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^???^ ' SP8 I dl&$j5$- B> ' . lv ': ?' '?' ?H - - W ADVANCE PER ANNUM. The Rand of the Di VOL. 48 CAMDEN, KERSHAW COUNT*, SOUTH CAROL) m wF??r S8S5 ?? 'rlpe^ 3t*a m m: 3Ss r..^ ' -"T -3- -*-??? - Kuler ?P"? = -ARCH!, 1932 V *. . ?Xi -i. >?i m CHA8. W. BIRCHMORE, PKcAiV NO. 20 Teacher's Association To Meet in Colombia ?K Columbia, S. C., Feb. 29. ? Accord 1 ing to plans announced by the Co lumbia chamber of 'Commerce here yesterday, the teachers who attend the annual convention of the South Carolina Teachers' Association here on Thursday and Friday, March 10 and 11, will enjoy a pleasant social program as well as an outstanding convention array of speakers. Two of the principal events will be the reception to be given at the Gov ernor's mansion on Thursday after noon, and the reception at the Jeffer son Hotel on Friday eveninp*. Num erous persons of more than state wide prominence will be in the receiv ing lines, and the affair's are being anticipated with keen pleasure by many Columbians. . The Richland County Federation of Women's clubs and the American Lagion Auxiliary will have charge of the Thursday event, and the Friday evening affair will be tendered by tha central committee of the Parent Teacher's Association, assisted by Miss Adele Minahan, supervisor of the Colum/bia public playground. The American Legion, John LaFitte. commander of the Columbia post, will have charge of the transporta tion to be offered to the visiting teachers. The Columbia Chamber of Com merce will again this year offer the services of its rooming directory, which will be maintained at the Co lumbia Township auditorium, conven tion headquarters. 'Here, those whe desire accommodations in a private r home will be assigned to available rooms. No advance reservations will be made for. such rooms, it was an ir University, New York, and Senator Tom Conhally of Texas head the list ?Of speakers for the convention. Dr. Dewey will have as his subject "Ed ucation and Social Betterment,' while Senator Donnally will speak on "Education and Democracy." Other nationally-known speakers include: Dr. Bancroft Beatley, pro fessor of secondary education at Har vard; David Lawrence, editor of the United States Daily and political commentator of Washington, and Ray O. Wyland, educational director of the Boy Scouts of America. David_ R. Coker of Hartsville and M. A. Wright of Conway will be two South Carolinians to be featured or the program of the convention. Gov ernor I. C. Blackwood will deliver ar ? address on "The Place of Educatior in the State's Program." According to inquiries reaching lo cal hotels and the chamber 'of com merce, this year's convention will b< ?well attended, as many rooms in ho tels have already been reserved. KERSHAW WOMAN DIES AFTEP ILLNESS HERE .Mrs. G. F. Faile, 4Q, of Kershaw died Thursday morning at 9:10 o' c'-aek at the Baptist hospital, where she had been a patient for a week. Mrs. Faile is survived by her hus band, five sons and five daughters. She is a member of the Catoe family of Kershaw, ami two of heT brothers, conduot the Catoe General Merchan dise company, with which Mr. Faile is connected. Funeral services will, be held at noorv Friday at the residence, by the Herv. W. 'J. feradley, pastor of the First Baptist church, of which Mrs. Faile was a member. Interment will be in the Kershaw cemetery. Well known in Kershaw, and a de voted church woman, Mrs. Faile is nvourihed by many friends. WOULD LIFT TOLI/8 . WATRRKE BRIDGE Hammond to Offer Amendment on Mara Bluiff Bridge Measure William Lyfcea, Jr., secretary of the chamber of commerce, said the blU to free the Mars from tolfb would be a inchtde the bridge over ritev between Columbia nd, Rich amend^ Grid Star Now. Mayor The first mayor to be elected in Cleveland in 12 years is Ray T. Mil ler, Democrat; who played end on the Notre Dame football eleven with Knute Rockne and was a machine gunner in the war. Liberty Hill News Feb. 29. Sunday wa^ a beautiful and bright day, but was rendertd somewhat unpleasant by a brisk north-west wind ? a regular March day causing1 a very considerablo drop in, the temperature. At the Presbyterian church Sun day morning services were conducted by Elder N. S. Rchards, and announce ment made- of a congregational meeting next Sunday for the pu. pose of electing two deacons. The free colored school here taught by Flossie Benson and Louise Helton of Camden closed on Friday last and gave a very creditable entertain ment at night, so we are informed. The usual forest fires of sorincj time, are showing up, and with the advent of dry and windy weather w:ll :n0 d0nR .4p^in^ch dam age fcef ?r? the erection of the fire look - out tow t r in our section^ arrangements for which we thought were consumated last fall. ' Mr. W. B. Fort who has been con ducting a meat market and lancy grocery in Chester has disposed of his business there and is arranging to build and operat^ a store and filling station, on Highway No. 97 at Beav er Creek bridge a few miles south of here. Mrs. R. C. Jones and son, Mr. E. L. Jones, were visiting with relati ves in Winnsfooro last week. They went by way of the new Nitrolee bridge on Highway 97. Judge J. P. Richards of Lancaster was here on Thursday last to visit his parents, and take a "bird hunt." Mr. R. J. Wprdlaw, Jr.? ot Colum bia, and his sister Miss Mannie, if the Allendale school faculty, were visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Wardlaw on Sunday. They had as guests- Miss Freida Tower of Columbia and Misses Sal fclowney md "Dit" Douglas of Chester. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Clement* an'l children ppent the weekend with re latives at Elgin and in Lav-castor. Mr. R. C. Jones was a Camden vis tor on Friday last. Master Carl Stover Hammon 1 of Stoneiboro was a weekend visitor 1ft the home of his aunt, Mrs. II. 8. Higgins. County Agent Henry I). Green, Superintndeent of Education Mrs. Kathleen Watts, and dainjh' and the Clemson ? Bee Specialist, were here Thursday evening to be present at the Washington birthday tree planting at the school house and each made short talks. The Bee Specialist told many things about be?R that are not generally known to the average individual, although "the little busy bee" has long be<*n recognized as a model of ndustry and perseverance. Gov. Richards has had live young cedars set on the road side leading from the Highway to his home. It. seems that the "tree planting" wpirit is taking a more active place in thn minds of people than has been the case for a number of years past. /Mrs. C. E. Richards and daughters, Missed Lizzie and Lai were in (Jam den Friday evening to attend the "?movies" while Prof .T. P. Richards, Miss Scphie Richards and Mr. W. C Wardlaw attended the Hiph School basket ball game. A CARD . I want to thank my many gooA friends*, both whltd and colored, for the help they did for me during the death of my daughter Carrie Jame* of Buffalo, N. Y. C>: ;> ; ' Mrs. C. E. Allen, liberty Hill, S. C. TREES PLANTED IN HONOR OF WASHINGTON The Agriculture Class of Camden high school has been very busy for the past week planning and planting trees in honor of George Washing ton's 200th birthday. The planting of these trees was planned so as to make the school grounds more attrac* j tive. ' ^ Each section in the Gramtnci| school and the high school planted one tree under the supervision of fhej Agriculture class and their tea1^^ Mr. H. Granade. The tree planting was a weeks gram for the Agriculture Class on Friday morning at 11 o'clock; Grammar school and the High joined in the planting of a Maj tree in front of the High building and pledged themselve care for this tree and thereby j a great service to their Count! "? This ceremony brought planting program for the weel very fitting close. The A( ciass have planted 35 live Dog-woods, 25 Crape My* Pine and one Magnolia, makil tal of 80 trees planted on grounds by these Future Fai America. M STATES LIVE BEYOND,; THEIR , Wiashinpton., Feb. turesof state govei showed a marked ceding year, but as ti in excess' of revenues. The 48 states piled up expenditures of $2,290,270,000, against $2,061,016, 000 for 1929. The 1930 revenues to taled $2,243,110,000. Net indebted ness stood at $1 $33, 427, 000., Of the total $788,000,000 went to permanent improvements. 80.5 per cent of this being s.pent on highways. Education received $28,811,000 more than the preceding year, for a total of $40,091,000. Twenty-three states,' said the bu reau, not only balanced their budget* but had a surplus after meeting all costs and 20 of them reduced their net indebtedness. Per capita receipts to the states ? that is the amount ipaid towards running state government for each man, woman or child, totaled $18.39. This compared with $5.14 per capita receipts in 1917. ASSOCIATED CHARITIES DRIVE BEGINS FRIDAY The annual drve for funds by the Associated Charities begins today. These funds will be used for the sup port of the Children's Home main tained by the Association and for general charitable purposes in the town and county. This i? the only charitable institution iin the county and the work they do entitles them to the support of everyone. ItNGTON BICENTENNIAL * PROGRAM - iose who failed to aee the Wash in Bicentennial prograin put on b^^he City schools; Friday evening at ' the High school auditorium missed | a genuine treat. Too much cannot e 4aid in behalf of the teachers who j^o^ed to make ,thie program such a >lete one in every detail. ih one was -well chosen to betray fifferent characters and the cos added mucii to the effect as did) >ecial lighting. ^he Tree planting which was held r-JLl o'clock was most impressive. T. Mills was the speaker and ke on George Washington. While [tree was being planted, the Bong, s" by George Kilmore was sung 'delightfully by Mrs. Snyder. | $er which both schools gave "The ledge to the" Tree." Batty Garrison in costume next re- ] t?d "Salute to the Trees." The Miuet was then danced by group of high school furls and boys 1 '$T Colonial cpatumea. In conclQsion the entire ? School ?ang, "America the Beautiful." i; i:|This George Washington celebrat fflpft was in the opinion of many the] at attractive and impressive pro-j am ever put on"by,the school. *j j ftilLLA HINSON DIES IN [|? "" COLUMBIA >r. r ... ? ? '*Mrs?,Delld Yourvc Hinson, &8, died :45 .Friday, night at the home of -son wid daughter 4n-law, Mr. and l.-aM ^.Hinson, 2421-Santee ave of* several .Site was a native of Camden but h4ci spent the last seven years in Co lumbia. She .was a woman of Chris tian character and was a devoted member of the First Baptist church She left a wide circle of friends who mourn her death. Surviving besides her son; one daughter, Mrs. A. B. Watkins of Chicago, 111.,, one sister, Mrs. J. W. Shengian* of VaJfcota, Ga., and two grand children. .Funeral services were conducted yesterday morning from McCormick's Mortuary by .the Rev. John H. Wtebb, pastor of the First Baptist church of Columbia, assisted by Rev. Paul Wheeler, pastor of the Park Street Baptist church. The body was car ried. immediately after the services to Camden where interment was in the Quaker cemetery. STATE FAIR SEEKS SUBSIDY FROM LEGISLATURE Columbia.. Feb. 29. ? The South Carolina Association of Fairs, in sea sion here today, pledged its support I to the State Fair Association in at tempting to secure aid from state funds. Representatives were present from Florence, Sumter, Anderson, New berry, Greenville, Charleston and Orangeburg. Something Else You Can Do With a Ford High school bcyt o * Harmony, Pa., found tun old hand-caf betide the m Hit, A* f ? v ZH1 v"? iiwum vh* wviviq iiiv abandoned trolley tracks. The* bought an ancient Model T (or three dollar# and hitched it? engine to the ciflr axle. They cover the two miles school at the jjtt fll AS milafl <a hoar. Aid it H ft?v # Knows Politics Homer S. Cummittgs, former Chairman of the Democratic Nation al Committee, is organising the Roosevelt -.for - President campaign. He's a Connecticut Yat\kee from Stamford. Bethune News The Bethune Chapter U. D. C m * entertained Wednesday afternoon by MVs. D. M. Mayes. Mrs. J. E. Williams* president, pre sided. It was decided to plant a tree Monday afternoon as a memorial to George Washington. In the absence of the Historian, Mrs. J. N. McLaurin presented the program as follows: Poem, "Ameri ca" ? Sidney Lanier ? -by Mrs. T. R. Bethune; Tributo to Gen. J. E. B. Stuart given by Miss Stella Bethune; poem* "The Twenty Second of Feb ruary" ? William Cuilen Bryant-^5^ Mrs. M. G. King and "The Destruct ion of Columbia" Mrs. D. M. Maye.?. Red, white and blue hatchets were presented as favors. Refreshments consisting of tea and sandiwiches Were served by the hostess. p^Utnbers of trees have been plant ed'. ojpi the school grounds and else where by the different organizations tepreseqly^W, _ Fred Brannon, who has been spend ing some time in his old home here, returned. to New York Thursday. Misses Louise Tiller, Stella Be thune, Lucile Brown, Lillian Goodlett and Mildred Manning spent Saturday in Columbia. Miss Helen Garland, registered ? nurse of Columbia, has returned to her home after spending sometime in the home of Mr. and Mrs, M. O. Ward. Alvin Clyburn and Neil Truesdell left Thursday for New York city where they expect to remain for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. L. S. King, Mrs. L. M. Yarbrough and children of Harts ville were week end guests of rela tives here. Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Truesdell and j Messrs. John Neil McLaurin and Mack Davis were visitors at Win throp College Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. David Blakeley of Clio were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Bethune. O'CONNOR BRITTON KILLED QN HIGHWAY O'Connor Rritton, 23, was instant ly killed near here Sunday afternoon, when the automobile in which he was riding turned on its side, causing fa tal injuries to his head. The acci dent occurred on the McRae Hill road, a county highway six m-iles east of Camden. It i? said to have been caused by the radius rod's coming loose. The car was the property of Gabriel Goff, who was driving, in company with Rritton and John Sto rey. Neither Goff nor Storey 'suffer ed injuries. The three young men were riding on the front seat. CAMDEN POLICE ARREST SIX? j WANTED IN AUGUSTA. Last night the Camden Police ar retted an<J held on a charge of di?- 1 orderly conduct and carrying con cealed weapons,, three men and three women who gave ther names as W.| B. Cordon, J. E. Shaw, Kugene How ard, Rosalie Howard, Jennie Mae| Byrd ami Jonie Mae Byrd, all of Au gusta. Iflpon being questioned by Chief of Police Hilton they at first claimed to he from Savannah, <Ja.,j but finally admitted they were from Augusta. Uipon communicating with the Augusta police it was found that I they were all wanted there on various charges. Augusta officers will arrive this afternoon to carry the prisoners to Augusta, extradition having been ^Waived, Court Sustains Verdidt Against City of Camden Rights of the Pee Dee Chair Fac tory of Darlington to a $50 judg ment against the city of Camden be cause city police arrested a truck driver of the Darlington company for lacking a municipal business license were upheld by the state su preme court Thursday. The opinion, written by Associate Justice John G. Stabler, was handed down after attorneys for the city of Camden appealed from the Kershaw county court of common pleas was heard at the December term of thu supreme court. A decree of Presiding Judge W. H. Townsend granting $50 to the Dar lington factory wa? affirmed by the supreme court. Judpe Townsena stated that the visit of the Darlings ton company's truck to discharge furniture at Camden June 20, 1931, "did not constitute business.' The Darlington driver was arrest ed by city police when he went to de liver fux*niture at the establishment of the Camden Furniture company. He was charged with violation of the city ordinances requiring business licenses, it is stated in the opinion. DEATH OF MRS. HENRIETTA DAVIS M r3. Henrietta Davis, age 63, wid ow Mr. Alford Davis, of Lee County, died at the home of her son, C. E. Davis,, of Camden, Wednesday night February 24th. Mrs. Davis is survived by four' sons, Messrs. C. E. and Leslie Davis of Camden, Asbury and Furman of Sumter, and one daughter, Mrs. Ella Reynolds of Lee County. She is also survived by one brother W. L. Out law and one sister, Mrs. Amanda Davis of Lee County. Her remains were laid to rest at rC63ar Credit ?hurch, of which, .ahe was a loyal member for many years, Thursday afternoon after funeral services conducted by her pastor, P. E. Blackmon. Mrs. Davis was a fine Christian lady, loyal and submissive always to her Lord. aCiiuncH WOTJNCEMENTS FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH J. B. Oaston? Pastor The following services are an nounced for the week at the Firsit Baptist Church: Sunday school at 10 o'clock Mr. C. O. Stogner, superintendent. Public worship conducted by the pastor at 11:16 A. M. and 8 P. M. Morning subject: The Healing of The- Land, Evening subject: Excuses, Prayer and praise services Wednesday even ing at 8, Senior B. Y. P. U. Thur<tday evenng at 8 o'clock and Junior B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening at 7. A Training School for teachers is now in progress at the church. A very interesting book, "Teachers That Teach" is beng taught by the pastor. Olasses are held Monday, Tuesday and Friday evenings at 8 o'clock and willl continue through Friday evenir)f> of next week. The public is cordially invited to attend nil the services of this church. LYTTI/KTON ST. METHODIST CHURCH I Warren (i. A ria.il, (preacher-in charge. Sunday School, with Mr. L. C. ,r'hnw, superintendent, at. 10 a. m.; Kpworth liOaspie nt 0:45 p. m.; preaching service, conducted by the pastor, at 11:16 ft. m., and at 7:30 p. m. The public ta most cordially invit ed to attend all the services of this church. Visitors are ahvays welcotne. iM id-week prayer service every .Wednesday evening at 7:30. TREAT SURFACE HIGH W A Y NO. 20 | State highway No. 20 is closed be tween Gamdon And Kershaw so thftt the surface of the road can be treat ed to prevent skidding in wet weath er, it wa? announced at the highway department yesterday. Traffic i? beinfc de toured by He thune by way of No. 1, and from [thune to K?r?haw by w*y oi No. 341,