hinson, -who drives n taxi had a collision with a car driv en by Eugene Holland, just beyond the city limits. Mr. Holland had h 3 wife and three children in the car with him. Mrs. Holland . r* eived several cuts and suffered i?.r.sider ably from shock. Two of tne chi' dren were slightly injured. Mr. Hol land was only slightly injured. They, were taken to the Camden hospital for treatment. The car in which Mr. Holland ami his family were riding was considerably damaged. The Hin son car was only slightly damaged. last day of the fair, and it was cer tainly well attended. The officials of the fair deserve the highest praise for the splendid showing made ar.d the fine spirit of cooperation from th<> people generally was a source of en couragement to them, and the score of air ships, including the Question Mark that remained up in the air for over a week, attracted great attention. They flew over the .city time ar.d tim* again, ami at times looked to be in speaking distance of those who were on the ground. It was a matter of regret that Mr. Woodward was unable to bp here at the dedication of the aviation field. 1 At every mention of his name by any I of the speakers there was hearty ap nlause. and our people wanted him here that he minht have heard from ! jthe lips of the speakers the words of appreciation which their hearts die- | tated. It was a great fair, and will prove a great inspiration to better and greater efforts in the future. Camden ami Kershaw county are dis tinctively on the map. All honor to. those who rendered *uch splendid ser vice. | MRS. G. T. LITTLE PASSES AWAY Death Came Sunday Night at Her Home on Fair Street Mrs. Florence Little, aged 65, wife of Mr. G. T. Little, died Sunday r.ight about ten o'clock. Mrs. Little had not been in good health for some time. Only a few weeks ap<o she had quite a serious spell of sickness, but im '> proved sufficiently to be out again, but her apparent recovery was only temporary and she became quite un well and gradually grew worse until the end came. - Her death, however, while not unexpected came as a great shock to her family and friends. Mrs. Little was a lady of gentle disposit ion, kind hearted and genorous and won the respect of all who came in contact with her. She was a devoted wife and mother and will be greatly missed in her home. During her long I illness everything possible was done for her, and it was hoped that her life would have been spared to her family and friends for some time tc i come, but an all-wise Providence nas removed her from among us. She is survived by her husband and seven sons, T. Lee Little, Charles Little, of Camden, Dr. Wray Little, of Trer.ton, |N. J.. Harvey, Miller and G. T. Jr., of Camden, and Ralph Little, of Chav lottsville, Va., also three brothers and three sisters, John Thomas, of Merid ian, Miss., W. H. Thomas and J. W. Thomas, of North Carolina, Mrs. T. B. Goodman, Mrs. J. H. Thomas and Mrs. Bertha Thomas, of North Carolina. Funeral services were held for her this morninp at her late home or. Fair street, conducted by Rev. J. B. Caston, assisted by Rev. G. P. Watson. A large number were in attendance upon the funeral, and the floral trib utes were many and lovely. Cotton Ginned According to the ginr.ers report cotton ginned, crop of 1929 for Ker shaw county, prior to November 1st, was 9,362 bales against 11,940 for the same time last year. This shows a shortage against last year's crop ot 2,578 tales. Crowded Out. A number of articles that reached us a bit late, and with a demand upon our advertising space at the last min- 1 ute, we are forced to hold soma in teresting news matter over until next week. We beg the indulgence of our friends, and regret that we could not help it this time. Jr. O. U. A. M. Initiation Monday Night. DeKalb Council No. 88, Jr. 0. U. A. M., will have initiation of candi dates at their meeting next Monday night, November 18th. All members are requestedi to be present. Visiting brethren welcome. L. H. JONES, Rec. Sec. Meeting of Interest Saturday. On Saturday, November 16th, State Forester, L. C. Staley will talk to tha delegates representing the Pee Dee District at the High School Audt^or ium. South Carolina has only recently put in a Department of Forestry and Mr. Staley is the first State Forester to take up the work of reforestation. The Council of Farm Women is fortunate in having Mr. Staley talk to them and they will be glad to have all men interested in reforestation attend this meeting. Ml/w I<or.nie Land rum and Miss HaHette Layton will come from Win throp Extension service for the day and Mrs. S. O. Plowdert, Pee Dee Dis trict Agent, will attend, also Miss Rlanrhe Tarrant, a former Kershaw County Home Demonstration A?y?nt will come from Greenwood. Mrs. L. L. Ware, chairman of citizenship from Rock Hill, promises to l>e pres end ami Mrs. J. Whitman Smith, State President, is coming from Hish opvtlle. Kershaw County members of the Council of Farm Women are urged to attend this meeting in force, as they are hostesses and will welcome the visitors to Camden. HOG TAKEN UP? A black and white male hog. Will weigh about one hundred pounds. Taken up by me. Owner can recover same by paying costs. SAMPSON ROAOH, Camden, S. C. BI7ANEY SCHOOL NEWS Blaney, S. C., Nov. 11, 1929 ? Rev. Willis, of Ridgeway, conducted chap I el exercises at the school house Mon [day morning. The entire school faculty (with the exception of Mrs. Simpson, who was ill) attended the state teachers meet ing in Charleston Thursday and Fri ' day. The following teachers were away ; for the week end: Misses Gcirjer, I McNeil and Gayle at Columbia; Miss ( Starnes at Ridgeway? Supt. Rent-/, i and family at Earhardt; Coach Sing ley and family at Prosperity. MT. PISGAH NEWS. There will be a Fiddlers Conven tion at the Mt. Pisgah High School ! building Friday night at 8 o'clock. | Liberal prizes are offered for all | of the usual string instruments. A large r.umber of the best musicians | in the section will be present. Conic , out and hear some real music. Ad mission is 20 and 35 cents. The people of the community show ,ed a fine spirit last week in working ! up material for the booth at the County Kair. Everyone seemed eag er to help in every way possible. The prize of $25.00 will * be used for school purposes . The teachers attended the State meetinn of the Teachers' Association i held in Charleston last week. Th?' meetings wer every interesting and helpful. The boat rides and sight seeing trips were enjoyed by all. First Baptist Church J. B. Caston, Pastor A revival meeting is in progress conducted by Dr. F. O. Lamoreux. pastor of the First Baptist Church of Newberry. The opening service on Sunday evening was well attended and Dr. Lamoreux delivered a sc.ul stirring sermor. on the subject: The Crucifixon and Suffering of Christ He will preach each evening throug out the week at 7:30. His subjects will be: Tuesday night, "Law and Grace"; Wednesday night, "The Two Foundations"; Thursday night, ''Christ's Kinpdom"? Friday night. "Seeing Jesus"; Saturday night, "A Great Discovery"; Sunday morning, "The Resurrection"; Evening, "The Ten Virgit. a". Lyttleton Street Methodist Church Near Hampton ' Park. George Pierce Watson, Pastor. Sunday, November 17: Bible School, 10:00 A. M., with classes for all who will attend. Mr. L. C. Shaw, superintendent. Epworth League, to which all the young people are invit ed. Because the pastor is in Charles ton attending the annual conference there will be no other services on this day. Hot Supper Everything /?ood to eat. Eat your supper at DeKalb School House Fri day, November 15, 7:30 o'clook. Ev erybody welcome. Elected President of Association. Mr. Henry O. Strohecker, of Char leston, was elected president of the State Teachers Association at its an nual meeting in Charleston last week. The selection is a fine one. Mr. Stro hecker was a teacher at one time in the Camden city schools, and has many friends here who were pleased to learn of the honor bestowed upon him. FARM GOSSIP Don't put the blame on better far mers if you fail to wir. your share of prize money at fairs this fall. Herd improvement associations are uncovering some dark secret" of the boarder cow. Do you trust a banker who doesn't keep books? Well, do you keep re cords of your farming business? Again 4-H clubsters at fairs have taught their elders fine object lessons about corn, cotton, calves, pigs, sheep, and ? co-operation. BOY LOST. Colored boy by name of Michael Johnson, about 7 years of age, lost Saturday afternoon between 2 and 3 o'clock. Last seen at County Fair ^founds. Any information leading to his recovery will be aprpeclated. Can bG identified as follows: ' Had on brown sweater, black striped pants, tan sllppera, white ^and brown mixed stockings ard gray cap. Notify Chalmers Johnson, Box 105, R F. D. 2, ^ OaimUm, S. C. s?5cial and personal Mrs. Thos. Lawton Willinjfham | Mrs. R. W. White hnd as her guests for lunch Thursday, Mr. ar.d Mrs. .1. |M. Jennings and Mrs. Briee. from jWinnsboro, Mrs. Clark and Miss Ce i leste Mumford of Camden. Mrs. White rave an informal rc Jception for Mrs. .John G. Richards I Thursday afternoon. A number of j old friends and neighbors called. Mrs. M. L. Murph spent a most de ' 1 rht f ul week end with her mother, Mrs. Julia Smoak at St. Matthews. Mr. Murph was accompanied by her sons and young daughter. The many friends of Mr. an.l Mrs. G. W. Rowers, formerly of Kershaw, welcome them to Cam len as citizens. Mr. ' and Mrs. Bowers are occupying the house on North T.vttleton St. vacated by Mr. Smith of th ? Camden Furniture Co. Mr. Bowers is an ex service man and is well known in Camden. The young ladies of the Water >?? Baptist Church rendered a delightful musical program at the evening ser vice at the close of t'he sermon. Four new members were ndd?d. Honor Roll for Trinity (I ram mar School for the Month of October 7th Grade. Mattie Watts, Lillian Moore. 5th grade. Herbert Frve Boykin. 4'h grade. Sarah Boykin. Rubie Moore. 3rd grade. Pluniie Ellisor, Horace Moore. 2nd grade. Oorbett Branham. 1st prrnde. Mareie Boykin. Robert Watts, Caldwell Branham. Approves (irand Jury Recommenda tion. Mr. Editor: ? I have iust rea l ?he presentment of the grand jury at the fall term of court for Kershaw coun ty, and with interest, lid I rend that portion of it that recommended an "Audi4" of all the books of the Coun ty officers, and further, the recom mendation that we have an anninl audit. I believe that the County of ficials will approve of this and also will the tax-payers. The. tax-payers, as .i whole I think have absolute con fidence in their officials, but it is a wide thin/j to do to have the bo>ks audited once a year, and not wait three or four years and then go ba?k to digging. Let each year be settled at a time. If I understand it Kershaw County spends lots of money thru the run of a year. These audits should be made, and published so that the tax payers who are carrying the load could see just how much money is being spent, and whore it is i*oin? Our schools are spending lots of money, and I for one of the taxpay ers of Mt. Pisgah School District, as well as many others, according to expressions heard from them, would like to see a published statement of the receipts, and expenditures of this district. We ued to sec such state ments, published both by the trustees and the Supt. of Education but for the past several years, for some rea son, these statements have not been forthcoming. Maybe the trustees, if they would, could explain this, and if not them the ex-supt. of education. Let the audit come and rill will he well. Sincerely. TAXPAYER. Jefferson, S. C., R. F. I). 2. NOTICE TO WIDOWS OF CON FEDERATE VETERANS AND TO VETERANS All widows of confederate Veter ans in Kershaw County are hereby notified that they must file with me on or before the 30th of November. 1029, a statement of their age, the name of their deceased husband and date of marriage to him. This is ne cessary for the proper classification of the pensioners as required by an act of the last legislature, and is im portant in order that your name may be properly enrolled for the 15)30 pen sion. All Veterans of Kershaw County are reouested to meet at the Court House in Camden on Saturday. Nov ember 10th, at 11 o'clock A. M., to elect a member of the Board of Hon or to fill the place on said Board made vacant bv the death of N. A. Rethune, and for the transaction of any other business that may come before them. W. F. RTJSRET,, Chairman, Kershaw County Board of ! Honor. Camden, S. C\, October 31st, 1929.