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?? "The Hand of the Diligent Shail Rule" < tBEjZBSHM? ============== I IN ADVANCI ^m ANNUM. CHAS. W. CAMDEN, KER9HAW COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, JULY 1, 1930 Social and Personal Items N. Jones, off in Camden came up to .ns to. the can to him tor a. of them. , r< - . 1 * . - 1 ?;.? n .'A ? I 'I ' ' ' ' a pleasant visit Friday >nd who was named for us, hnvore Watte, who : has ing near Bishopville (or pa it. ? - -<j L. fiaxley, . of Pinewood, s a pleacant visitor to our office % Thursday. Mi. Paxley formerlyOre f sided- in Bethune, and came here to look after some business matters. He aiow hails Jfrdon ' the "land of milk and honey," and presented us with a f frame of very choice honey, produced ?'> at Pinewood in a patent hive. Msr. John Cantey, of Orangeburg, was a visitor in Camden today. Mr. j Cantey, pTior (x> moving to Orange- i tfburg resided here. , ^ Dr. S. F. Brasington underwent an operation for appendicitis at the Cam den hospital a few days ago. His host of friends will be pleased to learn that he is getting along well, and the ? indications are that he will soon be out again. Watermelons Have Made Their / Appearance Home grown watermelons have made their appearance on the streets of Camden. Several parties were of fering them for sale last week. Ship ped melons wove received here a couple of weeks ago. Date Changed for Examinations Scholarship Examinations for Win throp College and Furman were ad vertised for July fourth and fifth. Due to the, fact that July fourth is a legal holiday these examinations will v be given Saturday, July fifth, at nine A. M". Change of Place for Campaign Meeting ? ^ The ooinrt.jn campaign meeting, scheduled to take place at Springvale church in West Wateree, will he held between Mr. Ed Barfield's and High way No. 4. All parties interested are requested to make note of the change-, pinner will be servod to those in at tendance. B. T. BBANHAMv J. W. RRA^NHiAM. Executive Committeeman. Smith-Burgess Coming as a surprise to their many friends was the marriage of Miss Blc.nche Smith and Mr. Lincoln Fran cis Burgess, which took place at Bishopville, S. C. Sunday morninr> June 2&th, In the presence of a few friends. The ceremony was perform ed by Rev. H. X. Morrison. The bride is the daughter of W. T. Smith and is well known in Camden where she has lived all of her life. The groom spent some time here and made many friends. ' The young cov,ft reside at Broadway, N. C., where Mr. Burgess is engaged in farming. "Set-us-up" to n Chicken Our friend, Mr. Arthur Robinron, who (resides a f?w miles east of Cam den, has had f:ne sucew in raising chickens. His hone hatched off for him upward* of three hundred chicks. His sales of egfcs and chickens have materially assisted him in his farm operation*,' Friday when he came to town he loft a fryer at home for un, recalling the pleasant days of the past whan he resided' in the mill vil lage And was a member of our Sun day school class. v /? -I' ? N.?.I ? I..H, Sunday Schoojl Day Observed Sunday School Day. wad observed Sunday morning at the t^ttleton ?treat Methodist church. The mem ber! of the ladies Bible class had the program in charge, which was vary effectively rendered. Rav. A. Tf. Betts, conference Sunday school sec retary, was present and made a short talk to the school at the conclusion bt the tegular program. lit the absence of the pastor, Ret. G. P. W*t*m, who -was in Attemdance upon the pastors' >1 in Columbia Rev. Mr. Betts ' hia pulpit at tha morning hour, ver# forceful sermon to confiregatlom. BETHUNENEWS. I j. Bethuno, June 30. ? In an electrical sborm which was preceedod by high winds Thursday evening three barn? in this community were destroyed as i follows: One belonging to Mr. A. B. i McLauirin amd the Davis estate was ' struck by 'lightning, killing three hiules and was compel tely destroyed. Another owned by Mr. Henry Kin#, about three miles below here was I blown down, killing a hog and a num ber ofv chickens. The baa*n of Mr. Rufus Taylor in the Turkey Creek section was struck by lightninn and' completely destroyed. Misses Frances and Eunice Sever ance, Kabherine Word, Sara Lee Heustiss and Mesdames W. R. Rozier and G. E. Brant attended the Baptist 1 Assembly at Coker College last week. 1 Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Foster and daughters accompanied Miss Edna Foster, a decent guest, to her home at White Stone Saturday. I Edwin, the little two year old grand pon of Mrs. E. M. HucV:nbee, was brought home from MicLeods Infirm- . ary in Florence Gaf.urday where he re- \ ceived treatment for having drunk a solution of lye. It is hoped that the little fellow will recover. Mrs. Fannie McLaurin won foprth place in the Columbia Record sub scription contest and received a Dodge sedan. Mrs. Bertha Robinson and Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Billings of Lancaster were meats of Miss Carrie Yarbrough Friday afternoon. Mr. Broadus Parker of Anderson was the week end /juest of friends here. Miss Birdie Bell Smith, a pupil i nurse of Columbia Hospital, spent ' Saturday with her parents here. Mr. D. M. Mayes attended a meet- j ing of the Standard Oil Company in 1 Ch?Tleston last week. Rev. and Mrs. Clemmens and little I daughter, Shirley, of Philadelphia are guests of Mrs. Clemmen's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Arthur. Mr. Clemmens filled the pulpit of the ! Presbyterian church Sunday evening, j The proceeds of the musical com edy "Oh, Doctor", sponsored by the P. T. A. last Monday evening in the high school auditorium amounted to about $46.00. I Miss Mary Claussen Grier of Mayesville was the guest last week of Misses Carrie Yarbrough and Stella ' Bethune. D. M. MbNamee of Columbia was ? the guest of Neil Truesdell last week. | Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Parish and two daughters of Pavo, Ga. were re cent guests in the home of their ne phew, Mr. T. R. Bethune. ' Mrs. C. L. Mayes complimented the youn?| ladies of her Sumday School class of the Methodist church with a picnic at Seegar's Pond Wednesday, j Miss Mildred Billings of Lancaster spent Friday night with Miss Carrie Yarbrough emroute to Miami Beach, Fla. where she will spendi some time with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beard and children of Winston-Sal6m were re cent guests of Mrs. Beard's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Mayes. Had Miraculous Escape I During the storm Tuesday night, i when there was much wind and a con- ! siderpble display of electricity, Mr. W ! T. Huqsjins and family had a miracu lous escape. They were in their car | ? Mr. and Mts. Iluggins and throe ?children, and Mir. Hoggins' father ? ! 'when the wind blew down an electric light (pole causing a number of live wires to rest on the car. Fortunately each one managed to get out of the car without coming in contact with 'the live wires. The car caught fire, but was saved Without much damage, lit was a providential act that saved [them. Death of Mrs. Sullivan ? * ? V ? * < ' ??? Mrs. Christine Sullivan died Tues day at the home of her parents, Mr, and. Mrs. James L. Williams, on Mill street after quite a long illness. Mrs. Sullivan was * patient sufferer, awl while Her death was not unexpected, still it came as * shock to hear family and friends. Her husband was killed ?some years ago In the Florida storm at Miaftif. She is survival by her parents and one son, aged about seven years. Funeral services were held for her from the home of her parent# Wednesday afternoon, and were con ducted by Rev. J. B. Canton, of the Baptirt church. -I-/': ' ? v ,-fv SENATORIAL CANDIDATES HEAR^) HERE Eteh Accorded Splendid Attention ( The Senatorial candidates invaded ? this historic town this morning ? a town around which so much of his* tory clusters. In the absence of Dr. Brasington, county chairman, who is a patient in. the Camden hospital, Judge M. L. Smith presided. The first speaker introduced was James F. Byrnes, who referred to his campaign six years ago for the Sen ate and the fourteen years previous to that when*he was a member of conftress. A ^Senator he said was an ambassador for his state. ? You can tell what a man can do by what he has done. You should know his views on public questions *which con cern the people. The (purchasing power of the farmer has gone down, and there will be no return to pros perity until there is a re^ennblq turn of fair prices. He referred, to the large .rumber of banks that have failed, opposed to the bringing of the Mexican ipoons in competition to American farm labor; urged in unit ing with the west in reaching an a greement in order that conditions in the south and west might improve. As to reduction of the cotton acreage the old boll weevil would look after that. Deplored the fact that so many mort gages on farms had been foreclosed. The federal government had given millions to other countries in distress and urged relief for the farmers. In dependence had been promised the Phillipine Islands, but so far the gov ernment had failed to keep its prom ise. Referred to products used in competition with cotton seed oil, and urged relief Along the various lines advocated by him at other campaign, meetings. Opposed to government ownership of public utilities. Told of his efforts while in confess to ob tain money for the roads of Sbuth Carolina. I Leon W. Harris, the second speak- ! er, referred to the pleasure it gave j him to address a Kershaw county au- ! dience, and spoke especially of his j pleasure ol s?6!ng ?o many ladies in the audience. He soon launched into the record of Senator Blease, saying he was going to tell his record as he knew it. His vote to give a seat in , congress to the negro Murray from j Sumter county against a true and tried .< democrat, Gen. E. W, Moise; his fail- , ure to attend the' democratic caucuses, 1 adding that the good old time reliprion of our fathers was good enough for him, find the good old democratic principles were good enough for him. Fe wou'd not knife such principles in the back. Blease's support of Hard ing was attacked along with his sup port of Joe Tolbert. As a true and dyed in the wool democrat he wanted to be fair. Neg.roism and Tolbertism ,were flayed. Blease had a deciding Lvote to cast and cast it for the nenro , Murray. It might be just such a case again, and the democratic oarty should want a representative in th? ! senate that would decide in their fav jor. You can't afford to play with I fire, declared the speaker. Uhder ; the good democratic (rule we were pTrsperous, but under the republican rule depression has resulted. He was unsparing in pointing out the record of the junior senator. Senator Cole L. Blease was the last i speaker. He began by telling of his service in the legislature in 1890. He .served with two Kershaw county cit ize.rs, W. F. Russell and T. J. Kirk land. Only nine of that bcdy is now living, and he was the youngest of them all. Later he was made Sena tor from his home county, mayor of his t^wn. then Governor and was only ?one of the three Governors of South Cr^ol*"* who were sent to the United States Senate, Hampton and /Tillman being the others. He declareti that within his political career of forty I years he had held> more offices than ! any one else. Mo one from South Carolina could be electod Vice-Presi dent or President. He recited a num ber of hi? accomplishments In the Ben ate and if he was an bad. a? Rome tried to picture him he asked how could ho have accomplished m much. He took a rap at the newspaper* who had op ). rosed him, and made use of the word,'* j "blatcrskite" which was the nearest I comment that could be Consstrued as a reference to his opponents. Each candidate wa* piven an attentive hearing by the 250 people present. , Candidates for congress w<yr? to follow, but Mr. Davidson was ont present. Congressman Stevenson did .not speak, suggesting that the meet ing adjourn, which it I- . <' ?? ' ( Mr. Editor ? On Thursday night last soon after dark, a heavy) black cloud from the north passed over our section accompanied by wind, thunder bnd rain, which did some damage by washing cultivated lands and blowing down crops and Mess. Mackey Jonea & Co's. telephone line near Heath Springs ? this damage, however, was span repaired. I .'.The Presbyterian Sunday School's annual picnic was held Thursday af tfcronon at 6 o'clock at the old fishery of .Mr. R. C. Jones, Jr. on the <4Big Lake". A strong breeze blowing in land across a mile or more of water made it quite pleasant on the beach. A number of young folks and the children who were provided with bath ,in? suits, enjoyed a dip in the waters of the big lake. Supper was announ ced and all assembled around the ta bic. The- blessing was asked by Rev. F. A. Drennan, ard the "good things to eat" prepared by the ladies were then given close attention by the crowd. Iced lemonade was in abund ance and added much to the pleasura of the occasion. We think that all in attendance had a very pleasant time, (one of our charming young ladies cautioned your reporter not to men tion how much she had eaten. And of rcurpe we won't!). State Constable T. J. Cunningham "was here last week investigating the robbery of Mess. Mackey, Jones & Co's store but we hear .no clues were developed.. He was accompanied by Mrs. Cunningham and a young daugh ter who visited relatives while here. Miss Righton Richards, popular school marm, has returned home after an absence of two weeks. She first attended the wedding of a friend nt Blythewood*, and afterwards &pent some days at Columbia and Rock Hill. Mrs. R. J. Wardlaw and son, Mir. W- C. Wardlaw, accompanied by Mrs. R. C. Jones, attended the funeral of Miss Kennedy, a relative, at Ridge way one day. last week. Miss Jennie Jones expects to leave in' a Jtew days to join some friend on < a trip to Washington, D. C. and other points of interest. We wish for her 'a very pleasant trip and safe i-eturn. ! Prof. J. P. Richards was a Fort Mill , 'visitor on Saturday last where he was j J associated, with the I^ancaster team in j a winning game of base ball. I Several errors have crept into the j Liberty Hill items of late but as no , harm was done and no pK>od would re sult by a correction, ''we pass them up." ' j We are indebted to Mr. R. C. Jones for a pleasant ride to Camden on Monday to hear the Senatorial candi dates express* their views to tha "dear people" and explain (?) whj each of them was best fitted to repre sent the (people of our State in the U. S. Senate. We had Hon. N. S. Rich ards as a very agreeable traveling companion. M.r. J. F. Johnston, who hold an im jportant position with the Bell Tele phone Company in Atlanta, is on a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Johnston. Death of a Good Colored Citizen Jim Thorn, a worthy and industri sou farmof, died Friday evening at his home two miles south of here. He had been sick for some time/ Jim was a polite and agreoable man and had lots of friends among both races. He was buriod in the colored Presby terian church yard on Saturday even ing. /" Congratulations Again! I Just as we were goinij to press the following, telegram "was received by Henry D. Green, our energetic county agent, which stfeaks well not only for his activities but also for Ker shaw county: /'Henry D. Green, County Agent, Camden, S. C. Your county shows highest enroll ment five acre com contest in the I State. I (Signed) S. L. JEFFORDS, . Extension Agronomist". Mizpah Baptist Church ?w. (Rev. H. ^T. Morrison, Pastor Services conducted as follows: / Second Sunday afternoon, Sunday scohol at 81I6 P. M. Preaching ser vices at 4 P. M. Fourth Sunday morning, Sunday School at 10:16. Preaching services at 11 o'ekrtk. First afid Third Sunday, Sunday School at 10:16 A. M. Come and worship with us. LIBERTY HILL ANOTHER MURDER CASE ADDED Price Johnson Died of His W.ounds? ? ? Arthur Small Held for the Crime ? Sunday afternoon, tn the Buffalo section, a shooting scrape took place I which resulted fatally. Ponce Johji jeon and a companion, Arthur Small, ? were together, but just what brounht 'on the shooting is not known except that Arthur Small is quoted as say ing, when/ asked why he shot his com panion, that they were arguing about something. Chief of Police M :t' .wi - shed and Rural Policeman Watkins arrested Small and brouarht v>;? to the county Jail. Johnson was brought to the Camden hospital for- treatment. His condition from the first was rrnsid- ( ered serious andi he lingered ur.til Fri- j day n^ornig about six o'clock when I he died. Thus another murder case is added to the list for Kershaw coun- j ty. Just how many we do nr>t har- ! pen to know, but there are r^vor.".! others Johnson was a young white man about 23 years of age. Small is 32 ye?rs of age, and has a. wife and five small children. Frank Munpro Killed Near Kershaw Kershaw, June 30. ? A shoot in# af fray in the Flint Ridge section of the county about three miles north of he ^ Saturday night resulted in. the tleix'h of one man and the wounding of r.?~ other. Tho dead man, Fiank Mun/nj of the Charlesboro section, and W. T. Cat?, the wounded man, were, it is alleged shot by Belle Brown, at who^e home the tragedy occurred, or Tom foot who also lived in the homo. < ov flicti.rg versions of the affair woco I friven by the principals at tho t" 'T- I ner's inquest held here Sunday after- I noon, the coroner's jury finding 'was thav the dead man came Yo hi* dor th at the hands of Belle Browr: o;- Tom Barefoot and the pair are held in iail in Lancaster. Mr. Mungo, has a wide family connection in the county, was shot at close rage with a shotgun, the load, entering his cho.-t, causing immeidate death. 7he wounds of Mr. Cato art not consid ed serious by the physician ottttndin^ him. ' T^fie funeral services of M*' ?dunr^i were held Sunday afternoon at rint Creek Baptist church, an unusually large crowd attending. ? The State. ! The woman involved is known here lalso as Belle CapeU, a,nd iKjavs^a bad I reputation. Tho killing was in Lan caster county. The Rev. P. A. Murray Passes Away at Ripe Age. Cheraw, June 28 ? Our people were grieved to learni this morning that the Rev. P. A. Murray, Sir1., 7&, had died at Bennettsville at an earlyi hour today. Mr. Murray since his retirement f.rom the active ministry in the Meth odist church had mado his home at Cheraw. He took a lively interest in all public affairs and tau.nht a large class in the Methodist Sunday school until his health failed. He is survived) by throe children, P. A. Murray, Jr., Mrs. A. Hunter Page, Cheraw, and Mrs. Joh- M. Wo mack, Bennettsville. ? The State. Mr. Murray was pastor of the Me thodist church in Camden during 1887-88, and had many friends hero who were grieved upon learning of his death. He was here at the cele bration of the fiftieth anniversary of the dedication of the present Metho dist church, May 19th of last year. v I Dtiftlqg Demonstration A boll weevil dusting demons t rat- I Ion for* the entire county will *>e held at Mr. John Rhame's cotton field near the county fair grounds Thurrday, j'July. 3rd beginning at 4 P. M. All sorts of Niagara Dusting ma chines will bo used frrm hand 'funs to one-row, two row, three-row and the big Terrap'lnne power dusters. The boll weevils must be killed if we pite to make a cotton crop. E-very farmer in the county should attend. EapecipUy large cotton plant ers are urged to come and brine theif I tenants. The filiating demonstration is being iput on in cooperation with the Conn- I ty Agents by i*hf? Planters Produce^ and Storage Co. of Floronv*. which is , the distributing agent fc.r the twox ?Carolina*. The Southern Cotton Qil Co. of CanvJen is tbe local dealer for I Niagara Ihist and Humeri. ' Please notify your neighbors. It is easier to love yxur neighbors | ff they are the kind that will cooper- ( ate to make a better, more prosper- j oo? coiwmmlty. / CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS Quarterly Meeting of W. M. U. at Wajeree Baptist Church There will be a quarterly meting of the Woman's Missionary Unioji at the Wateree Baptist Church, Rev. J. C. Littlejohn, Pastor, nt 11 o'clock, July ill. All societies are urged to send 'delegates. Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Rev. M. B. Gunter, Pastor Sunday School Sunday morning at 10'clock. B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. Preaching at 8:00. Antioch Baptist Church Sunday school at 10 a. m. Preach ing, at 11 a. n.. Visiting preacher. The Sunday school will have a pic nic on the church grounds July 4th. There will be speaking. <K\ ei.ybody come ami bring a basket. Beaver Dam Baptist Church Sunday School at 3 o'clock, Brother Alex West, Supt. Preaching at -1 o' clock by the pastor T. P. Christmas. First Baptist Church J. B. Caston, Pastor The following services are announc ed for the week at the First Baptist church: Sunday school at 10 o'clock, Mr. W. G. Wilson, Supt. Preaching by the pastor at 11:15 on the subject: The Power of Pentecost. Evening service at 8:30, preaching by the pas tor on the subject: The Use of Spir itual Power. Prayer meeting Wed nesday evening at 8:30. B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening at 7:30. A. B. Y. P. U. Study Course will be conducted this week. Classes each evening from Monday through Friday. It is hoped, that all of our young peo ple will attend. The public is cordially invited to at tend all these services. Anions the Colored People Mattie Heath, a well known and 'a/?ed colored woman, died Sunday. I For m&n.yt years she was a cook for 'some of her white friends. | Rev. Hampton Sutton, one of the most industrious and reliable colored .men, residing near Knights H511 is very sick and no hopes are entertan ed for his "recovery. His many white friends will deeply regret to learn of . his serious^ condition. Congratulations Farmers: You farmers of Kershaw County aie certainly cooperating r.plenJidly Through your help we can now say vhat "Kershaw Leads". The following telegram was just received: "B. D. Green, County ' A gent, Camden, S. C. Your County leads Potato Contestants. Clarendon next with forty-one. Congratula tions. I (Signed) L. P. .Watsbn, Extension Horticulturist." | Kershaw C\ unty has 49 sweet po jtato contestants. , -There will he plenty of sweet pota toes to eat in Kershaw County this year, and some to sell besides. Now folks this is real business and I thank you and congratulate you. Respectfully, HENRY D. GREEN, County A/vnt,. Inquest. War Not Held Coroner W. P. Rusa?I1. accompanied I by Sheriff J. H. Mr-Leol o^-d six ju rors, went to Columbia FtWny to htfld an inquest over the body r.f a nepjro (Who it was supposed was kille-d in I Kershaw county, but after roaching | Columbia it was found out 'hat tho i killing was in Sumter couo'y, so the [officers and ju?rorf; from !-.ere retum jed home, rro inru"-.' _ being hold by them. I !<cl>iii1(liii'r if Stable*) Mr. J. B. Zenv is rebuilding hh stnbloR on lower Broad street. Fol kwinf? a heavy enow fttorm the paat winter the ? c of mt to** heavy find fell }n, bringing the brick walla d>Own with it. The fr^pt. wh'oh Mr. Zomp was usinf? for hfa offi"". was left intact. Mewsm. R. E. CM ewninpf & Son have the work in /?h*r"vy and will Boon have it completed. County JaUod O^'vdcd Out county jail hns > *en crowded for some days ftast. Sunday there wore aixteen r'rjsonera i-n iaM. thfeO white men n?\d thd re<?t of tbom ne crroes.. All of them nrn '"^'ined in the cftfro .on the second floor. Our county nr.fHfls a new fall.