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tBEMSs-li-S. ? ADVANCE FKR A* . CAMDEN, 1 CHA8. W. BUKCHtf ORB, PKOf. <*. ; ? V;/' Fletcher, of Kershaw, the Fletcher Bible class "taw Baptist church, lee Men's Bible class of the . "- church in Camden Sun day morning, ?> ' ...? 4 ' Mrfc. David R. Williams has gone to Baltimore where she will undergo treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Miss Jean Harris will attend Mt. , Vernon Seminary. She was aoccm panied to Washington by her sister^ Mrs. W. L. Goodale. Mrs. WilHam Ancrum and daugh ter, Miss Margaret, who have been visiting the. former's parents in Cam den, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Garrison, Sr., returned to Charleston last week where' they will join Captain Ahcrum, commander of the U. S. S. "Whit ney," which will bd - stationed at Charleston. Mr. arid Mrs. A. Stanely Llewellyn have gone to Boston, Mass., for a vis it. ' Mrs. C P. DuBose has returned from New York where she went to ? visit hor daughter, Miss Dolly Single ton, who is spending seveial months > there. , Mr. C. H. Baker and family, of ? PlaU-sbur#. N. Y., who hnvc been spending the winter seasons in Cam den for a number of years, arrived Saturday. These ?oodl people are cordially welcomed back by their host / of friend's. Rev, J," B. Caston, pastor of the V'f'Fir&t Baptist church, has gone to ' Estill where he will assist in. a pro ' fcracted meeting. Services, however, . -may i? his' chuiuh^ftto'e as usual. ' ; Married Mr. Ernest Young, of vWestville, and Miss Fannie Truesdcll, daughter of Mr. W. R. Truesdell, also of West ville, were married on August 18th. Judtfe of Probate W. L. McDf.v.e'l of ficiated. Thia marriage was not made known until recently. First Teacher's Meeting ySaturday, .October 11 . J")r. Virgil Hir^ey. President cf the Kershaw County Teachers Associa tion announces the first meeting v ill be held Saturxtay, Oct^'bpiT|1i n* 11 a. m., at the Cn-mdwi Hiprh School. *^The teachers will h.ovt the of hearing Mr. Hn.rry S^roheoke", State President. "Al?o nlan? f:.r tW five other meetings will be announc ed. ' Central D'vi???on Meeting The General division meetim? wi'l be held at Lancaster October 14th. There are six asuv^iations in this ddvisjon, Eairfie1''. Lexington. M^riflh, ;.w Orange(burg and Santee. Our associ - ?ation is the r??nre?fr to this meeting and may we have the largest repre sentation of any. Come nnd heVi make this a great success. /Quarterly Meeting ; ? The W. M. U. Quarterly moetln'* will be held at Bethune, October 18th. , at eleven o'clock F.vevy ehuivh it V , asked to fehd de'W'ftra nr.d car-y lunch. JSSfy ^ ? ? i AmerKm l^Hon F>- Officcr* At a regular mect'rg of f,eR;y Belk Pont No. 17, / vnerican T/oofion, held !a?t nififHt. the fo'.lcv/lr,<? of f i -orr V/ere elected for th$ Jtva'n'r term: T. V. Welah, Corrirr. F P. Good ale, Vlce-Comira^^ev ? \V. M. Al??x iV; Under, Scrvice OXfi'.dl; I). !>. M-. Don ?id, of Kershaw,- Assistant Rerv'oo Officer; W .T. : IaV,y:. Vlrinr.** Offi cer; kev, Jo>n T. Utlkjoh;r, Chap lain, The at'.endnrvce wa? ox^optlon .?lly fine, showing that the member have a lively interest In the 'tttfftfti y.atforh The adjutant *' ajwl Various committees wttV be apix>i?>ted by the ^ elected cowmdnder within a while. Tbie Wa? the iadt meet? for 1030, arxl the year wee olofledi VP of 451, a gain o* year of 19 ;}r ? 1 ^ . i ? ?' "* ^ '? BETHUNE NEWS. ? ?? '! ? l' Bethu no, October 6. ? The following ladias 'attended Group Conference, District No. ? 1, of Congarle Presby jterial, Pine Tree Presbyterian ohurch {at Cassatt, Tueaday: Mesdamcs, T. ]{'. .13c thi! r.o, J. C. Foster, T. H. Joeey, R.. V). Me Cask ill, J. N. MoLaUrin, R. I E. Seveiance and e. Z TrueedelL Mr. D. M. Mays made a business trip to Washington, D. C.t last week. I Dr. E. Z. Truesdell spent Monday 'morning at the Columbia hospital where his nephew, Karl T. Rosehor augh, cf Lugoff, underwent an oper I atlon. ! I Messrs. T. R. Bethune and Loring Davis attended the Clemson-Citadel football gantfe Friday in Florence. The Hill Crest school football team p-'.ayed the" locals on the home field i here Friday afternoon resulting in the score of 28-0 in favor of Bethune. Mr, Parker, teacher of History in the high school, sper.t the week end with his parentis, Mr. and Mrs. John Taiker at Dalzell. Miss Marie Horton and Mr. Al-lard Bruce of Cheraw and Columbia re spectively were week end guests of I Mr. and Mrs. Loring Davis. Mr. G. L. Parrott and daughter, Miss Effie Mae Parrott, were Sunday gue?ts of Misi M'argie. Pairott, a j student of Winthrop College. Rev. Dr. Sullivan of Columbia, Su perintendent of ilome Mission Work, filled the pulpit of the Presibyterian Church Suv.dc.y morning. f'r. R'gfr V.siwaz av?e is spending several vesks in Walterfooro, N. C. 'on busmen. J-'r.j L.'iith Olyburn entertained a rumber ot her friends Friday evening complimentary to her fifteenth birth cay anniversary. Hot chocolate and " nr??ueritc<s were served during the evening. i M ass Clara Gordon has again resum ed her duties as teacher in the Clyfle ?rchnol', which "opened Monday morn ing. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. McGaskill spent Friday at W aterloo^ M-r. MfoCa?kM .returned to- bis h?i?e~ ho** Fvi<J*ty cv* ening but Mra. McCaskill remained to jaCcompai.y her mother, Mrs. Mo Chesney to a Spartanburg hospital, where Mrs. McChesncy underwent an operation. Miss Mildred Manning was a Sun day guest of her parents in Clio. Bee Rcidl, a respectable eolored \voman, died at hev home here Fridhy liefter a few ..weeks iltncs^. She was buried Sunday afternoon at Sandy Level Baptist church. Agricultural Touchers and Their I Activities A wording to plans for the com in? j year, the Agricultural Teachers of ! Kershaw County will reach "-'I in dividuals in then* ?\grioultura, wrk The teach ??'s met; with M- . \'cr' Pot(/:son, Slave Supervisor of Agri culture, at r. .ast Fnday ; f ternoon to di*cu.v plavs for tie li ferent. blanches of work to be carried out. The Agricultural Teachers i' Lancaster Convv wi re ah - i-'?- - c ?.' and took part in the Conference. A summary of the plans for the seven men in Kershaw county shows that the total enrol Imier.t for tha various classes will beT 148 boys i n All-Dav Classes, '71 boys in Part-Time Clnsws and 194 Adult Farmers in the Eevning Class groups. J A detailed discussion of plans for each type of Instruction was directed by Mr. Petef-son. Special attention was paid to the plans for the Part Time program in the county this | year. In the discussion of the All-. Day Class work, plans for the organ izing of local chapters of Future Pal metto Farmers in each school having Agriculture were perfected. Rach chapter is to semi a representative to the State Fair School in Columbia which will also senrve as the State Meeting of Future Palmetto Farmers At tho Stato Fair School, various plans and instructions for the activi ties of the local chapters fy tbe year will be sent out through the repre sentatives. Much interest is being shown In all these lines of work and the teachers In Kershaw county are Jookmg forward to an outstanding year in Vocational Agricultural In duction. By Mt. Mason, Superintendent Baron DeKatb High School. There ts real f'farm reMet'" in c<>w?, hog*, dheep, and hens to con vert itasttires and .horfie-grown feed* .into cttlh. i' . Caroden, (Bamberg Powar Bates Cul ^ViW|lum[bia, Oct. 2. (AlP^Whole* sale electric power rates tothefcowns of Camden a rid Bamberg- were order ed reduced by approximately 20 per cent -by the state railroad commissi ion today. ? J. ^ -The new rates in Camden ar$) effective alter Lfctciber 30 and thoefr' in Bambery apply to the new con tract to be executed in November. The decisions followed a wrle* of hearings on both cases. The Scufch, CarqH-.a Power Company ' furnished Bamberg with power and Camden is served by the Carolina Fo^er and Light Gompany. " V"' ' _ ? | Mayor It. M. Kennedy, when apok jen to with reference- to- the lower I rates mentioned above, stated to us that he not cerba^i' that ' cct4^^?^Wd accept the. , reduced rat<^L?s theV feel that a greater- fe 1 ductionvshoukryhave been made, and council\may cont^id for a greater re duction\of courali, if no further re duction ihkde the reduction i I will be the 20 per cent. ! rate after wOth, and will ; be passed on to consumers. Pardon Board to Meet .Friday The State Pardon Board- will meet in Columbia Friday, at which -time ( eifirht appeals will come before the | board .for clerr.ency, two from Ker shaw county. Milton Banks, this joounty, convicted of murder and sen tenced' to life imprisonment Septem be 19th, 1919, will have his petition be lore the board, and Raeford Braz ? zeH, a young white man, convicted of I ion -support of his wife and children, and who is serving a sentence of one year, will have his petition for clem ency heard. Banks' petition Is. based on the grounds of having been suffi ciently punished and failing health. Bnazzell, need of family. Banks, jwe understand, was convicted upon | circumstantial evidence. Midway High School .JHonor Roll for First Month . v * Grade:"" Vemrelte RuaK, Tiroy We at. Second Grade: Not any. Third grade: Ferris Jo.yner, Mar garet West, Willien West. Fourth Grade: Elizabeth McCoy, Dolly Stokes. Fifth Grade: Gene Cooper, Laurie West, MilUm McGuirt, WiWiam Mc Coy. Sixth Grade: Rebecca Rush. Seventh grade: Oralie Brannon, Margaret Holland, Martha Moseley, Thelma Stokes, Blanch Threat, Ruby Gay West. E.ightfh Grade: None. Ninth Grade: Mary McCoy, Viv ian Stokes. Tenth Grade: Mattie West. Eleventh Grade: Myrtle Elliott, Moneta West. Petit Jurors The following petit jurors were drawn Tuesday morning to serve the first week of court for Kershaw county, which will convene Monday morning, October 27tfh, with Judge T. J. Mauldin, presiding: D. It. Anderson, Cassatt James C. Morton, Kershaw J. F. R. Roberts, Kershaw C. W. Billings, Gamden J. R. Italey, Camdten Wm. Arthur Cauthen, Kershaw. T. J, Hinson, Camdten Walter II. Cauthen, Kershaw R. B. Faulkenberry, Kershaw .John Maddox, Lugoff | W. H. Bradley, Cemden A rthur Dowie, Lugotff J. R. Lankford, Gamden Robt. L. Hfcokes, Cassatt Gilliam Kelly, Jefferson, Rt. 2. R. B. DeLoache, Camden L. F. Robinson, Kershaw, Hi. 1 John Clay, Kershaw, Rt. 1. Jeff Reeve*, Kershaw D. S. Mutchison* Camden J. I,. Ford-, Tvugotff E, W. Rftborv, Lixgoff S. N. Riehardf). Liberty Hill Blake W. Kelly, Blaney George Ray, Lugofl Lawrence Jones, Oamden I/. D. Evan#, Blaney George R. Coleman, Gamden J. E. Sowott, Kenrfhaw J. R. Catoe, Kershaw W. D. B Henry E Leon ft. A. ompm, 1 i ?? i 1 ' LIBERTY HILL i) ? What would no doubt have proved a costly an<i disastrous tiro was avertedi on Saturday night by the discovery of fire in the cot ton bale? on the platfonm of Messrs. Mackey, Jones & Co. where about 35 bales of cotton were exposed but only two bales were injured, however! Mr. tE. Iy. Jones-, salesman in the stove, (had clcsed up for the night* and after | calling on a friend .was on his way ?home when he,noticed the fire which had madie but slight headway then. ?He procured help and put out . the flames and had his truck move the burning bales to a safe place wliere 'the fire was completely^ extinguished l*he platform is near the large store {and barns, and an expensive blaze would have resulted had it not been jfor the discovery, and1 prompt aotica "of Mr. Jonea. 1 Mr. and Mrs\ R. C. Jones, Jr. while {on an auto trip to the upper part of ;the State last week were the victims of a right serious car wreck. Both of them were considerably shocked and bruised but we are glad that neither of them was sesriouly hurt. Mr. Jones' car, however, was so bad ly torn up that he had to replace it with a new tfne. ? Rev. F. A. Drennan filled his reg ular appointments Sunday morning and evening at bhe Presbyterian Church. Both sermons were replete with impressive thoughts and,' logical reasoning. V Prof. J. P. Richaridlsi of the Lancas ter Grammar School made an auto mobile trip to the Capital City on Saturday. He was accompanied by ^is mother, B$rs. C. E. Richards and fcis sisters, Mfsaes Lizzie nnd Lai. -They returned' in the evening. Miss Ruth Perry, j>opular principal i Of the Oceala school in Lancaster i gpunty, spent a few days last week With her piater, Mr?. J. H. Clement?. ??he expects to ^ittend the King's Mountain celebration this week, a? ! ljSer school is enjoying a fall vacat Or. and^ Mr#r Tk G*. Hall and -child ren of Westminister are expected to arrive Monday for a visit with Mrs. Hall's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Jones. v Mr. and Mra E. L. Cunningham and little son, Edward', of Aliquippa, Pa. and Mr. Maple, of Pittsburgh, \ were visitors, last week in the home I of Mr. Ouroningham's mother, Mrs. S. | H. Cunningham. His friends here at home were glad to see him. Kev. and Mrs. F. A. Drennaav spent a couple of days last week in Rock Hill, as gue?ts of Dr. and Mr?. F. M. Gregg. The frienda of Miss Louise Jwies who has beefi quite sick for the past week will be glad to lean* that her condition on Sunday was very much improved. Mrs. J. H. Clements who will teaoh the Bethel school near Kershaw ex pects to begin the exercises of her school On October 8th. Mr. and Mra. W. K. Thompson and children of Heath Sprintgs were vis iting their brother and sister, Mr. and | M rs. L. P. Thompson ' of thte place I on Sunday. | Quite a number of our ladies at tended a meeting of the Bethel Pres bytery group conference at "old Waxhaw" church above Lancaster on FricFay last. Those who attended were Mesdamen C. D. Cunningham, I L. P. Thompson, N. S. Richards, F. A. Drennan, W. C Perry and Misses Lai Richards and Clara Johnston1, Post master C. D. Cunningham had the honor and pleasure of aiocompanying the ladies, who say they had a very pleasant and enjoyable trip to the old and hstoric church and community ? the birth place of Andrew Jackson. Jail Is Crowded Our oounty Jartt keeps pretty well orc/wded all the time. Recently there were twenty-Six prisoner* in jail, but ! several of them were able to arrange bond At*} seme "who were in there for , petty offense* were sent to the chain g*ng. Sunday .six young Whito nen andf nine negroes were confined there. Two of the white men are charged with burglary and four with violation of the prohibition law. Each of them are healthy young fellows, capable of making useful citlxens, but it seem? not to have dawned upon them the eertouanese <xf the lives they are now Mvfo*. W4 hope that they witt think upon their way* before it Is too late. mi' ..it. ii ,, . ? i-'V Mr* 6. B. T. Watte, of Great Pall*, was a vinitor here Sunday. ' ? ?. ' BLANEY JNEWS | Air. H. T. Jeffers was a visitor in Camden on Tuesday of last week. Miss Ermine Maddox and brother, Russell, spent Sunday in Columbia. Mr. Leonard Paschal and Mr. Lew is Dinkins were visitors here on Fri day of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Williams, of Spaatanburg, spent the day here Sun day with Mr. and* Mrs. T. M. Maddcx Mr. and Mrs. J. E- Abbot*, were in Winn^boro Sunday in the home of Mr. George Humphi$. Mr. Henry Frank Clyfourn, of B? fchune, was a pleasant guest h?ve Sat urday evening. Mr. W. F. Paschal spent the week end here wfth his wife and children last week. Mrs. E. W. Rentz and Mrs. Clydte Singely went over to Camden Friday of last week to attend to some busi- , ness. Mrs. B. N. Outlaw an<J daughter, Behiah, and Mr. ard Mrs. J. E. Out law anri; three children, were yn<>s4> rn the home of Miss Dida Abbott Sun day afternoon. Mr. G i over Abbott went over to Crlumbia to the tent meeting Tues day nicrht of last week. Mr. W. C. Butler was a visitor ir Columbia MonJay. Mr. Howard Jeffers, of Bla^*" | School, was carried to the Oa/mden (Hospital Thuisday of this woek to be treated for typhoid fever. His many fr:erds are wishing that they irfiTght soon see Mr. Jeffers back to his school work again. Mi?.? Charlotte Hawkins, of Blane High School, is now in the Camden | Hospital where she ia taking a treat ?lent. We hope that she will scon he ~He to return to her school work again. , '?-T" ' MIDWAY SCHOOL NEWS I Fr'day, September 26, 1930 ended I t he first .monith of school work at Midway school for the sd^sion of 1930r31. Although the enrollment is jiot l^elow the_average it is expected to hicrease during the comiwg months* The Lafayette Literary Society, composed of the entire stiytent bodj of the High School, met Friday for the first program which was very interesting. The completion of the election of officers was carried out by the president, Myrtle Elliott, and a plan devised whereby the society, divided, into two groups and each with a captain, would stimulate more in ter es>t in the students and create i\ friendly rivalry amo-ng them. The Vocational Agricultural boys met, September 30, and formed a Fu ture Palmetto Farmer's Association. The follovtfng officers were elected1: Pre&!idlent, Elmer Joyner, Vice-persi dent, Maurice West ? and Secretary and Treasurer, Bill Hunnicutt. It was decided at the meeting that the pres ident would represent the Association at the State Fair School to be held in Columbia during State Fair week. On the whole, the teachers think that the work done so far has en very successful and believe thai, with the .coming of cold weather enthus iasm and school interest will <?row throughout the year. Agricultural Roys I. earn To Cull Chlckcma The claAB in Agriculture studied culling chickens in the Class room by head type, body type, pigmentation test, feeling test and moult test. All of these factors must be studied very carefully in ordle/- to cull a b'rd as it should be culled. After the study Had been made in class the boys were carried to Mr. Watt's, farm, and a Demonstraton on how to tei/1 ft good producer from a poor protfucer wan given by the Agricultural teaser, and the points on culling were clearly demonstrated to the plass. After the demonstration each boy was required to cull at leaAt one bird. This was a very interesting study to all the | boys, and they are prowl of the fact that they can* now cull therVr home flocks and got rid of the biivls that are unporfitable. , H. GRANAOE, Teaicher of Vocational Agriculture Camden High School. 4 All over upland and lowlpnd> the charm of the goldenrod; Some of us call It autumn and! others call It God. , t , / ? William H. Carruth. \y ? 1 ? 1 Exchanging scrubs for purebred* save* more than It CO?t*? CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS First Baptist Church J. B. Ca&tcm, Pastor The following services are ahnounc ed for the week at the First Baptist I Church: Sunday School at 10 o'clock, I Mr. W. G. Wilson, Supt. Preaching | at 11:15 and 7:30 by Rev. J. ^H. Byrd. The Sunday School officers and teachers will meet Wednesday even ing at 8 o'clock. Sr. B. Y. P. U. Thursday evening at 8 o'clock, Jr. B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening at 0:30. The public is cordially invited to attend all the services of this church. Li ttleton .Street (Methodist Church George Pierce Watson, Pastor Sunday, October 12. Bible school, 10:00 A. M., Mr. L. C. Shaw, superin tendent. Epwcrth League, 6:46 P. M. Public worship, 11:15 A. M. end 7:30 P. M. conducted , by the pastor. Morning theme: My Church. Even ing theme: Christians as Lumina ries in the World. Mid-week service, Wednesday, 7:30 P. M. The public is most condially invited to aH the ser vices of this church. Visitors are especially welcome. Come and bring your friends. 3r. O. U. A. M. to Have Entertain ment An entertainment will be held by the local council of the Jr. O. U. A. M. at the hall next Monday night, October 13th, at 8 o'clock. Some of the state officers will be pie3ent and! speak. Special music will be furnish ed by local talent. All members ave uiged to be' present. Visiting" breth ren are cordially welcome. Boys we will be looking for you, so plan to be present. BARNETT BROS. BIG 3 RING MOTORIZED CIRCUS Thousands of children, their fath ers, and mothers, their aunts and - ^ uncles, and their grandfathers and grandmothers will be all ready to see everything when Bamett Bros. Cir cus co-me to Camden on Friday, Octo ber 17. The big parade at noon, the flying human butterflies, the unrival ed bareback rider*, the unparralfleled display of gymnastics, acrobatic and equilfbristk marvels, the convulsing and m i rth-provoki i>g clownn, the thrilling races, that Js all promised for that day. The grand free street parade a mile in length will pass ov er the principal streets at noon and for sumptuous beauty promises to outrival all efforts of former years. There will be red lemonade, and pea nuts and all the rest that goes to make up a real circus day. The Bamett Bros. Circus 's a clean show. There are no short change artiste with this show j they expect to put this town on their regular route, and want to to be able to meet the people face to face. Mrs. Martha C. Smith Mrs. Martha C. Smiith, who has made her home In Sumter for the past eighteen years, <He<l Sunday morning following an illness** of aibou^ two weeks, age<l seventy-five yearn, death occurring on her blrthdiay. She waa the wMow of fch? late William S. Smith, cf Spring Hill, Lee county, a prominent farmer and merchant of that community, who died nineteen years ago. Mrs. Smith was a daugh ter of the late Willis Ostein, of Sum ter county, and was born at the fam ily home In the Privateer section, but the greater part of her life was apent at Spring Hill, where she resided un til the death of her husband. She was a devofced member of the First Rw/ptlst church, where the funeral services were conducted at 1 1 o'clock this morning by her pas-tor, Rev W. G. Moore. The Interment was in the Oamden cemetery beside h^r husbtond. She is survived1 by no relatives closer than nieces and nephews, a number of whom reskJe in tV? stn*", Grforjfki and FlorfrJa.- -flirmter I}a!ly Item. The above announcement will hrlng ! sorrow to many friends and r-Vatlvea In C/amden, where Mrs. Smith was well known. I fltrtywf j From L. T. Guton's place 3 mmo I mules one Iron grey awl two black, (Weighing from 12 to 1400 lbs. oa~h. If seen or fotind please notify T. jduJon or J <M. M. ftmitli, I.ugoff, S. (i