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r V rEKMS:? ?i.50 IN ADVANCE PER ANNUM. CHAS. \V. IHRCHMORE, PROP. 'The Hand of the Diligent Shall Rule" CAMDEN, KERSHAW COUNtY, SOUTH CAROLINA, JULY 19, 1933 NO. 41 Liberty Hill News Liberty Hill, July 17. ? Of interest to many of the readers of the "Mess enger" will be the announcement of former Gov. and Mrs. John G. Rich ards of the coming marriage of their daughter, Miss Mildred Ann to Mr. Robert Chester Francis of Roanoke, Va. The marriage to take place in the early fall. Miss Richards is a graduate of Winthrop College and has for several years taught Music in Laurens. Mr. Francis is boys wrok Secretary of the Central Young Men's Christian Association of Roanoke. Miss Lisle Hay has gone to Mon treat for a period of rest and recre ation in that popular resort. Prof. J. P. Richards of the Lancas ter Grammar school has gone to Chi cago to ?'take in" the "Century of Progress Fair" now under way in that great Western Metropolis. Mr. W. C. Perry was in Camden last week attending court as a mem ber of the Grand Jury. Mr. and Mrs. 0. H. Lowman ? and a lady friend ? of Camden were in our village for a while Sunday even ing. Mr. A. C. Cureton is spending a while with father, Rev. J. E. Jones of Chester. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cureton of Cam den were visiting friends and rela tives on the "Hill" Sunday evening. Mrs. Emma H. Burch has returned home after an extended visit to friends in Anderson. Kershaw and other points. Mr. T. P. McCrea of Columbia is visiting his family who are spending the summer here. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cunningham of Charlotte were Sunday guests in the home of his uncle, Post master C. D. Cunningham. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Floyd of Greenville are visiting his brother, Mr. F. B. Floyd, at the old home Place. Hon. and Mrs. J. R. Belk and daughter were Sunday visitors in the home of Gov. and Mrs. J. (*. Richards. Mrs. R. C. Jones, Jr., of Lancaster and her sister, Mrs. Madden were recent visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Jones. Mr. and Mrs. J. A Francis of Sum mer were Sunday guests of Gov. and Mrs. John G. Richards. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Stroupe w> re visitors last week in the home of ivn. R. C. Jones of Kershaw, where Mrs. Stroupe met two of her brothr^s she liad not seen for some time? one of them lives in High 1 oint, N. C. and the other one ir Fl orida. Little Miss Dorothy Matheson is spending some time with her aunt, Mrs. J. M. Croxton of the 3C's sec tion. Mrs. C. E. ilichards and daughters, Misses Lizzie, Sophie, Lai and Marion havo returned from a pleasant stay at Myrtle Beach. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Hinson and son, Jaines wore reeent guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Z. Hilton. Mrs. W. '/>? Hilton and little grand daughter visited relsMves in Kershaw last week. LUTHER CATOE DIBS IN CRASH Lancaster, July 17. ? Luther Catoe, 82. is dead and fi"c others are pain fully injured as the result of an acci dent \^hich occurred several miles from Lanncstor on highway No. f) at 0 o'clock this morning. The wreck took place when a sedan fj- driven by Marcia Guy, Negress of Brooklyn, N. Y., sideswiped the coach which Catoe was driving. Mr. Catoe was rushed to the Lan caster hospital shortly after the ac cident. but died of a ruptured liver within ten minutes of his arrival. He wafi from the Fork Hill section of this county and is survived by his widow and several young children. Other occupants of the Catoe car were Misses Ada and Ida Smith, Hey ward Heeler, Lance Hlnson and Cly burn Connell. They aire suffering from brUiftes and minor injuries. PRICES WILL ADVANCE ON August First about Fifty Per Cent on Awnings Which Means That You Have Only A Few Days Left To Purchase Them at the Old Low Prices. Straightout Purchases For Immediate Shipments Only Will Re Accepted Between Now and the First, and We Cannot Now Guaran tee Price* Until the First, There fore You Should Act Now If You With to Save. Jenkins Repair Shop. Durham Scott Killed In Auto Accident DURHAM SCOTT KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT Durahm Scott was killed early Sun day night in an automobilo accident near Horatio, S. C., about fifteen miles from here. Tho car was oc cupied by Scott and three companions Paul Sessions and his brother, and Wade Melton. The car was driven by Paul Sessions. The three compan ions were not seriously hurt .suffer ing only shock and minor injuiies. An inquest will be held herfc the date of which has not been decided. Durham D. Scott was 36 years of age, the son of S. H. and Rebecca , Brown Scott. He was at Iho time of I his death employed as ?. Guard at the I S. C. Penal Farm near Rembert, S. C. He is survived by his wife and one j son, W. M. Scott, his father and ; mother, one. brother. Charlio Scott, I five sisters, Mrs. Mamie Tyson, Mrs. I Mary Sessions, Geneva Scott, Edna "Scott and Sallio May Scott. Funeral services were held for Mr. Scott Mon day at 5 P. M. at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, near Kershaw and were con ducted by Rev. B. S. Broom of the I Hermitage Baptist Church assisted by Rev. Luther Knight. Interment | was in the churchyard cemetery. Funeral arrangements were in charge | of Kornegay Funeral Home. DR. HOFFER ATTENDS MEETING AT ORANGEBURG The Central zone of the South Car I olina Optometric association held its regular monthly meeting at the office of Dr. G. Ches Wise in Orangeburg, at 7 o'clock Monday evening. Papers were read by Dr. J. M. Hoffer, Cam den; Dr. H. W. Le>vis. Columbia, and Dr. G. Ches Wise, Orangeburg. Dr. J C. H. Pointel, chairman of the Central zone, Columbia, presided. NEGRO WOMAN IS KILLED WHEN SHOT GUN FIRES Gun Accidentally Discharges When She Threw Weapon At Her Husband. After being shot in the abdomen with a No. 12 gauge shot gun Alberta Gaymon. a negro woman who lived near Kershaw died at the Camder hospital about twenty hours after she had been taken to the hospital, the entire load of the gun entered hor body. She was shot following an argument with her husband and testimony brought out at a coroner's inquest held by Coroner Van Hegler indicated that the shooting was acci dental and that the gun discharged a/ter she had thrown the weapon at !. . husband. A coroner's jury was summoned on Wednesday morning and they decided that she came to her death by a shot gun wound which was discharged in an accidental manner. It seems that on Monday evening Alberta Gaymon started to whip one of her children when the husband, Charlie (laymori intervened. The wife then turned her wrath uoon her hus band and she reached fr, ,? the shot gun. While husband and wife were scuffling over the shot gun the wife was also busy with a raz.or and she cut her husband in several different places. The wife was the larger and stronger of the two and she succeed ed in getting the shot gun. In the meantime Charlie Gaymon had ran outside the house and sought aid ir. dressing his wounds. He entered the house again and it then that it is al leged that tho shot gun was thrown at him. The barrel was pointing to wards the woman who threw the gun and the trigger catching on some thing evidently caused it to discharge with the shot entering her abdomen. Tho Gaymons live about a mile west of Kershaw in Lancaster county. Deceased was albout 40 years of age and is survived by her husband and four children. There "'ere but two witnesses who testified at the inquest, the husband and another negro named Tillman James. Roth told much the same story. On the floor of the porch at this home was seen the mark of the gun where it scraped the boards af ter she had thrown the weapon, v Roth Gaymon and his wife were what are called yellow negroes as neither were fuR blooded members of > the colored race. ? Lancaster News. 4-H Club Camp HeldNext Week Tuseday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week will be busy days for the 4-H Club girls of Kershaw Coun ty. Their Annual encampment is to be held at the 4-H camp at Lake Shamokin on July 25. 26 and 27th. There are 275 girls enrolled in club work and they are expected to attend th camp. An interesting program of work and play has been arranged by Miss Sadie B. Craig, the Home Agent. She will be assisted by specialists from Winthrop College .Members of the Home Demonstration Clubs and the Senior 4-H Club. Thursday will be visitor's day and the parents and friends are invited to bring picnic lunch and spend the day. See next week's paper for the program. C. C. C. CAMP NEWS Camp P-52, Civilian Conservation Corps, Blaney, July 15. ? Camp offi cers, the members of the Conserva tion corps and visitors are very much gratified at the progress being made in the construction work at their camp, ten miles from Camden and three from Blaney. Plans called for the immediate erection of a perma nent mess hall, a warehouse, and a water tank; in order that these build ings might be ready as soon as possi ble, the carpenters and their helpers, who come from the Conservation corps with one or two exceptions, have been working an hour extra each day. The mess hall will be com pleted by the first of the week, at which time it will be ready for accom odation and service to the men. This means a double pleasure; * ithe men will be happy to have the pleasure of exchanging an outdoor eating at tab les, standing, for the comforts and conveniences of a nice mess hall. The men are specially looking forward to the house-warming which will take place about Tuesday night, the 18th. The nature of the house-warming witf be a dance at night, at which occasion the officers and the C. C. C. men will entertain a fairly large group of young people from the surrounding country and towns. A delightful even ing is anticipated. A section of men has been busy the last few days putting up some four miles of telephone poles in the direc tion of Camden; some wiring has also been done, and when the work has been completed so as to connect with Camden, this section will have ample telephone connections and facilities. A few more days will likely seo this work completed. A flag-pole near the headquarters house han also ben put up and the flag of the United States floats in the summer breezes. A memorandum under date of July 11 from district headquarters at Fort Moultrie gives a very fine piece of news. It states that each ^amp will be equipped right away with a radio; furthermore, one of the first attrac tions, and one in which the foresters will be particularly interested, will be the address by President Roosevelt to the men in the Civilian Conserva tion corps. This address will bo de livered Monday, July 17, at 10 p. m. E. S. T. The chief executive of the United States, a very fine speaker, will be heard with much interest by foresters and citizens alike. ? By Ed win C. Kennedy. It. Y. I\ IJ. RALLY MEETING The Third Quarterly B. Y. P. U. Rally Meeting will he held with Mt. Pisgah church Sunday afternoon, Ju ly 80th at 3 o'clock. Wo aro hoping to have representatives from all the B. Y. P. TJ.'s of the Kershaw Aasoci ation. The following program will be rendered : 8:00 ? 8:05. Song Sorvlce. 8:05- ? 8:15. Devotional, Miss Annie j Tumerv Camden, S. C. 8:15?8:30. Business and roll call. uiojj K^jodo>i *og: fj 08:8 who attended Assembly at Greenville. 8:50 ? 8:65. Special Music, Mt. Pis gah Intermediates. 8:55?4:15. Conferences for Juniors and Intermediates. 4:15-4:25. 'What is Vision," Miss Hill, Camden, S. C. 4:26?4:80. "A Study of the World's Need Enlarges Vision," Miss \nnie Heglflr, Kershaw, S. C. 4:80 ? 4:35. Special Music. 4:86?4:40. "Service Enlarges Vis ion," Miss Frances Saverance, Ho- j thune, S. C. Cotton Campaign Closes To-day Noon Every farmer in Kershaw County who has not yet signed a cotton con tract is urged to sign immediately and see that his contract gets to the Co. Agt's. office not later than Wed nesday n^on. Those farmers who have not signed contracts yet should realize that they are not doing their part to wipe out the surplus which is holding the price of cotton down. A farmer who will not sign is not acting fair with his neighbors because he is holding down the price of his neigh bor's cotton as well as his own. Our Gov't, is doing all it can to help our people, why not everybody cooperate ? If you have a neighbor who has not signed please talk with hirr immed iately. HENRY D. GREEN. Co. Agt. PERMITS TO PLOW COTTON ISSUED FRI. County Agent Henry D. Green has just received a telegram from Direc tor W. W. Long advising that permits for plowing up cotton will bo issued from County Agent's office and that permit blanks should reach Camden by Friday, July 21. It will not now be necessary for cotton contracts to be accepted in Washington and for the permits to be issued from Washington. Under the new arrangements the permits must be accepted as previously required but the permits will be is sued directly from the County Agent's office which will expedite the whole program by several days. Just as soon as these permits ar rive they will be issued to farmers who have made contracts which con tracts have been duly apporved by the Washington office. COUST ADJOURNED LAST WEDNESDAY The July term of Court of General Sessions for Kershaw County ad journed here last Wednesday after noon. Besides the cases disposed of up until Tuesday afternoon and pub lished in our last issue, the case against Albert Carlos and Eugene Cook, negroes of Lugoff. charged with the slaying of Heyward Reynold young white farmer was disposed of. In this case the jury found Carlos and Cook guilty of voluntary man slaughter and Judge Townsend sen tenced each to a term of 10 years in the penitentiary. After the comple tion of this case the court adjourned. Following is the presentment of the Grand Jury: To his Honor, W. H. Townsend, presiding judge July term of court, Camden, South Carolina. We, the grand jury, herewith beg to present our report. We have passed on all bills at this term of court. Beg leave to make the following recommendations : We recommend that four miles of old Liberty Hill road, two miles south of Liberty Hill where piping has been removed, be replaced and any other necessary work to put road in good and permanent condition. All roads in the county are very choppy and rough and wo ask that the County Directors try and scrape same to put in condition as soon as possible. A committee has been appointed to take up matter with Federal Govern ment and try to obtain some funds to build a new jail. This Is for imme diate action. Committee on magistrates are re quested to check up all magistrate's books in county and see that all ir regularities are investigated and re port at fall term of court. We request your Honor to instruct G. E. I'arrott, former clerk to r.'hool board, district number 22, tx> turn over to Loring Davis, newly appoint ed clerk, all books, papers, and funrts belonging to said school district num ber 22. Respectfully submitted, W. A. Boykin. Foreman. KartV* Ic? Supply There nr* about 0,000,000 square mllen of lc? on the earth's surface. Of this amount R, 000, 000 square miles are In the Antarctic. Bethune News Bethunt July 17. ? A series of meetings are being held in the Bap tist church. The Rev. Mr. Rogers of Timmonsvi'.le is conducting the ser vice*. The Community Bible School which has been in session the past two weeks closcd Friday evening with at tractive and impressivo exercises. One hundred and seventeen children were enrolled. More than one third of these were present every day and did not receive a mark for tardiness. Misses Ruby Morris of Newberry. Lillian Goodlett of Traveler's Rest, Thelma Strounan of Orangeburg and Eloise Miliar <>f Pauline were week end guests ol Mrs. G. B. McKinnon. Mrs. J. G. Richards of Asheville is visitir*r he parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McCaskill. Of interest to their many friends here and elsewhere was the marriage last week of Miss Mamie Coker of Easley to Mr. Dargan D. Clybum of this place. Mrs. Clyburn is a graduate of Due West and has taught in the Bethur.e school system and the Midway schooli Cassatt, for the past few years. The groom is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Clyburn and is a prominent young business man of this town. Miss Margaret McDowell of Tampa Fla. is the guest of her grand parents Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McDowell. Mrs. Minnie Heustiss of Wallace, N. C., who has been the guest of Mrs. Hattie Heustiss, left Thursday for a visit to relatives in Hartsville. She | was accompanied by Mrs. Hattie Heustiss. who spent several days with friends in that place. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Best and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Loring Davis and Li?'ie Davis have returned from a two week's stay at Myrtle Beach. Alvin Clyburn and Harold Cope land are at Fort Bragg, N. C. | CAMDEN BOY REGISTERED ARCHITECT The state board of architectual ex aminers, which held its regular an naul meeting last week, announces there were eight applicants for regis tration. four of whom were granted registration, the others carried over to a subsequent meeting. Those granted registration at this time were Horace Wells Sellers of Phila delphia, J. Lee Cunningham of Greer, Ralph Little of Camden and Leon S. Barton, Jr., of Brooklyn, N. Y. OPENS MEAT MARKET Mr. J. K. Lee has opened a meat market at 943 Main Street, next door to A. Sheheen's Grocery and will han dle a choice line of meats. Mr. Lee has conducted a market in Camden before and as usual his meats will be the best and his prices reasonable. He solicits your patronage. BANK OF CAMDEN MAKING PROGRESS Commendable progress is being made in the reorganization plans of the Bank of Camden, and the plans have the approval of the state board of bank control, Julian H. Scar borough, chairman of the board, said yesterday. The bank has until September 1 to get its creditors to agree and to open up the bank. Mr. Scarborough said, Henry W. Savage has been appointed local attorney. The board of bank control held a lengthy session yosterday^first hear ing the request of the depositors of the Central Union bank for 30 days more timo in which to propose re organization plans, and thon taking up other matters. Audits aro l>eing made of building and loan asaocin tions over the state, Mr. Scarborough announced, the work being done by P. M. Watson and two other exami ners. The building and loan associ ations aro now under state suj>er vision. ? The State. Protecting th? Bird* "Few amall bird*," *ays a writer In fllrd Noto* and News, "enn keep abend of a car for any length of tlm? if It In going 40 miles nn hour or more." The statement Is not made nn nn Interesting example of relatlvs speeds, hut as nn appeal to motorists to tnke thought of the birds when ''?a-lvlng through wooded country. Such thought, if rxorclm'd by nil drivers would nowadays snvo more birds t< thu woods (.ban many reulina Youth Killed in I Motor Mishap W. L. McGuirt's Neck Broken, H. L. Benbow Hurt. W. Lawson McGuirt, 21, of Camden was almost instantly killed and H. L. Benbow painfully injured near Lydia, nine miles from here, when the tie rod of their truck's steering wheel came loose and sent the truck crashing into a deep ditch on the left side of the 1 ode. The accidunt oc curred around midday on state high way No. 34. McGuirt, the driver, was caught under the truck, being pinned to the ground by the cab and trailer, he died of a broken neck and other injuries. His companion, about 30, was paiij fuly but apparently not set iously^ injured. He was treated by a local physician. A coroner's jury .empaneled by Coroner J. H. Kistler, held that the youth came to his death in an un avoidable accident. McGuirt and Benbow were driving a truck of the Bowman Transfer company of Bowman towards Dar lington. The truck was heavily loaded and pulled a semi-trailer. When the tie rod loosened, the truck plunged directly into a seven-foot ditch on the left side of the road. The trailer body went forward, pushed the cab off and smashed it, pinning young McGuirt to the ditch bank. A railroad jack was necessary to lift the truck from his body. L. O. Lucas, state highway, patrolman, investigated the accident. ? The State. Funeral Services for Mr. McGuirt Funeral services for Lawson Mc Guirt, who was instantly killed in au tomobile accident near Lydia, S. C., were held from the Van Wyck M. E. Church Saturday afternoon at 3:3H conducted by the Pastor, Rev. Airthur Paul Beaver. Pallbearers were all representa tives of the Bowman Transportation Company and wer^ as follows: J. J. Bell, S. ' H. Weathers, D. B. Wana maker, T. C. Riser, W. C. Felder and E. Z. Smith. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Kornegay Funeral Home. REVIVAL MEETING AT HERMI TAGE BAPTIST CHURCH A revival meeting is in progress at the Hermitage Baptist Church. Ser vices are held twice a day at 2 P. M. and 8 P. M. Great interest is being manifested in the meeting and large congregations are attending. The Rev. Luther Knight of Jeffer son is assisting the pastor, Rev. B. S. Broom. Rev. Knight is a Biblical preacher and will discuss such sub jects this week as "The Unpardon able Sin," "Regeneration," "The Judgment," and "The Man Who Prayed in Hell." The public is invited to attend all services. B. S. BROOM, Pastor. BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICES The pastor, Rev. J. B. Caston is away this week conducting a series of revival services at Wagener. On next Sunday morning at 1 I o'clock Rev. II. C. Hester of Wagener will preach. At the evening hour Miss Virginia Hill will make a short talk on "The Missionary Message" after which a playlet entitled "Go yo into All the World," will bo presented by members of Intermediate and Senior B. Y. P. U.'s. The organizations of the churrh will meet at their usual hr,urH- ^ large attendance is expected at each of theso meetings. The public is especially urged to at tend the Sunday morning and evening services. DEATH OF MRS. LOUELLA RAY Mrs. Louella Ray, 35, wifr? of H. 1). Ray of Lancaster, died at the Cnm den hospital July 10. She was the ?laughter of John Hunter^'and Reekie Bowors Hunter. >She is survived by her husband and five small children. Interment wan in Lancaster. DEATH OF ABRAHAM It A LEY Abraham Raley, 55, of Cool Springs, died suddenly Tuesday, July 11th of a heart attack. He leaves sur viving wife and five children. Rurial was at Sandy Grovo.