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1 1 i^TrnFrnTnni^iifr- man' m , i ? * Gwi||^^erghaw County, Soui CHAS. W. BIRCHMORE, PBOT. ??"J- <? V , ; ? i1- ? i -v 'Vi"1'- ??? ? WW v Pi endless M '.o i*mi echool hoy* it\4 the tS?j8X& ^"spSs# k?1h and fafftit -Holifift udaityr thrift and Uis In the annual report submitted to the State Superintendent of Educa tion for the school year 1931 ,the fol * ? ? v ? < lowing figures should be of interest to the people of Kershaw County. A thorough census of every school dis trict is required by law each year,, ?.and the result of this census last ? year gave 0,628 white children be- j , tween the ages of 6 to 20 and 3,067. of thto children were between the ages of 7 to 14 which should be the com pulsory school age. 4", 6*73 white - children were enrolled during the school' year 1030-31. Of this number 808 Were enrolled in the high schools. The average daily attendance for white schools was 3,483. c The average teaching load accord ; tog to avempe attendance was 22 ,/ while the teaching load according to enroUqMmt; waa 28. The total num ber of white taacKers employed was 164. Everyone of these teachers helJ a first grade certificate. Alt were """ per pent in both county relations and about 46 e National Association indication of a high group, The. teacher ;hy with her Job and , the greatest attendance of ; tthi negj^achools of the cky have ,yei>y *>od facilities., One^ County trailing -school - and til Rosen Wal<f schools With Ik tania minuet of one and two* fce*$Crs scbboj . is e vldoncc that the ^jjro children of thS^^nty are be* ftp fteaHh ,tf|^t the work in the lotw ma<5&*and pre^&hocy. vaccinia i^iuir >^. jt^n. The County Agent *nd ftomf fcamonstratloh ^tfent /a$ K3? ??t *?&??? Whe? th?re tn no Hotin) teazle or' A*rt culture Departments .much good is donevH^,?ttris and, 4-H Clubfc The liai^aied Clarities arid Junior Wolffere koague have both done a tfjifca^ deal in heljiiitg wdth clothes, PBMl^t^rit4on,v etc.^ whore ^child ,ron have been unable to attend -school until aid cptttd be given. Thi ' American Legion and LefHon Auxiliary have always shown a strong interest in the school tinaiip of the County; and $ foster the prln^ cipal of citdienghlp have thfia year .placed a medal in high ? school of the county. The loctf newspaper^ have alwayslbeeh strong allies of ^he pub lic- schools. *t6 try to enumerate the ?Jtaarifr agencies' Jhat are helpful Woritt requite mention of all orgmmntionn and all clubs }orr they have aH shown an ? interest in the * scjjooU and the children of the county btaausi^ /they each wl<h to seetheae children Into adult, life grtrded about with healthy bodies, strottg ? minds an4 Strong characters. jfrfe V ? F Aokoffgo Camden's oldevfc firhta* 1* fear* has be?h one of G&fy&ktfF foost [i^tad^at <^^atione^?; Ttoy iar ry a. well ielected'Hrfe of Dry Goods, tfmKrc At all time* prepared to serve tributions for the support of the dis abled pepole. Under the leadership of Mr. R. G. Sherer of the State De partment many disabled persona have been sought out, each case giv en individual time and attention and the beet plan of rehabilitation offer ed. We have in Kershaw County a group of young men who are learning a trade under the supervision of Mr. Jerome Hoffer. There are five young men in this class, all of them are taking a thorough course in watch repairing, and will probably j be placed some where in good posi tions when they have completed this ?jurse. In addition to this class,, some work has been done for cases that needed physical restoration. This is a program that deserves the interest and siupport of all the people and the Department will welcome any inquiries concerning this work, or the report of any case that may naed as sistance. * Negro Schools . To discuss public school conditions |n any 'one of the Southern States and leave out negro schools would be misleading bo far as facts are con Corned. .... The school census" show a Dik* there were 7,997 negro children j ~ w Ooupty i 7-14. Founder of The Messenger itiori f^r i: 77 ? t** ?)H? *>iw of the paper and made f and patrotiBm thktte ?, ," V-. i . -; /i "? . -'i . .:?' ???'<?. * ?n d Ms pujmr . in thi JoSiH, ^S?\i i l :> :* THE THRIFT SHOfr . -? ? - ?'? ?. V - > ' . : , '^heThrtft Shop", Mr: J. F. kl ; proprietor , - ?erye8 a lonr * elt ? ^ ,:;> (b%inden. "They; rfrake, .-a' t of pwijing work fttvd "jfcej^ ilicatir>g;? but they are prepared to do 'any > kind of repair wofk on house hold appliances and ?portt >gOjOda?j $$ea4 their ad in this iasiue and ae#the many -things they do, Nov t matter what ifee job is> call ;T|H# Thrill Shop ^i^?y >att do it; ?/ ' .'y, ...J BflNBWCT SINGERS ? x- ' ? in comjmi ? i ? ^ The Benedict College Quartette apd .ft chorus of 260,voice^ w)il sdng.at tlie, fownahlp Auditor ittwf ih ?dliwntoia on ruesday, March 16* 8:3? nmdttr the Auspices of the <^lUrrtWf^^H Society. An admission Will be <Mt?Sd.- ?? 1 ?*:. ? v-.iV: it ? Kpf?^ampioi>, Special Edition Made Possible Through Co- Operation :bf Progressive Merchant*. MR. R. D. WILLIAMS PASSES AWAY Died in Atlanta at the Home of Hie Son Thursday Mr. R. D. Williams, affectionately known as "Uncle Eob", died at the heme of son, Mr. W. R. Williams, in Atlanta, Thursday, after a lingering illness. About three years ago his health failed and he left Gamden to iipend his remaining days with his son. Mr. Williams was born at Liberty Hill, and for a long time resided in W'cst \Vat2ree, coming to Camden a bout thirty years aro. Mr. Williams was greatly beloved by everyone and lad scores of friends in Camden anui Kershaw county, who will regret to lear of his passing. He was married .o Miss Sarah Simpson, of West Wa ,eree, who with two sons, Maj. R. C. Williams, of Washington, aivd Mr. W. Et. Williams, of Atlanta, survive him. Funeral services for Mr. Wttlliama yere held at the Lyttleton . Street Methodist church Saturday afternoon tt 3:30 o'clock. Pallbearers vrey/bi m T. Mills, L. T. Mills, Jr., * Wy F. Settles, R. E. Stevenson, T. Lee liittle ind 0. ^DeLoache. (. vy/ ^ WvJ.1- ? 1 ? ,v. ?'?? .???,^>v '? ? !.? r ' ' ' <v Ct E: Sullivan, supply pastor of the Presbyterian Church, who re aidedin Columbia died ife ttoe -Cotojn jSjlJv hospital Sunday evening at set- , ^io'clotfc^fter an illness "of two. ?<*?.' il Circles rrum<bei? one, two and three of the 'Presbyterian Church met with ? their . chairmen, Mrs J Margaret Marion, Mrs. E. %* Truesdale and Mrs. G. B# MfcjKinnon respectively on TuesdMy aftortioon. (/The annual meeting of ttie AUxil-, .Uryt was held in the Church Thurs ' AnOual reports were handed in by th<? *nd secretaries of the cMferAlS'cauW A beautiful' talk was made by tbe retiring president, Mrs. T# R. Bethune representing the years work as a voyage of the' seas. The sea and hor l*on were represented by "shaded blue^paper across the rostrunri and as eajh report was givem a ship wa* plaoe<l-on the sea. v i An tangreflsiv&in^alltatofr aervicft was Weld by the outgoing president installing the new officers into their several positions^ *? Guests 61 the meeting were Mrs. J. R. Wdat? Mrst M^S. Rosier and Mrs^ J. L. Cooper of Cansatt. A salad course with hot coffee was served byffcircles number one Und two in compliment to circle nujinber three# A dogwflod tree ?'as planted on the lawn of Mr? M. G. King borderJrtg'bn highway No. 1 by the local chapter U. D. C. Montyy afternoon. The ex- 1 erdsaa were opfcned witfya voofll nolo I by; Mrs. T# Rt Bebnune, entitled "Tree*", a short talk on W?a#Mnfc toha love for tfees wati -made by Mr* E. Z. Trueadale and tta) poem en titled, The Heart of a Trtoe wan read by Miiw KloWe M feller. / June Trueedale and Alvin Olybtmi have returned from a^motor trip to New York. ? > ! Mack Davit* wan taken to the <V lumbla hospital , Saturday for treat ment. ^ Mlfteea Kirtfcryi* Margaret Truefldale of ColurtftiA Oojlegew*** It h^me for the ,w?ek end and had m thalr #tfe#t, Mter'jMmfe KarUr* of CbldMWa. B C,!yt,urn of K<yl?ihnw la Ab can readily be seen;' a. great deal of time and money Jia?v been expended in getting out the 16 pages included in this . edition.. .Several weeks of work- ' by The Messenger staff, assisted by two special edition experts, have been required .to get the paper to press. '> ,/ The publishers of The Messenger wish at tbds time to express their ap preciation to all those who have had a part in making possible toffee's Messenger, either by taking space in the advertising columns, or by fur nishing. articles. The oo-operation of the business men? the officials of the city, the ministers of the Gospel, anu many Others has been all that coulu possibly be desired. Without their assistance it would have been im possible to produce today's Messen ger. * The Gaittcten spirit" has always been" one* of progress, even when conditions were at their worst. This spirit is still alive, and augurs well for the future growth and prosperity of this section. Again The Wateree Messenger thanks those whb 'fcav<& , ... helped to make today's Messenger possible, and lookfr forward with well-founded con oityp* county and^Btate. ^ , 4^, W. T. Smith , former prominent merchant of Cfcmden di#i*t Ws home mm Hgpp Mr. Smith waa 54 ye*t? of age and had been ill. for several yosxta. was twice married, his first wife be? Ing Miss LilHe Trapp, who predeceas ed him jmvtiral year* ago. To this union were born ten children of whom:. survive. He is also survived by his seeped; who was Mdas Horns by* and three children from thi# un l/vn '.y. . ????? ? ? - ? ? "Mr, Snath had been a resident of Camden for about thirty yea*s. "He operated a grocery here for. years and was very successful. A few ^ears ago he met with business- reverses and sold his store and stock and mov ed to his farm in the Bojfein section. Mr. Smith had many fHends who will regret hts passing. Funeral services were held at Cedar Creese Church . in Lee county Friday agterhoon. SINGING CONVENTION The I/M? County Singing Convent ion will meet at River $kle tdhooi house at St. Charles on Sunday, March lath at 2 Pf Rf. St. Charles in situated on highway No. tubout 12 mike east ' of Sumter "We ex ? v . pecting, a large number of now choirs including the famous Arnold quartetto from Hjynlet, N( C. We wfih to thank thf various choirs ff-om Camden and Ke*sjmw Coupty for tKeir heVp '+n past conventions, and sincerely hope they can meet, with u* in fchi* convention, A warm welcome to all. L. A. MOOttFJ, President. : CHURCH NOtflCE . jDhunch serve es Sunday, March lfl at the, follo-vrinflr named Baptiaf Church#*, R?v. t P } '^r. ' ? '? 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