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- ; f 1URM8:? liJSO IN ADVANCE PER ANNUM. "The Hand of the bUigent Shall Rule" VOL. 46 CAMDEN, KERSHAW COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, JULp 15, 1930 CHA8. W. BIRCHMORE, PRO* NO. 41 Social and Personal Items Mr. Oakman Hay, Jlr., who has been employed in New York for some time past, is visiting- his parents, Mr. and l- Mlrs. W. O. Hay, of Camden. Mr. Seree de Loach, who has been maklrig his home in New York, for some time, is at home at present. Wie had a pleasant visit Wednesday from one of Bethune's splendid young men, Mr. Neil Truesdelh He came to Canvden with his father, Da*. E. Z. Truesdell. Mr. and Iv",o. B. G. Sanders have gone to Salude, N. C., where they will spend some time. They will occupy a cottage there until they are ready (o return home. i Mr. and M\ra. Brooks Parker, of New York, arrived in Camden Sunday j frcm Asheville, N. C., for a brief vis it to relatives here. They are guests at the Park View Inn. I Miss Katherine Myers is visiting Mr. amd Mrs. L. L. Moore and family in Lexington, N. C. Junior Order to Confer Degrees , 1 The local c^aincil of the Jr. O. U. A. M. Will confer degrees on a class of candidates next Monday night, July 21st, at 8 o'clock. All members are requested1 to be present. Visiting brethren j\re welcome. Club Picnic On Thursday afternoon, July 17th, at 6 P. M. the Home Demonstration Club of I I'sroff has /planned a basket picnic at the Club Hcxuse. There will be games for the children, while the supper is being arianged, andl all the friends of the club members are in vited to bring- baskets and .join young folks for the afternoon. This picnic has become an anrnual \affair and is looked forward to frotm year to year bv those who have realize^ fche value of Home Demonstration work in the Uitbui&ing of community cooperation. I Probably very few know that among other wcrk undertake- by the ^lubs of this county is the support of a cirl at Winithfrop Collen-?. It is ho-p- i r>'!' that rhe can be given a scholar thip for four years. A Popular Resort Colonial Lake, just a short distance rorth o' Carr^im. is. vomin? info its i rwn dutipcr this hot weather. Mr. It. M. Remedy, Jr., who owns t.h:s pron erty. has it in goni "onditi The J electric lights make it attractive nt night. Many of the vun? folk ?n u*" there daily for a swim. Passed Examination Mr. Sidney T. Zemp, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Robin Zemp, stood the rx amination before the pharmaceutical board at Myrtle Beach a few days a - , fro. a.rd was successful in the exarrvi- | nation. He is now in charr?e of the | Citv Drusr Company, located on De- . Kalb street east of the post office. Children's Home Purchased The lot with a building upon it, lo cated on lower Fn:v ~?reet. formerly owned by Mr. Jo^- Hinson "id known as the Brasinpr'on resi-fe^ce, has beer, purchased for i children's home There are two n^rrs in the lot, which will afford amtrV ro^m for suitable buildiners and a 'dem. This prop erty will be put in proper sha/pe per haps early i.nt e fall awl it will be a home for h^'nless "hildren whose T-arents ha-vc lie-r or who may not bn able to rare for them It is not plan ned to be n very elaborate affa!r. but simply to meet urgent needs' of help, less children. Cor' met to Be Let July 29 T.ast w-^ek we stated that, we had the information on rood ruthority that the fow miles of road in the Bov kk> section which had. not. been paved, perulinjr n dectaiom as to whether the pavinrj would be on the old road bed or the relocation suprcrested by the en gineers, would be let during this month. Th? state bicrhway depart ment haa ar ?ourvetd that bids will be receive*! for this work July ?.0th. Thore is something like five miles of pavinpr to b? done on this road, and it, will likely be completed before the fa.ll trade open** uo. A paved road will then run all the way to fiumter, and our Sumter flriemida can come up to Camden make their purchases and ride ba/d< on a good" (roadi. It would be a good idea if a bit more paving could be done below tMa, connecting with th# Hapood c-Ofmpynity. BETHUNE NEWS. Bethune, July 14.? Quit? a bit of excitement was aroused early Tues day afternoon when the residence of Mr. T. R. Bethuno caught cm fire. Quick work by Mb. Bethune and neighbors extinguished the flames be fore very much damage was done. The roof of the kitchen caught from a spark. Mriss Kathryne Truesdale was hos tess to a swimming party Tuesday ev ening in compliment to her house gueot, Miss Effie Brabham, at See gar's pond near Hartsville, chaperon ed by Misses Carrie Yarbrough and Stella Bethune. ? Circle -number one of the Presby terian Auxiliary met at the home of Mrs. M. G. King, with Mrs. J. N. Mc Laurin, chairman, Tuesday after noon. Circle number Two was entertain ed by Mrs. Amanda McKinnon Tues day afternoon with Miss Mary King*, program leader. Mrs. E. B. King was hostees Tues day afternoon t.) circle number Three with Mrs. C. C. Pate, chairman. The auxiliary cf the Presbyterian church met Thursday afternoon in regular monthly session at the church. Paschal McLaurin, whom the Auxil iary financed at the Young Peoples Conference at Clinton in June, gave an interesting account of the Con ference and thanked the Auxiliary for making it risible for him to at tend. Mary Brannon also told in- i terestingly of her study of Auxiliary methods at the Conference. It was decided to put on a Daily Vacation Bible School the latter part of July. Mr. J. D. IJafitte is spending his vacaticin at his old home in Cope. Mr. B. E. Keisler of Lexington has taken up his duties as agricultural teacher in the Bchool here. Mr. ar.d Mrs. Lee Ernest Outlaw and baby of Norristown, Pa. are spending some time with the parents of the former, M,r. and Mrs. W. A. Outlaw. Mr. Percy Miay was the guest last week of Captain F. M. Arthur at Wil mington, N. C. where Captain Ar thur's shfip was' in port. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Terry and ' daughters, Misses Beth and Kather ine ^iry and Mr. Edwin Smith of', Ray City, Ga. are guests in the home ' of Mrs. Terry's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McCaskill.J Mrs. J. G. Richards spent Thursday night and Friday with friends i<n Cheraw. i Miss Eliza King, a rrraduate nurse of the Ellen Fitf-gerald Hospital c? Monroe, is spending nometime with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. King. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Brown of Co lumbia* were week end meats in the ' home of Mrs. Brown's aunt, Mrs. I). T. Yarbiwugh. They were accompa nied home by Miss Carrie Yarbrough. who will spend the week i'n. Columbia, j Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Keels of Co lumbia were guests of their son, Rev J. T. Keels, Sunday. They were ac companied home by Rev. Mr. Keel-i after the Sunday evening service in the Presbyterian church. Tom Whitley Goes to Trial Tom Whitley, yourg married 'nan. of Kershaw, charger! with the killing of Wyatt Patterson, a negro, last De cember, for the purpose of robbery, went on trial yesterday morning for the second time. At a pevious term of court a mistrial was ordered. Whit ley is beinK represented by I. C. Hough and J. K. de f/oach, who were appointed by the court to defend him as he had. no attorney. A brut seven teen witnesses were examined yoster day ami the state will probably con clude its case this morning when the defense will l>e heard. It is thought [that the capo will be ^ivc:n to the jury late this afternoon. | ! Hazel Rowers Petitions for (,'lemenry Hazel flower?" of Kershaw county, convicted of manslam ,'iter for the killing of hift uncle, B. B. Bowers, and sentenced to three yea'rs imprison ment, has filed a petition for clem eney on the grounds of his pri r re eord anx' that he has been sufficiently punished- Bowers began service Feb ruary 11th, 1030. Among those rorom mending clemer^y are: W. R. Tay lor, magistrate at Kershaw; an I If I) Hilton, chief of polio? at Camden. Judge J. C. Rama fee ami Solicitor A. F. Spigner flecline to reeormrmnd clemency. The petition of Bowers will l>e heard by the state board < f pardons at their meeting Friday, July IHth, at. 12 oVloek M. B. D. TICKNOR DIED IN BOSTON I Friends in Camden Shocked and Saddened Upon Learning of His Passing Friends in Cajnden were deeply saddened Saturday morning upon learning that Mr. B. D. Ticknor had died in Boston where he underwent an operation. For mamiy years he and his interesting family formed an im> portant part of the winter residents. Mr. Ticknor was proprietor of the Court Inn, which was established by his father., Mr. Caleb Ticlcnior, who U affectionately remembered by many of our citizens. Succeeding his fath er in this business, which prior to his father's death was conducted by Caleb Ticknor & Son, he kept the resort up to its high standard and ma Tty pro mr inent guests were entertained there. Mr. Ticknor was a splendid gentle man, always active in amy movement which was worth while, and his pass ing has brought sincere sorrow to all who knew him. He and his interest inp family held a warm place fn the hearts of the people of Camden. He is survived by his widow and three married daughters, Mtfs. Edward Gailiard, Mrs. Dwight Partridge and Mrs. George Cleuett. Mr. Ticknor was about 57 years of age. Mr. C. H. Yates, of the Bank of Camden, a warm personal friend of Mir. Ticknor and family left shortly after receiv ing ihe announcement of Mr. Tick nor's death, for Great Banfrngfcon, where he was engaged in a summer resort hotel. Mn. Yates was in hopes of reaching there in time for the fun- 1 eral services for his friend. t I Fire Destroys Attractive Residence The residence of Miss Lai Blakeney, located on Chesnut street, between Fair and M?ll streets, was completely destroyed by fire Wednesday after noon. The residence was occupied by M.r. G. K. Hanks, local manager for the Dixie Radio, Inc. Mr. Hanks had not been occupying the residence very long. We understand that he lost a bout. all of his household good's in the fiT?. The residence was valued at a bout $6,000. There was some insur ance or the property. ) Stranger Dies Here George D. Thomas, n comparative stranger in Camden, having located Here only a few months ago, died ,??1', Vniy j-:n Wb'hesday afternoon. Mr. Thomas was 49 years of age. It is understood that he spent a number of years in Darlin/itom unty near ' Hartsville, and moved fi^m there to ? the lower part of the state, with the intention of farming but his health failed and he and his family came to Camden where they had relatives. He is survived by his second" wife ard ! three children by his sec:nd marriage and s i x children by his first marriage Mr. Thomas was a Spanish war vet- ? eran. The be iy was taken to Smoak's Cr^F'; Roa.ls in Colleton county for burial. The bereaved family have the sympn'hy of the people of our com- ? munity. T. K. Fletcher is Given City Post J T. K. Fletcher, for several years connected with P. S. Minus, sewer pif\e manufacturer of this city and at one time an official of the town of Kershaw, today was selected by the Spartanburg city council as assistant : clerk ami treasurer. Mr. Fletcehr will succeed to the position made vacant by the elevation of 1. T. Williams to the post of clerk nnd treasurer, following the death of ^ T. J. Boyd. Ffe will assume his pos ition tomorrow morning. Coming to Spartan'burg ten years ago, Mr. Fletcher was engaged in a clerical position until eight years a go when ho formed a confection with Mr. Minus and has sirvce been endu ed with him. Prior to coming to Spartanburg he held a position as bookkeeper for two textile plants in Simdale, N. but made his home in Forest City. He ' has had a wide clerical experience be fore moving to North Carolina was clerk and treasurer of the town of Kershaw anid served two terms as councilman in that rity. The election of Mr. Fletcher wns unanimous. There were several oth er applicat.ns for the place meml>erR of the council said. The ele^-tion was eonduvtod i.n a secret session.- iSpar ?.anburg Journal. The above will be read with inter est by friends of Mr; Fletcher in Camden where he is very well known. It. will be recalled th?t he married n C?nmdon lady. Prior tx> going to t Spart anburg, however, his home was LIBERTY HILL Mr. Editor.-? The State Highway Department has had the store of Mr. H, S. Higgins moved off the rifjht of way of No. 07 and turned around to face the new road when it is con structed. Su/dtnay was an interesting day at the Presbyteiran church. Quite a number of- visitors were present, and Sunday School and Church services were well attended. A timely ser mon was read by Elder L. P. Thomp son. Mr. Rn&. Cunningham made a talk to the Sunday school advanced classes which wfcs much enjoyed by all. Rev. S. H. Hay and a young daugh ter and son of Morristown, Temrv are spending a few days with his mother, Mrs. A. R. Hay at her summer home here. Rev. Hay is always warmly welcomed on his visit to his old time home. Col. T. J. Cunningham of Chester and Mr. W. T. Jo/hnston of Wirmsboro I were Sunday visitors with relatives ' here. x j Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Cunningham and two (daughters, Misses Mbrgaret 1 and Catherine, of Decatur, Ga. spent a couple of days with Mr. Cumninrv ham's brother, Post Mfester, C. D. ' Cunningham. Mr. Cunningham has many friends at his boyhood home 1 who are always glad to see him. Mrs. L. P. Thompson and daugh ter, Miss Arm are spending a few days with relatives in Florence. i Mils* Jennie Jones has returned af- ' ter a trip to Washington and other ip-D-ints of interest with a party of frierds. They 'returned by way of Lu ray's Cave and report a most en joyable trip throughout. Misses Sara and Mary, attractive twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Cunningham, have returned after ai pleasant stay of ten days with ?:he Misses McDowall near Camden. Mr, G. W. Perry of Lancaster is spending a few days with his sister | Mips. J. H. Clements. . ' Judge of Probate J. P. Richards was a visitor to the Hall Sunday. Mrs. N'. S. Richards is sway from home on a visit to her sons in North Carolina and our "old friend" is walk im'fi about with the dejected look of an unsuccessful aspirant for public fav or ? after the Primary election! Report of the Associated Charities of Camden and Kershaw County , For June 1930 Balance from last month . . . $26514#) Receipts this month 400.00 - Total $3051.50, PAID OUT W. M. West & Son (groceries) 1.95 j Mrs. Mary PeaTce 1.50 Stamps 1.00: B. M. Marshall (groceries).... 1.25; 'Mrs. Wardlaw Russell (Boatd) 2.50 1 Mrs. W. E. HendTix (Board for children) 16.00 I J. F. Stokes (carpenter) 7.00 j S. II. Ross (groceries) 1.25 j Dr. A. W-. Humphries 4?70 Mrs. B. R. Truesdale (milk bill) 2.80 I 'Jessie Gasper (groceries) 6.00' R. S. Williams (rvroceries) ....34.09 M'ps. Davis 7.50 Title Insurance (childrem's home) 7.50 Revenue stamps and charter fee. .8.00 Paid on purchased price of children's home 1312.20 July Buikfing & T^win Dues ...9.34 $1424.58 Balance in Bank $1626.02 Atte?t Correct: Jno. W. florbett, R. M. Kennedy, Jr. W. II. HAJtRIS, Treasurer. JOHN K. de LOACH, As. Troa? . Revival Meeting at Pinjjah Rerinming next. Monday, July 21st, and conitnuing for one week, there 1 will be a revival meeting conducted at Pisgah Baptist Ohurrh. Rev. M. M". Benson, ipaator of tbe First Bap tist Church of Conway will assist th? patsor durimg this meeting. The pas tor feela very fortunate In securing the services of Brother Benson, who Is one of the outstanding Baptist mi ro isters rtf the state. There will be two services daily. Morning services at 11 o'clock. Everring services at 8:30 o'clock. The public is most cordially invited to attend this meeting. Rev. II . T. Morrison, Pastor. He is a .poor farmer who carelessly shares bis yields with injur'Knw dis eases and lnse?ts. TYouth"i8"^jJ^^^r west: Brother Near Death From Pistol I Wounds ? Kershaw, July 16. ? Stephen Owens, 24, was instantly killed when shot through the heart and his brother, James, <two yeans his. senior, was pro bably fatally injured! in a road shoot ing affair between Westville and De Kalb at 11:30 Monday ivight. The surviving brother, barely able to mumble out the accusaeion, named Henry F. Clyburn, 25, of Westville, as the killer. Stephen's body was found in a parked automobile. James Owens was taken in an am bulance early today to a Caimden hos pital amid Clyburn was carried to the Kershaw county jail. Clyburn, son of Steve Clyburn of Westville, was found two miles from the killing on the Camden highway. He was said to be badly bruised and his sleeves were torn raff his shirt. j No statement from" him concerning | the ehootin/ was available. I The offkers, also, were seore'ivo about any motive they may have coverel. 1 The dead body of Stephen Owens, t who was married, was seen cn the j right side of an automobile's front I seat by two Kershaw boys, Don;. Id \ and Alex Willifcrd, who came to th'u i town and reported to Special Off.:er i Hough and Chief of Police Mother- j shed who immediately went to the scene with The State's correspond- j ent. In the .meantime, James Owens had crawled to a house 100 yard? y and had attracted the attention of the residents by his moana. He feebly j explained that has brother had been shot in the heart and instantly killed by Clyburn and that he himself had been wounded, with a pistol, in the stomach a>nd in the ripjht \^gt , Here this nuoming there were many , rumors but nothing definitely ascer tained about the motive behind the killing and wounding of the Owens i brothers. It was affirmed that there , had been a scuffle about the automo bile but neither the officers nor the principals confirmed this belief. So far as oculd be determined pistol was found on. Clyburn when he was taken into custody. ? The State. List of Teachere for Bethune Public Schools for Session 193U-31 High School teachers are as fol lows: Mr. J. H. McDamiel, (principal high school and teacher of science; Mass j Thelma Stroman, English and French 7 Misa Eloise Miller, Mathematics and Latin; Mr. A. W. Parker, History Ec onomics, and English; Miss Lillian Goodlett, Home Economics; Mr. B. E. Keisler, Vocational Agriculture. Teachers of Grammar Grades are as follows: Mgr. R. R. Bums, Principal, teacher i of Spelling and Arithmetic, also coach of high school athletics*; Miss Lucille Smith, Enplish and1 Readirtg, fifth sixth and seventh grades; Mis? Ruby Norris, History and Geography; Miss Louise Tiller, fourth grade; Miss Stella Bethune, third grade" Miss Lu- | cille Brown, second garde; Miss Mil dred Manning, first grade; Miss Mamie Coker, principal Shamrock School; Miss Sue IIendrix7 M'iss Sara I Gettys, Tim rod School; M'iss Margie Brock. The Bethune Public Schools is re- ' presented at a number of sunrvmer schools by its teachers who are pur suing courses that will be beneficial to them in their teaching thi? coming . session. The following nlamed teach- ' ers are attending t.he summer schools listed. Winthrop College: Miss Ixjuise Tiller, Miss Mamie Cloker, Miss Sara Gettys, and Miss Sue Hendrix. University of South Carolina: Miss Thelma Stroman and Miss Eloise Mil ler. CJeorge Peabody College for ! Teachers: Mr. Ft. Ft. Burnts and Mr. A. W. Parker. J. C. FOSTER, j Supt.. FJothTine Schools'. 1 Seaboard Freight Train Wrecked A through f r eight train on t.he Sea board was wrecked Wednesday after 'noon l>etween Blaney and IiUgoff. There were 85 cars carrying HO, 000 watermelons. The melons were gath ered between Savannah and Columbia Nineteen of the melon cars were tvwrn ed over, and melons were plentiful a , rourd the wrec kage. Fortunately none of the crew was injured. The passenger trains were delayed a few hours asi a result of the wreck of the freight train. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS Beaver Dam baptist Church T. P. Christmas, Pastor Our series of meetings bervns Sun day July 20th, first service at 3:30 p. in. and will continue through the week every day at 11 a. m! and 7:45 ? p. m. Rev. L. D. Munn will help in I the meeting. Everybody is invited to attend these services. Come and be with us. I Sunday School at 3 o'clock, Mr. A. jWest, Superintendent. Remember the membership drive. I First Baptist Church J. B. Caston, Pastor J The following services are announc ed for the week at the First Baptist church: Surd&y school at 10 o'clock, Mr. W. G. Wilson, superintendent; I preach ii\n by the pastor at 11:15 en St, he subject: The Comfort of The I Holy Spirit. Evening service at 8:30, preaching by the 'pastor on the sub ject: Felix Before Paul; Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 8:30. B. Y. P. U. Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. The attendance of the B. Y. P. U. is gratifying to the pastor. In the midst of the hct weather there weie more than fifty .present last Thursday evening. The atterdarvce at prayer meeting is also holding up well. The public is cordially invited to worship with us. Lyttleton Street Methodist Church George Pierce Watson, Pastor Sunday, .Tu'y ^0. ^ib'^ rchcnl "0: 00 A. M., Mr. L. C. Shaw, superin tendent. Epworth League, 7:45 P. M. Public worship, 11:15 A. M. and 8:30 P. M. conducted by the pastor. MVyrning theme: Christian Steward ship. Evening theme: The Worth while Life. Midweek service, Wed nesday, 8:80 P. M. The public is most cordially invited to all the ser vices of tiKis church. Visitors ar$ especially welcome. Come and brinp your friends. Some Relief from Hot Weather There was a change in weather conditions Sunday afternoon whe?n a she wen of rain, accompanied by some wind, came, coolinr off the atmos phere somewhat. Cloudy weather yesterday also helped. We dbubt if this community ever experienced a hotter spell tham we had last week. BLANK Y NEWS Mr. Avery Nelson, of Greenville, was a visitor here among his many friends a/nd relatives last week. Mrs. Ann Sims has returned to her home in Aurusta, Ga., after spending two weeks here with friends and re latives. Mr. W. F. Paschal, of Columbia, spent the past week-end here with his family. Mrs. V. S. Foster and three child ren, of Augusta, Ga., was the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. F. Paschal recent ly. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Motley have re turned to their home in Winnsboro afbeir spending their vacation with relatives here. Mrs. J. E. Outlaw and children, of Columbia, are spending this week hero with relatives. Mr?. Pluma Motley and. MJis. Mary Branham and Mir* T>:da Abbott were visitors in Columbia Inst week. Miss DHa Abbott spent a very pleasant fourth in Sheldon. M iss Mary Ella Powell, of New benry spent the past week end here with her little friend, Miss Mildred Motlpy. Mrs. Hubert Ma<!<l >x, of Winfris bf ro, has rehi ne 1 h' after spend ing some time here with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. David Atkerson were ovrtr to Columbia last week on bus iness. Mr. Hervry .leffers spent the day in Great. Falls last Tuesday. Mr. Russell Maddox spent the Fourth over at Twin I.akes and the day was a very pleasant one far him. The Mtormon Sur, ley "hool had a picnic for the Fourth down in Mad flox's pasture near Book man's Mill and they had nvu?h sueecss w:'h it. Mrs. Blanche Powell ar.d little son, *>f Newbe>lry. spent several days here wit.h her brother and mnry friends. Mr. vStockman and srm, Simpson, spent the ipast week end here with Mrr. anil Mlis. L C. Stockman. Mr. am) Mts. J. E. Abbot#. were vis itors in Columbia on Wednesday of thia Week.