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GHAjRLES^. EDITOR PASSED AWA ?#?>> "? iNGER EDNESDAYl Four-H Boys Show Stock At Fair j6t;V *. Florence, Nov. 1.? -"Nothing has been done in Florence county that has met with more success and gen uine approval tftbn the organization of the Florence County 4-iH Purebred Calf club foetorcd by the Lion* Club Ofr Florence," says Ward MoLendon, county farm agent, in discussing the fine work of 4-H clubsters in exhibit ing livestock at the county, fair. Last year the fcalf club exhibited only three calves, according to Mr. McLendon, and there were only "four registered calves belonging to 4-H clubsters in the county at that time. This year there were 12, and this long step forward is a result of the support given the club by the Flor ence Lions, who, J in order to foster the calf club, borrowed $1,300 and relent it to the boys to purchase purebred calves. To make the move ment more su/e of succcs3, Mr. Mc ter.don and the Lions took the boys' fathers into consideration and these have perhaps been as greatly bene fitted a3 the b y3 themselves. These 12 four-H calves were taken afterwards to tho State Fair and the ?(10 senior Guernseys from Florence won first six places, and two K junior yearlings won first and third places. Furthermore, a . Florence clubster, Branson Wiggins,, won first in the open> classes with a calf which he had piseUted. ' > . ' && Regarding hogs, Mr. McLendon states that a few ? years ago there jprfere only a half dozen registered Roland China hogs at the county1 irj while this year there were 111 >lands and five Durocs from 37 dif i rent larms; and these animals, ex qp,.' eight, either belonged to a 4-H UP boy or a club boy's father or a club boyVjEn ixer words, the best hog show the Vir.ty has ever held was built up und club work. wX: ? - Church Notice Services at the following Baptist /hurches Sunday Nov. 22. Kev. T. P. Chriatmas, Pastor fDeX&lb, Sunday school 10 o'clock., reaching by Rev. Hatfield at 11 o' clock. Your presence is desired. f Mt. Zion, Sunday school 3 o'clock. Preaching at 4 o'clock. Come and be vwith us. The public is invited. The stor> will preadh. Notice Of preaching services at ; Hermitapft Baptist Church Sunday ;inorning, Nov. 22 at 11 o'clock, and at 7 o'clock. Rev. ThOs. P. Christmas will 'preach. . The public is cordually 4uvitcd to worship with us. M Sunday school at 10 o'clock.. Bro ther Henry 'West, Supt., Dr. Goodall Bible Teacher. vf ' , ?:i ? * ' , ' ' ,.A . . . ? ** ? , '? The following services are announc 1 for the week *kt the First Baptist ? * day school at 10 o'clock Mr. C. er superintendent. Public rship at il:lW,A. M. and 7:S0 P.' . conducted by the pastor, Morning ribject: Some Reasons Why We lid pbey God, Evening subject: Sfecredness Of Human life, B. Y. V. Sunday Evening at 6:80. The public is cordially Invited to >iid ill the services of this chuVch. E. D. Blrchmore Suffers Stroke . ofParalyeis :? ' ?? ? , The friends of Mr. E>. Dozier Birch will regret to learn that he is usly 111 at his home on Fair Mr. Birdhmore who had been _ ing treatment at the Veterans tal in Memphis for some time , at fcome on aocount of the illness death of his father, Mr. C. W. ?ore. ^ >1, iW.1^ faughan, Lynell Foutrf, Claricson le, Walter Rhame, William Net and George Coleman. Honorary pal bearers were: C. J. i, Jr., fit. G. Carrlfton, Sr., L. Shaw, % F. Nettles, Sr., R. M. ; Jr., James H. Burns, John ... St. Th. Men'. Btbi. ?tM. of church attended in a Masons feftd charge of ( the siW6* CHARLES W. BIRCHMORE, FOR FORTY-SEVEN YEARS, EDITOR OF THE WAT-SltEE MESSEN GER SUCCUMBS TO APOPLEC TIC STROKE. i heavy hearts and a feel mg of Irreparable loss that the Mes senger staff presents this issue to its^ readers. The hand that for over for ty-seven years guided the destiny of this paper has been removed from he helm, and our loss is- a great one. It is an impossibility for those of us whose sorrow is so deep and per sonal to write the final chapter of one whoso entire life has been de voted to the paper that he founded and for almost half a century edited and personally managed. w^YeeLthat the life of Ch*r^ hitaker Birchmore speaks for itself and that in death he needs no eulogy ( he good that he has accomplished, the kindnesses and good deeds thar he has done, the friends that he made, | the noble example of an upright and Christian life devoted to the ones he loved rather than to his own personal advancement will be a living memo rial that no words of ours can im prove. We take the liberty of reproducing | from oujgjtfsteemed contemporary, The Camderr* Chronicle, the following news story 0f Mr. Birchmore's death: I Charles W. Birchmore, who was 71 years of age the day before his n?,! ioPoMe<3 ttway on Armistice ay, 1881, after a paralytic stroke, III lT&tm Sunday morninir. Novem Mr. Birchmore, for forty-seven T^vS* tW? W6ekB had Publi8^ed The Wateree Messenger, of this city. For all these years he had been iden tified with the religious, social, pol * CwiJtou Ha had planned a trip with his 7m .u00,1 ?lass of thj Ly"leton Street Methodic* church to ,ake part m a joint m?etinn of the Men's Bible Mass at Bethune on Sunday morn ing when he wgs found fatally strick en while kneeiing in prayer. J Mr. Birchmore was born at Choraw, . .? and at an early age came to Camden, where he hade Bis home1 with an aunt, Mrs. Ann toritaker. s a mere lad he w*4 employed as a Printers apprentice by the late I r/;Bea:d- who was the publisher of the Kershaw Gazette. Forty-seven years ago he established . the Wa teree Messenger and since that time ne has never misBed an issue of that paper* ' Diiring hi8 residence here he has , **fll??ted with many of the county's affairs. First he was a member of the county board of com- j missi.oners many years ago. Next he War elected superintendent of edu cation and served one term. Under the administration of Governor Rich Si;? IZ?* aS a" member <* the fi?i ^ Board' His duties ia this department caused him to come in contact with many . wayward youths and the. latter part of his ife saw him using his influence, vis ting the jails and chain gangs, try ing to correct young men who |,ad gone- astray many times usinn his own funds toward starting them on a straight pathway. w B,Pchmore was a member oi !5e?. ?rder, and R Woodmen it tJ,64^orld- H? was a member of the Lyttltfton Street Methodist church ?p'one of ita oldest membors ? and dur ng his mermbership had served at various times as superintendent of th? Sunday school and, teacher of the Men's Bible Class. Ift early manhood he Was married to Miss Eva Siifih, of Fairfield coun y, and to this union was born five children, \Mrs. E. G. Kirven, of Dar lington, Mrs. N. O. Head, of Augus ta, Ga.; Miss Ethel Birchmore, Chas. W. Birchmore and B. Dosier Birch more, all of Camden, who survive him. . Ponsesaed of a genial disposition, he made friends in all walks of life. HJs was the life of a Christian gen tlaman, _ a true eitisen and a friend to mankind and the world is better for hia haying passed this way. Funeral services were held for Mr. IreKmore from the Methodist church sr-usr a.* rti ii i- .j TAXPAYERS LEAGUE I TO MEET MONDAY - 1 ' ? r Kershaw County Unit Farmers and Taxpayer League To Me?t At ; Kershaw County Court House V Monday, November 23 ; Thq Farmers and' Taxpayer* Lea PVe of South Carolina will hold a public meeting in the Kei^haw County Courthouse in Camden, on Monday, November 23, 1931, at 11:00 o'clock A. M. All members are urged to be present and the public is in vited to come out and join the! league. At this meeting the Farmers and Taxpayers League of Kershaw Coun ty will elect its officers for the com ing year. The Kerahaiw County unit was organized on June 29th, 1931, and temporary officers were installed and a delegation from Kershaw coun ty Unit attended the State meeting in Columbia on July 14, 1931. LIBERTY HILL It is wi^i a feeling of sadness that we attempt to write our usual weekly contribution to your columns, feeling so keenly our personal loss in the passing away of our faithful and lifelong friend, Mr. C. W. Birchmore, founder and editor of The Messenger, with Whom we have been pleasantly associated in a minor ca/pacity as a news pvatherer for about forty years. And indeed,, so impressed are we with the loss to Camden, Kershaw county, and the State, as well as our own personal feelings, that Camden will not be the same to us without the, familiar figure, the honest, consci entious expressions, pleasant smile, and friendly handclasp of our depart ed f rend, whose great aim in life was to do good. A safe counselor, an ex ample for and lover of youth, a friend to the friendless, we shall miss him, but God knows best! The dry weather continues and the hoavy pall of smoke from the numer ous and .widespread fires has so thick ened that .the stars are almost ob literated, $he moon shines witira dim and wlerd light, and even the sun's rays are darkened to an unusual de gree. Mr. W. Z. Hilton had the misfor tune, to lose by fire about two bales of cotton last week. He had a num ber of bales on the ground1 near his home. Fire was discovered on four bales and was apparently put out, but was discovered to be burning in side the bales. The bales had to be torn open, and about half of it was saved. Mrs. C. E. Richards has a fine de posit of pink granite on her home place and Mr. McNinch the "mon ument man'* of Lancaster, is having some of it quarried* W? are not in formed as to what extent he expects to work the stone. A truck loaded with lumber, the property of C. L. McCorkle, ran off the road embankment a few rrtiles above here, in Lancaster county, on Saturday evening and killed a col ored boy and injured some others. We are told the aoedent was caused by Sam Wllams, colored, who in play interfered with the <j|*iver, causing him to lose control. The three colored men who were suspected of breaking into the store of Mssrs. Mackey and Jones Co., have been released, as evidence did not ma terialize suficient to hold them longer. The Chicken v .Supper riven by the ladies last Friday night was h very pleasant affair and quite a success financially. The young friends of Miss Lila Cureton treated her to a surprise birthday party last week at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Cureton. A very pleasant affair to those present? tout we did not learn the number of candles upon the cake. Mr. and Mrs. John Wells Todd and Miss Mildred Richards, of I/iurens, Miss Margaret Richards of Columbia and Mr. find Mrs. John Roddy and baby, of Rock Hill, were Sunday guests in the home of Gov. and Mrs. John G. Rcharde. Miss Jennie Jones, faithful and pro ficient Sunday School organist and teacher of a class of small boys, was "kept from her usual place on Sunday by illness. Mrs. John G. Richards su/bstttuted for her at the organ and Miss Sophie Richards taught her class. / Former Gov. John G.- Richards \ra? a Columbia visitor on Thursday last, attending a meeting of the Na tural Resources Commission of which 1 S ; NO SUBSTANTIAL RAINS SINCE AUGUST Drought of 1931 Not as Intense as Oneof 1925, Records Show ? Showers Came at Times jto Aid Crops. Although substantial rain ? have not fallen in Columbia since mid August, the drought ofl981 is not as intense as the one of 1925, Richard H. Sul livan, meteorologist in charge of the Columbia weather bureau, said yes terday. This year's deficiency of rainfall .throughout South Carolina has been, to November 1, 12.42 inches, while in 1925, the deficiency for the same period was 13.28 inches. If the ex tremely heavy rainfall of about six inches which came in January, 1925, be deducted, the scarcity in that year would be even more pronounced. No rains have fallen in Columbia in November and no copious shower since October 9, when .39 inches were recorded at the weather bureau. If the weather remains dry the rest of this month and in December, 1931 will surpass 1925 for lack of rain, Mr. Sullivan says, but substantial nains in December or sleet and snow would likely but the year's total-preci pitation over the low mark of 85.82 inches in 1925. The total precipitation to November 1, this year was 29.49 inches, being 12.42 inches behind the normal for the period. W|hile the drought has been intense and extensive this year, it has not interfered materially with the major crops, Mr. Sullivan said. He pointed out that showers were frequent dur fcxg most of the growing season and t^iat the rainfall did not cease al most together until the germination cJf vegetation had ended for the year. Gong back into the summer months the records show that a rain of .20 inches fell September 26 and. one of J8& inches was registered September 3.' These rains were neglible in com parison with the good hard downpour of AugUlfcr ^ v August 11 a precipitation of 1.27 Inches came to Ooluinbia and the next day J37 inches of A>ain fall. For several days following traces of rain were registered piving the city a wet period from Augusrt 10 to 18. Over night of August 20-21, .34 inches of rain were recorded. In July and in June series of rains broke the drought but extremely hot weather made itself felt. A comparative table showing the average precipitation for the growing season in South Carolina's three divi sions, and the deficiency for 1926 and I 1931, follow: Coastal Plaiiv r' * Inches Average __i. ..#< 32.16 1925 16.67 1925 deficiency ... . 1549 1931 21.52 1931 deficiency . . 1C.71 Upper Coastal ? Low Piedmont Average . ? 2 3. CM 1926 7R 14.02 1925 deficiency 11.92 1931 26.S7 1931 deficiency 5.07 JPiedmOrtt/ ? Average 29.34 1925 12. DO 1925 deficiency . 16.44 1931 23.37 1931 deficiency 5.97 The State he is a member. Mrs. C. C. Stroupe and baby were visitors last week in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Jones of Kershaw. M^. and Mrs. John G. Richards, 8rd, of Asheville, were Sunday guests in the home of the former's mother, Mrs. 0. E. Richards. Mr. Perrln Thompson and daughter of Columbia w^re Sunday evening guoats in the home of their cousin, Mr. L. P. Thompson. Rev. J. E. Jones and daughter, 'Miss Pauline, and Mr. and ltfrs. J. O. Cure ton, all of Chester were visitors last week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Cureton, a daughter of Rev. Mr. Jones. { / Mfss Marian Richards, a teacher in the BenWtoville schools, accompan ied by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carmack were Sunday guests with friends and relatives on the "Hill". Mr. Fabian Willi s Highway fore man on route 07 and Mr*. Willis, | were Camden visitors on Saturday I evening. I ? ?? ' * ? < I ' ^ - SOLICITOR SPIGNER'S RECORD SHOWS ONLY 7 ACQUITTED DURING CURRENT YEAR Additional Winners at Late County Fair (Continued from last week) Cooked Foods. 'Best black fruit cake ? 'Mrs. Carl West, Camden, second, $1. Best sponge cake ? 'Mrs. Joseph Sheheen, Camden, second, 50c. Best pound cake ? Mrs. J. T. Get tys, liugoff, first, $2; Mrs. Ernest Williams, Kershaw, second, $1. Best caramel cake ? Mrs. E. B. Lo rick, Camden, first, $1; Mrs. J. T. Cettys. Luroff, second, 50c, JBest cocoanut cake ? Mrs. H. D. Niles, Camden, first; $1; Mrs. Matti< West, Camden, second, 50c. Best chocolate cake ? Mrs. H. D. Niles, Camden, first, $1.; Mrs. M. M Reasonover, Camden, second, 50c. Best white fruit coke ? Mrs. A. 9heheen, Camden, second, $1. Best jelly roll ? Mrs. Mattie West, Camden, first and second, $1 and 50c. Best angel cake ? iMiss Effie Trues dale, Camden, second, <50c. Best loaf raisin bread ? Mrs. E. B. Lorick, Camden, first, $1; Mrs. N. P. Gettys, Lugofr, second, 60c. Best loaf white yeast bread ? Mrs. J. T. Gettys, Lugoff, first, $1; Mrs. Joseph .Sheheen, Camden, second, 50c. Best plate six white muffins ? Mrs. E. B. Lorick, Camden, first, $1; Mrs. Hugh McCullum, Luxoff, second, 50c. Best plate six whole wheat muff ins ? Mrs.- M. M. Reasonover, Cam den, first, >$1; Mrs. N. P. Gettys, Lu goff, second, '60c. Best loaf whole wheat yeast bread ? Mrs. E. B. Lorick, first, $1; Mrs. N. P. Gettys. second, i60c. Best apple pie ? Mrs. W. P. Mc Guirt, Camden, first, "$1; Mrs. A. Sheheen, Camden, second, 60c. Best lemon pi? ? Mrs. M. M. Rea aonovav, Camden, first, ?lp.< Mrtr Claude West, Cassatt, second, 50c. Best chocolate pie ? Mrs. W. P. Mc Guirt, Camden, first, $1; Mrs. C. E. Lamoy, Camden, second, 50c. ? Best plain cookies ? Mrs. jff. V. Walsh, J t., Camden, first, $1; Mrs. J. T. Gettys, Lugoff, second, 50c. Best ginger cookies ? 'Mrs. E. B. Lorick,- first, $1; Mrs. T. V. Walsh, Jr., second, '60c. Best oatmeal cookies ? .Mrs. Hugh McCullum, Lugoff, first, $1; Mrs. W. P. McGuirt, Camden, second, 50c. Best plate six cinnamon rolls ? Mrs K? B. Lorick, first, $1; Mrs. N. P. Gettys, second, 50c. Best plate 6 white rolls ? 'Mrs. J. T. Gettys, first and second. Best plate_ *ix baking powder bis cuits ? IMrs. Hugh. McCullum, first; Mrs.?L'. I. Guion, second. Best plate 6 soda biscuits? 'Mrs. L. I. Guion, Lugoff, first; Mrs. E. B. Lorick, Camden, second. Best .plate six whole wheat rolls ? Mrs. W. 'H. Stokes, Westville, first; Mrs. N. P. Gettys, second. Best loaf whole wheat yekst bread - Mrs. Lee West, iCamden, first; Mrs. N. P. Gettys, Lugoff, second. Miscellaneous Best half dozen eg?s in water glasR Mrs. W. T. Truesdale, Camden, first and second. Best dozen brown egg*. ? 'Mrs. A. E. Miller, Longtown, first; Mrs. J. A. Rosborough, Lugoff, second. Best dozen white eggs ? W. H. Stokes, Westville, first; Mrs. B. J. fruesdale, Lugoff, second. General Farm Exhibits Best 10 ears prolific corn ? Arthur Bradley, Camden, first and second, $1 and 50c. Best single oar prolific corn ? S. E. ficlvin, first, $1; C. W. Hasty, Cam DETAILS OF KERSHAW TRIALS INCLUDED IN RETURNS ON FIFTH DISTRICT GENERAL SESSIONS PROCEEDINGS HAD ONE MURDER CASE. Of the 261 defendants prosecuted this year by A. Fletcher Spigner, solicitor of the Fifth judicial circuit, which includes Richland and Kershaw counties, only seven were found not guilty, it was revealed in the reports of the clerks of the respective coun ties. In Richland county, 169 were tried and 165 were found guilty, whila in Kershaw county, 92 were tried an.l 89 were found guilty. This report includes all criminal court sessions for Richland county for 1931 and all Kershaw general sessions terms for the year and also for the winter terra the latter part of last year, when 18 were fouml ffuilty. The reports were made by Clarence E. Hinnant, Richland clerk of court, and J. H. Clyburn, Kershaw clerk of court. Defendants were classified as fol lows: County Terms W N M F Richland, January . . 22 44 63 3 Richland, April 16 27 42 1 ?Richland, June 13 7 18 2 Richland, September . 'l2 28 40 0 Kershaw, winter('30) ..13 5 18 0 Kershaw, spring 7 7 11 3 KerBhaw, summer . 18 IB 32 1 Kershaw, fall ... 16 11 26 1 W (white), N (negro), M (male;. 4 F (female). In Richland county terms, one de fendant was acquitted in January, none was acquitted in April, three were acquitted in June, and none was acquitted in September. In Kershaw county terms, no de fendants were acquitted in tHte wfriter "" one was acquitted in the spring, none was acquitted in the summer and two were acquitted in the fall. There were nine trials for murder in Richland county and one in Ker shaw county. Other crimes listed were: Richland county: Violation of pro hibition law 14, larcency 34, house breaking and larconcy 36, assault and battery with intent to kill 18, forgery 8, housebreaking and larceny 23? re ceiving stolen goods 6, privily stealing from person 1, bastardy 1, highway robbery 2, striking person with auto 1, larceny and receiving stolen goods 3, housebreaking 5, assault and bat tery with intent to kill and carryinft concealed weapons 1, highway robbery and larceny 4, non-support 5, carry ing concealed weapons 2, larceny of live stock 2, driving car while drunk 1, burglary 3, having carnal know ledge of a child under 16 years of age 1. Kershaw county: Violation of pro hibition law 39, grand larceny 5, sim ple assault 1, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature 5, man slaughter 2, adultry 2, aggravated as saillt and battery 2, larceny 11, house breaking and larceny 5, buying cotton seed 1, selling cotton seed 1, assault and battery with intent to kill 2, for gery 2, hol,Kft*)reaking and larceny 8? receiving stolen goods 6, privily steal ing from the person 1, bastardy 1, aiding prisoner to escape 2. ? The State. , HUNTING IS BANNED IN 14 COUNTIES OF STATE Closing of hunting seasons in Dillon and Greenwood counties Friday morn ing brought the total number of clos ed counties in the state to 14. Drought and forest fires caused Kershaw and Dillon counties to forbid ail hunting, and Greenwood and Jasper to ban night hunting, W. F. Blackburn, chief cleik of the game department, said. , . Other counties with cl c 1 seasons are Richland,, Charleston, Chester, Dorchester, York, Colleton, Lee, Beau fort, Hampton, and McCormick. I Mrs. Martin L. Smith, of Greer, is viniting her daughter Mrs. Tobin? on Laurens Street. Mind Supramt It Is mind, after all, which does (he work of the world so the -'.j^re I* of mind the more work w:!1 l-i? >hvom? lifihod. Tldttflvd f'lVWij'fig. don, 50c. Best 10 ears single eared com ? V. M. Pate, Cassatt, first, $1; I<ee West, Camden, second, 50c. Best single ear single eared com ? Prank DuBose, iCamden, first, $1; Frank Hammond, Camden, second, 50c. ? Best 10 ears yellow corn ? N. P. Oettya, iliUgoff, first, $1; B. J. Trues dab, Imgoflf, second, ^>0c. , Beat single ear yellow corn ? N. P. Octtys; first, $1} James McKenzie, anwlon, socond, 50c. Bent half bushel mill corn ? Mrs. L, B. Smith, Lugoff, first, $1; Early Anderson, 'Cassatt, second, 50c, Bost peck of whea&? 'Mrs. I-ee ? West, Camden, first and second, $1 and 50c. - - Best peck of oats ? N. P. Gettys, (Continued on last page) . ? ' f'W ' '