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Gwi||^^erghaw County, Soui
CHAS. W. BIRCHMORE, PBOT.
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In the annual report submitted to
the State Superintendent of Educa
tion for the school year 1931 ,the fol
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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.
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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
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7-14.
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THE THRIFT SHOfr .
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, '^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; ?/ '
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BflNBWCT SINGERS
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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
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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/ ^
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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.
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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.
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"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
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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. ' ? '? I te
Bethany, Westville: Sunday school' .
10 BrO^Mvr Henry Gaakbvi,
MwperJntai^ent^j: Come and ( brhtf
your have a clas?<^n
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vMlinp> f rien^Sp||; , ^freak to ihf*1 ?.
youn* fe^efeio; TW; subject ? will >
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