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' , ' -? . *V^Y-v'T''f-?V "? -? ? ' ;? ? . - ? ?' ' ? '? ? ?' ' ? . 'v ?? .? Messenger CAMDEN, KERSHAW COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, DECEMBER, 24th, 1929 NO. 12 Social and Personal Items Mr. J. W. Sanders', former county farm agent for this county, but who is now located in North Carolina, with his interesting family, are spending the Christmas holidays tn Camden. Their many friends hire are glad to see them again. Robert Chewning, who is engar^d in teaching school, is among those who are at "home for the holidays. We had a pleasant call this morn ing from cur good friend, Mr. J. B. Munn, one of the efficient state con stables. A Sunday Marriage Immediately after preaching ser vices Sunday morning in the Baptist church a marriage of much interest took place. Miss Thelma Jackson, the attractive daughter of Mrs. W. E. Jackson, of Hampton Avenue, and Mr. Moody, of Canton, N. C., were mar ried, Rev. J. B. Caston officiating. This is a case where Camden Iosco, but nevertheless the best wishes of a host of friends are extended the hanpy couple. Miss Jackson is a tal ented muscian and will be greatly missed in social circles here. To Address the Fletcher Bible Class Rev. J. B. Caston has accepted an invitation to deliver an address to the Fletcher Men's Bible class of Ker shaw Friday evening, 27th inst. Mr. Caston is very popular in Kershaw where he once resided -and the men of the Bible class are looking for ward to his visit with much interest. First Baptist Church The following services are announ ced for the week at the First Baptist Church. /Sunday School at 10 o'clock. Mr. W. G. Wilson, Supt. 11:15 preaching by the pastor, _ sermon to children on the subject: Preparation For the Future. Student Night will ^ be observed at the evening service at 7:30. Students of the local high /school, college students, and teacher-, will have a part in the program There will be a short sermon by th? pastor on the subject: Tho Secret of Gi'fcatness. There will be no midweek pervice this week. The publit^ is cordially invited to worship with us at all of these ser vices. Late Maturing Peaches Harbor Oriental Moth Persons who intend to r>l*nt pr-a"v trees this fall sholiH not buv vari eties that mature after the Elberta bemuse of the oriental fruit moth, "vi M. H. BrurTson, extension entom ologist. Entomologists have found that ? v-, ?n-ten'al fruit moth does its great est (lainaee to vnrieites maturing af ter the Elberta nnd it is from these fruit* tV>nt thn overwintering forms ere produced which rive rise to thn in the spring. "The most effective and widelv us "'l mensures in controlling the orien motv? ?rn to eliminate the late maturing varieties of peache* nr>r1 to ennnnt" the peach ond appte orchards", continues Mr. Brunson ?r? stacked bv the pest and if grown close to penche? thev will serve as food and a breed ing ground when peaches are no long er f?vnMnble. This condition causes a poor npnle croo nnd increases the overwintering forms of the insect which attack the next peach crop. "There were a few spray? on test, last season that, gave promise as a control for the oriental fruit moih, but they have not been sufficiently investigated to recommend to pow ers. It nppears that when the sprays are perfected their use will not be applicable to most home orchards be cause of the frequency of applications necessary. The home orchardist should resort to the elimination of Bate maturing varieties of peaches and avoid mixed orchards until bet ter measures for control are discover ed. A good number of Kershaw County farmers are planninn on putting out hom? orchards. Be sure to buy only early maturing peach trees. Set the peach and apple trees as far apart as possible. Collect and burn all dead fruit whether on the tree or ground also cut off and bum diseased limbs. A winter plowing will expose hibernat ing Insects and disease spores to the coH and .reduce their damage next ppring, advises County Anont. Green. Dr. Willingham Resigns Dr. Thomas Lawton Willingham, after more than three years success ful work as pastor of the Wateree Baptist church, tendered his resigna tion Sunday which was reluctantly accepted by his' congregation. When D.r Willingham came here over three j years ago as pastor of tnis church he found a loyal people worshipping in a very comfortable frame building. Later fire destroyed the building and an improvised room was provided for holding services, and the pastor and his good wife worked right on as though nothing had interfered. Re cently a handsonio new brick church, the best arranged in the county, was dedicated. During his pastorate many have been added to the church. I and Dr. Willingham holds the love and confidence of every one. Ho his not made any announcement of his plans for the future, but he iid his family are leaving this week for a two weeks rest which they very much need, and wherever they go th"> best wishes of a host of friends as veil as that of his recent congregation will go with them. - I Every Needy One to Ho Cared For It must be a comforting thought to ?hose who have interested themselves that every needy one will be cared for during the Christmas holidays. A hundred or more baskets well filled will be sent out either this afternoon or early tomorrow morning. This of course does not mean that every need will be supplied, but it does mean that those who are unfortunate will bn remembered with some of the things most needed as well as some of the luxuries suggested at this sea son of the year. Then followed with this will be the community Christmas tree from which many gifts for the children will be distributed Christ mas evening at the armory where the tree will be erected. Death of Mr. Jackson Willie Jacksor, aged 61 years, died at the hospital last Wednesday where l^c had been a patient for some dav3 j prior to his death. Mr. Jackson W'.ite i a well known carnenter, and is sur vived by five children, fcur girls and a bnv and an adopted son who was not li^fng^with him at the time of .his death for each of whom sincere sym pathy is felt. Funeral services were conducted for him by Rev. J. B. Cfts *rn, pastor of the First Raptist church, and interment was in the jquaker cemetery here. Conducted Services Sundnv Rev. G. P. Watson, the beloved pas tor of the Lyttleton street Methodist church, conducted services in the wpfhrtfist rhurch Sundav and would have preached again Sunday evening but for the very inclement weather. ? Ho was rocent.lv a ft*?tient at j P^mdon hosnital. and bis fri wis will be pleased to know that he is now Ivery much better. Fditor The M"asenf?or Shot and Held Up Tho editor of The Messenger wns ?hot. and held up last week, the two events not comincr toerethor. One d?v last week he was walking alonn ci't TVKalb street and passed a small boy with a parolr rifle. J'lst as he nnctce'l ?ho bnv shot his rifle, the ball strikine the navement nnrl re bounding. and struck the editor in the back without doing anv damage. We ?nrpod and cautioned the boy, tolling him we did not care to bp made a fnro">t of. We passed that up. re membering that we were approaching the Christmas Reason when good will should prevail. Then a few evening nfter that, with the wind blowinsrand the chill nierht biting, on DeKnlh Street again, we saw a partv standing hv his car with two small children and ho started towards us, and we stopped to greet him. and he said he wanted to acain thank us for some thing wo had written about a member of his family, and showered us with good wishes, and almost with tours in his eyes, he said ho wanted to com mend us for our lovalty to that godlv man who was trying to do his duty and one of the best Governor's the state ever had, (!ov. Richards, and ho attributed our loyalty to our steel blue eyes! Well, we never knew be fore much about the color of of our eyes, and have made no inspection sin^e. but wore glad that we were left unharmed after boim*, shot anrt hold up and we wish the bov with th* rifle a sane and pleasant. Christmas nr>d our food friend who had a grae- | I lous compliment for us a very happy , ! Christmas and a pleasant and pros- I porous New Year. tttrrg ... j ?* ? . t Community Christmas Tree The community Christmas tree, sponsored by the Young Peoples Ser j vice League and others, will be at five o'clock Christmas day at the Kershaw Guards Armory on Rutledge ! street. These young people have been very much interested in getting up this tree and Santa Claus has been 'good to them because they are trying jto be good to others, and the occasion 'promises to be a real joyous onfc for those who have the arrangements in I hand as well as those who will find j that gifts have been put on the tree | for them. We are sure that it is po ing to be so successful that it will be come a regular annual event at the ; Christmastide. Come out and let your i heart feel a real warming up. I Camden High Squad Honored The Camden High school footbali i team was entertained ^ at a lurch i . Thursday by the Camden Rotary club. All of the players and substi tutes were present and enjoyed the : occasion. Bill Laval, football couch of Carolina was present and made a fine talk to the boys. It was a real pleasure to have Mr. Laval present and speak so interestingly. Additional Court Proceedings Intended for last week's issue) The following cases were disposed of at the court last week in addition , to those published in our last issue: I Captain Kelly, violation of the pr> hibition law, guilty; sentence six months. Willie Hayes, charged with 'ho j killing of a pair of horses by running ? into them with his automobile, enter ed a plea of guilty and was given & ' sentence of two months or a fine of $150. The fine was paid. The grand jury made the following presentment: To his Honor, S. W. G. Shipp, Judge winter term of court for Kershaw County: We have passed on all bills handed us by the Solicitor. We have examined the jail and find same in good condition except theye -should be some plumbing work 4pne. ^ pi 1 We Hbve inspected the county shop and find that they need more room, so that they ban properly house the county machinery and other property. We find all roads and bridges in the county in good condition except bridge over Wood Creek in Wea'. Wa teree. We have employed Mr. A. C. Clark son to audit the books of Kershaw county. Herein find order signed by presiding Judge. ? We wish the Judge, Solicitor and all court officials a merry Christmas. Wo thank the Judge Solicitor and court officials for courtesies extend ed us. All of which we submit. W. B. PORTER, Foreman. | Pnvsin<r of a Newspaper Man L. H. Wanomaker, telegraph edi tor cf the Columbia Record, died at the Columbia hospital early Monday morning after an illness of two weeks The death of Mr. Wanamaker brinr-p genuine sorrow to all who knew him. He was a splendid gentleman, and capable newspaper mnn. Tt had not been very long ago when he was in Gamden and spent a very pleasant hour with us. Mr. Wanamaker was 52 years of age, and if rvived by his widow and several ldren. lie was a native of Orangeburg county and this body will be interred ' there today. Lyttleton Street Methodist Church Near Hampton Park. George Pierce Watson, pastor'Jpr Sunday, December 29: Bible school, 10:00 A. M. Mr. L. C. Shaw, super intendent. Classes for all who will attend. Epworth League, 0:45 P. M. Public worship at 11:15 A. M. and 7:30 P. M. conducted by the pastor. Morning theme: A Proper Prayer for the Closing Year. Evening theme On What Foundation Are You Build ing Your Life? The public is most cordially invited to nil the services of this church. Come and bring your f riends. At Home for the Holidays Many of the young men and young ladies, attending college, are at home for the holidays. Their presence here is very welcome and we wish each of them a real happy Christmas, and may the coming year bring them marked success in their college work. Farm flock records show that chickens will help keep the wolf from the door. J. C. PENNEY CO. LEASES LO?aL PROPERTY FOR NEW STORE Will Open on or About March 1st. The J. C. Penney Co? operators of a chain of 1400 retail dry goods I stores covering the entire United States and doing a yearly business in excess of $208,000,000 will open a new storc in this city on or about March 1st according to word just re ceived from the Real Estate Depart ment of the company. The property to be occupied isr lo cated at 1011 Broad Street and is owned by John T. Nettles. The leae covers a period of ten years with privilere of renewal for an ad.litonal neriod of 3 years. The building to be occupied by the J. C. Penney Co., store will be a two story structure with a frontage of 33 [feet and a depth of 100 feet. It will be remodeled to conform to the gim .Mal typp of store arrangement util ized by the company in all of its stores and the newest type of modern fixtures will be installed. It is stated by officials of the .1. C. Penney Co., that mare than 500 new stores are being opened this year, in excess of double the number of stores opened in any one year in the previous history of the organization. The company handles a complete linc of ready to wear garments for smen. women and children, footwear, general department store merchan dise and notions. It was founded 27 years ago in the town of Kemmerer, Wyo., on a total cash capital of $500. Its development has been along the co-partnership basis which Mr. J. C. Penney, founder and chairman- jf-the board of directors inaugurated when he first started building what has since become the largest organization of its kind in the world. Sleet and Snow Sunday Early Sunday morning sleet bepmn to fall and was soon followed by quite a lively flurry of snow. The ground was nearly covered with snow when rain began to fall, and the tempera ture became a bit milder and the sleet and snow began to melt. Monday the weather wat not ' 80 fftvofrabte', ' but better weather for Christmas is hop ed for. However, we are reminded I of what Mark Twain said. He is quoted as saying the people have a good deal to say about the weather but none of them do anything about it. Would Have Curtailment of Cotton Acreage The Camden Rotary Club Thursday sent the following message bv wire to Senator Cole L. Please and E. D. Smith, and Congressman W. F. Stev enson: ''In view of the nation-wide cur'vl ment now taking place in cotton mills we think it imperative that plans for reduction on cotton acreage for 1030 be formuated immediately. We there fore suggest you consult with Carl Williams of Farm Relief Hoard and request him to take steps t > this end". This was the unanimous sentiment of the club, and it is announced that similar action will be taken by the Chamber of Commerce and possibly other organizations. The Tillman Memorial Fund The Tillman Memorial Fund, which has been collected by at least some of the community chairmen nnd by the schools of the county, those observing Tillman Memorial Day, have not as vet all been sent in. The receipts so far show as follows: Amount previously acknowledged $10. 00 * Rlaney School . 2.50 Antioch School . . . 1 .00 Rcthune F'liblic Scbowip; . . . 1 .50 I urge that contributions be made as sonn as possible, nnd let Kershaw county show her appercation of the services of thp late Senator Tillman. T trust that any scho 1 that did not take up a collection for this purpos? on the 0th inst., the date suggested, will do so as early as they can make it convenient. C. W. RIRCHMORE, County Chairman. A Christmas thought: Even in the face of discouargnig farm experien ces T shall not lose my faith in the creator of the land, and I will keep my spirit, high as a laborer witn God. Christmas Services Christmas services, conducted by the rector, will he held at Grace church tomorrow morning at, 10:30 o'clock.