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Camden Merchants Back N. R. A. The following letter was received by Mr. John K. de Loach, president Camden and Kershaw Countv Cham ber of Commerce: "Dear Sir: H'x Will yo utake the initiative im mediately in organizing a campaign committee in your community to be ? composed of the Mayor, the official heads of the Chamber of Commerce, Clearing House Association, , Rotary. Kiwanis, Lions, Retil Merchants', Federation of Labor, Advertising Club, Federation of Women's Clubs, Welfare Societies, Ministei\ial Asso ciation, and any other civic organiza" tion which in your judgment is repre* sentative of an important element in the economic life of your community ? The function of this committee is co direct a campaign of education rnfi organization which is to be a pa*? of a National movement to speed the return of prosperity through tho ex pansion of consumer purchasing pow er in accordance with the principles set forth in the National Recovery Act. It is an inspiring thing to be a part of a great National movement to re sto'c economic security to our people and I appeal to you to marshal all the forces of your community in one united effort to get rid of unemploy ment. Sincerely yours, HUGH S. JOHNSON, Administrator The following is the reply: "General Hugh S. Johnson, Adm.. National Recovery Administration, Washington, D. C? Dear Sir: I We havo yours of the 26th instant and beg to advise that we shall be glad to co-operate in every way to ?f carry out or foster the carrying out of the principles aet forth in the National Recovery A<ft." The following have been asked by Mr. de Loach to serve on the cam paign committee: R. M. Kennedy, Mayor Hughey Tindjil, Rotary Club W. A. Alexanden, American Legion"! J. B. Caston, Ministerial Union J. E. Robinson, Labor Mrs. W. J. Mayfield, Associated Charities. Mrs. A. S. Raresh, American Leg ion Auxiliary. Mrs. L. I. Guion, Garden Club John T. Mackey, Merchants Assn. A. S. Karesh, Shrina G. A. Rhame, Medical Association J. Team Gettys. Bar Association Miss Etta Robins, Nurses Associa tion. K. D. Nile.*, Chroniclc C. W. Birchmore, Wateree Messen ger. Henry Savage, Jr., Chamber of Commerje. Samuel Russell, Chamber of Com merce. W. A. Boykin, Farmer, Boykin, S. C N. P. Gettys, Farmer, Lugoff, S. C. T. V. Walsh, Railroad C. H. Yates, Banker. R. B. Pitts, Manufacturer A. S. Llewellyn, Manufacturer. To Camden and Kershaw County Consumers: At a Meeting of the Camden Mer chants Association held July 81, it war unanimously decided to adopt service hours in Camden 8 A. M. to . 5 P. M. during week days and 8 A. M, to 9 P. M. Saturdays, and during the month of August to observe our present half day schedule on Thurs days. We are pledged to support the President's request a'.id ask that you as a patron and consumer abide thereby In arranging your shopping to conform with our senvice hours. Signed: JHN T. MACKEY, President Camden Merchants Assn. The following telegram has been sent to the N. R. A.: "Mr. Hugh 8. Johnson, N. R. A,; Washington, D. C * Camden Merchants Association reports one hundred per cent cooper ? ation with N. ft A. Code. JNO. T. MACKEY, President. " ; ' ? ? ? ?' D*?'( Be * Quittwr It's almost at contemptible to be ft Quitter M to be I cheat.? Woman'# Home bbiripfcfttM* ' - Lad Drowns in Forest Lake While in bathing at Forest Lake club with three smaller children and several other children, Elmer Lee Roberts, 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Roberts of near Columbia, was drowned at 10:80 yesterday morning when he stepped past the boundivy line into deep water. A rope designates the place where a built up sandy beach end, and deep water begins. His body was removed from the water after a few minutes by Hey ward Douglas, who was summoned from the Foerat Lake Country club house, which was 200 yards away from the scene of the tragedy. Ar tificial respiration was applied and efforts of resuscitation were made for two hours without success. Funeral services will be held from the Dunbar Funeral home at 3:30 Sunday afternoon and interment will follow in Elmwood cemetery. Elmer Lee was a bright boy and of gentle nature. He was popular with his playmates and was a promising student of Wardlaw Junior high school, where he would have entered the eighth grade this fall. He is survived by his parents; five hrothers, William, 16; Ronald, 12; Emerson 10; Melvin, 9, all of whom were present when he was drowned; Albertus Roberts. an infant, and Hetty Roberts. Herman Rich, 13, who went with Elmer Lee and the other children, said that the boy who drowned was unable to swim. "He was swinging on the rope and going down and touch ing the bottom on the deep side of the boundary," Herman said. "I could swim a little and I walked out nearly to where he was, told him to come closer the shore where we could practice swimming, then turned my back and started in the direction I indicated. "Someone in the crowd yelled that , he had gone under, then I turned &nd dived where he was, but could iioi find him. A girl who was swimming with us also made an attempt to .get him. so we called for help." Mr. Douglas answered the call and I recovered the body about ten minutes after the youngster was last seen. ! The drowning took place at a time when no life guard was on duty. The member-parents had been notified not to allow their children in the water except at the times wh$n a life guard was there, but the. parents of Elmer Lee were not members of the club and attendants of the club did not know the children were in bathing until they heard the cries for help. ? The Stat? Elmer Lee was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie C. Roberts, former resi dents of Camden. They have the sympathy of their many friends here in their sad bereavement REGISTRATION BOOKS TO BE OPEN IN AUGUST The Board of Registration for Ker shaw county will open the registra tion books on the first Monday In August, : being the 7th day, and will remain open for three days. It will be necessary to present a registration certificate !n the election ?n November, when all of the counties of the state vote on thr reneal refer cnuum, In Kershaw county the wet candidate will bo Jflenry Savage, Sr., while Former Governor John G. Richarda of Liberty Hi'.), will be the dry candidate. Thb same rules gov erning a general election will be in vogue on election day in November. The board will be in session again on the first Monday, the fourth day of September and remain in session for fifteen days. Again on the first Monday in October, the second day, the Board will be in session and re main open for a period of three days. Do not put off getting a certificate if you do not have one, for it will be impossible to vote befoer showing one. Vlkla|*? Tomb Uncotntil A nnclent Viking burial place was found At Valsgarde, , near Uppsala, Sweden. Among the relics unearthed was a boat, In which lay a warrior dressed for battle, with three uhlelds, two swords, knives and a helmet, all I'lohly ornamented In gilt bronte. In the bow of the ship were the remain# of MveraJ boreee. v! Dr. C. E. Burts To Speak Here Mon. Ex-Gov. John G. Richards, of Lib erty Hill^a leader of tie ' prohibition forces in this State anji a candidate for the prohibitionists firom Kershaw County in the electioh in November, was in The Messenger office Monday morning and gave out the following notice of an address to be delivered at the Court House by * Dr. C. E. Burta, Executive Secretary of the Temperance Federation la South Car olina, Monday morning atUO o'clock: ? i1 "Dr. C. E. Burts, Execute Secre tary of the Temperance Federation will speak at the Camden Court House next Mondy morning at 10 o'clock. Dr. Burts will speak on Temperance and Prohibition. No mat ter what the views of the individual may be, all are cordially invited to attend. Dr. Burts is one of the most eloquent speakers in South Carolina and it is felt that all will enjoy hear ing him. All Ministers throughout the County are earnestly requested to announce this meetnlg from their nulpits and urge the attendance of their congregation." MODEL T 'GOING STRONG' AFTER 17 YEARS' USE Edgefield, S. C. ? Eleven years of constant service from th? jfjfcme se* of Fisk red top.tireB ? with* Only two punctures! A rathe unusual'.rfccord in itself. But tie that up witli^* Model T Ford of 1916 vintage on Wiiph the tires performed for that exceptionally extended period, and you save the complete experience of Mr. . v C. E. Turner, Edgefield Count jr farmer, who owns both the car and'the tires, and who thought so well offihirir long and satisfactory servic^ thwbi wrote n letter to his local newspaper about The editor; trinted^y^Mp||j added a footnote 'to the effect tha^ the manufactUfet' ^'Wth' cat^'l^wficj N tires should present the firmer an entirely new outfit And send the ven erable relic to the Chicago world's fair. A copy of the newspaper reach ed the desk of the president of the tire company. S6 impressed was he that he promptly ordered a new set of tires dispatched to Mr. Turner. Mr. Turner is still waiting for the ""w car. despite the fact that the old Model T has been in his possession since 1916 and has a mileage ercord running far into the thousands, al though it carries no speedometer to accurately record the distance. The owner states the car has been operat ed at a minimum of expense to him; that it has the same top, the same bearings and pistons as when it came into his possession 17 years ago. DEATH OF MRS. W. H. STEVEN SON Mrs. Rebecca Addison Stevenson died in a Sumter hospital Monday, July 24, after an illnes of several wetiks. Mrs. Stevenson was the wife of Rev. W. H. Stevenson, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Dalzell, S. C. She is survived besides her husband by four sons. The funeral party left Kornegay Funeral home at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning, July 25 for Due West where services and interment were held. Dr. Stevenson of our city is a brother of Rev. W. H. Stevenson. TO CLEAN OFF ANTIOCH CEMETERY All those interested in ce'.anintt off the cemetery of Antioch Baptist church are requested to meet at ths church Thursday, August 8rd. A pro tracted meeting begins at this church August 6. Preaching at 11 A. M. and 8:80 P. M. The services will be con ducted by the pastor, Rev. D. T. Duten. The public is cordially invited to all of these services. Of the female workers in Japan's factories, more than one-fifth Are girls under 16. Shadai of lh? Past It has been estimated tiint In the approximately generations since 4000 B, O. 2,000.000,000.000 people have lived In the world. It Is Impos slble to state, even as an estimate, the number of tinman Inhabitants of the earth since It* creation, or, more ac curately, since the beginning* of hu man lire, eiace thle has not yet been definitely dated.- Washington Star. v..; , ? .-v , Charlotte Lady Dies in Accident Near Camden Mrs. Nannie Helms, 35-year-old Charlotte woman, was almost instant ly killed two miles north of Camden on the Camden-Charlotte highway Wednesday when an empty truck driven by R. O. Ferguson, also of Charlotte, crashed into the rear of a truck belonging to the , Bowman transportation company. The accident occurred at an early hour and is said to have been caused by poor visibility of the Charlotte driver. The Ferguson truck is said to have been on its way to Charles ton for a load of produce. Mrs. Helms was a passenger with Mr. Ferguson to visit relatives in Charleston. Mr. Ferguson was cut. about the head and knees. Harold Weathers, driver of the Bowman truck, stated that he lad engine trouble and had parked his truck as far off' the road as possible when the crash came. The body of Mrs. Helms was car ried to Charlotte Wednesday morning by the Kornegay motor ambulance. Mr. Ferguson was' able to return home also. An inquest will be held at some future date. The wrecked Chevrolet truck in which the woman was killed was hauled to the local Chevrolet agency here Wednesday, where it was shown to be badly damaged. The entire side of the truck where the woman was sitting wa scrushed ? in and [partly I torn away. Funeral Services for Mrs. Helms At Charlotte Charlotte, July 27. ? Funeral ser vices for Mrs. Nannie Helms, 35, of $L? 1-2 West Ninth street, this city, tfho was instantly killed yesterday iftofnixif when the truck In which she was riding crashed into another truck on the Camden-Charlotte 'highway, Wfll be hold this afternoon at # o'clock tMyral 1 hoTQ-fy t . . ? Mrs. Helms was an occupant of a truck driven by R. O. Ferguson, also of Charlotte, that crashed into the rear of a truck driven by Harold Weathers and owned by the Bowman Transportation company of Columbia. , Rev. W. W. Jones, pastor of Allen street Baptist church, will officiate. Burial will be in Elmwood cemetery. Weathers stated that engine trouble developed and he parked the truck as far off the road as possible. Ferguson's truck ran into it. Death was instantaneous for Mrs. Helms. Mr. Ferguson was slightly hurt. The accident occured about two miles north of Camden. Police launched an investigation of the wreck, and an iquest will be held in a few days, it was indicated. Mrs. Helms wa sthe widow of the late William S. Helms and is sur vived by four sons, Charlie, James, W. C. and Robert Helms; one daughter, Miss Virginia Helms, all of Charlotte; three brothers, John, and Sam Carter of this city, and Harry Carter of Rodman, S. C., and three sisters, Mrs. T. M. Mihter of Prince ton, N. J.; Mrs. Mary Ingram of Chester, S. C. and Mrs. C. W. Edge of Charlotte. She was a member of the Allen Street Baptist church. EN LI STEP IN MARINE CORPS Andrew C. Baker, Jr.. son of Mr. Andrew C. Baker, Sr., of Camden hns been accepted for enlistment in the United States Marino Corps at the Marine Corps Recruiting Station, Post Office Building, Savannah, Ga., and transferred to the Marine Bar racks, Parris Island, S. C., for train ing according to an announcement re ceived from Lieutenant Colonel A. B. Drum, Officer in Charge. Baker is n graduate of the Antioch High School. Colonel Drum has also announced that a limited number of hlf?h school graduates will be accepted during the month August. Applications will be mailed upon request. OwM LI fa to Cough At Dar-tu*-Salaam, Tanganyika, an African native la pointed out as the man who coughed In hit grave. Pro nounced deafl, his relatives had assent bled and the drama had reached the - moment of burial when the chief ac ' tor coughed loudly. He recovered, ex pressed a belief that hft had been on der a spell and started for the village witch doctor, who coughed onto and fled. - >?' i Bethune News Bethune, S. C., July "31.? Mr. and Mrs. D. J. 'Clyburn, Sr., entertained at a lovely course dinner Thursday evening in honor of their son and his bride, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Clyburn, who were recently married.' A profusion of summer flowers made a lovely setting for the occas ion. A beautiful cake, decorated with a minature bride and brldgroom and lace ferns centered the lovely dinner table. The following intimate friends of the bride und bridegroom were pres ent: Mrs. Eva Morgan, Misses Louise Tiller, Luree King and Messrs Frank Lee and Vance Morgan. Mrs. C. M. Wilson and children of Columbia spent Wednesday night here, where they joined Mrs. Wilson's mother, Mrs. Louise Kelly and Mr. George Kelly for a motor trip to Mr. Flyn Kelly in Johnson City, Tenne ssee. Miss Mae Long has returned to her home at Prosperity after spending awhile with Mrs. Love Hearon. Mioses Louise Tiller and Luree King are attending a house party at Myrtle Beach this week. Miss Beth Norwood of McBee was a guest of the Misses Truesdales last week. Mrs. Kate McNaull of Columbia .spent the weekend with relatives here. Mrs. J. A. McCagkill, Mrs. D. T. Yarbrough and Mrs. Kate McNaull spent Saturday afternoon with their sister, Mrs Maggie Lee at Monroe, N. C. The many friends of Miss Carrie Yarbrough, who recently underwent an dappendix operation, will be de lighted to know that she has suffic iently recovered to return to her home from the Camden hospital. Mi s. A. B. McLaurin and children visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. H Alter in Asheville, N. C. rec ;ently^^r ft, Miss Frances McDonald of Harts r^U?;jwa^^he j weekend guest'Tof Mt^r Lorena McDonald. r>' Sedley King and "Bum" Wilkins of Greenville Were weekend visitors ini town. Mrs. M. G. King and John Edwin King spent Friday and Saturday in Asheville as guests of Mrs. King's sister, Mrs. J. G. Richards. They were accompanied home by Mrs. C. O. Terry and daughters, Misses Beth and Katherine Terry. Miss Margaret Truesdale left Mon day morning for a two week's stay in the Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority ! Camp at Jackson, Mich. Miss Trues dale and Miss Ann McLaughlin of Charlotte are camp representatives of Queens-Chicora College an dwill visit the World's Fair until the camp opens August 5. Misses Truesdale and McLaughlin went by automobile with Mr. and Mrs. Neil E. Truesdale, who will spend the time until the party returns traveling in the Northern part of the States and in Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mays and chil dren of Florence were weekend guests of relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. BeRt, Mrs. D. M. Marsh and Miss Lizzie Kate Davis left Sunday morning t>y automobile for the World's Fair. Rev. J. T. N. Keels is visiting and assisting in a revival in Alabama. Mrs. W. R. Rozier was called to the bedside of her husband at Camp Oteen, Asheville last week. Mr. Rozier is slightly improved. IRA GUY IS HELD ON CHARGE OF MURDER A preliminary hearing for Ira Guy accused of murder in connection with i the death of Luther Catoe was held > b yMagistrate Games on Wednesday morning and the defendent was bound over to the court of general sessions. Toy Gregory appeared for the defend ent and asked that ho bo released be cause of insufficient evidence to hold the man. Col. R. S. SterWart who wa? hired by those interested in the case to prosecute held that the defendent who had a driver's license was at fault in permitting his wife to drive the car with only a learner's permit. Only two witnesses were heard, Elmre Stogner who saw the accident and Patrolman I^eo Jenkins who tolrt of the permit which the negross car ried for driving a car. ?Col. Stewart said that $1,000 bond would be satisfactory, to him. Guy's wife waa recently released on $1,000 bond signed by a circuit judge, I Lancaster Neva j To Give Street Dance for Camp P-52 The City of Camden and the Cam den Merchants Association will en tertain the members of Camp P-52, Civilian Conservation Corps, located near Blaney, with a street dance Fri day night, August 4, from 8:80 to 12 o'clock. A nine piece orchestra will furnish the music. Refreshments will be served and a great time gen erally is anticipated. The dance win be held on Laurens St. at Monument Square. At least one hundred and fifty young men from the camp are expected to attend and all the young ladies of the city are urged to be present and help entertain these young men. ATTENDS AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF COOPERATION We are informed that R. M. Foster, Supex-intendent and teacher of Agri culture in the Mt. Pisgah School, at tended the American Institute of Co operation held at Raleigh. While in Raleigh he also attended the annual conference of Grange Lecturers and the Annual Farmers Week. Some of the outstanding farm leaders of the nation were present at these meetings. Secretary Henry Wallace o fthe department of agri culture; L. J. Tabor, Master of the National Grange; Dr. E. C. Brooks, President of North Carolina State College; U. B. Blalock, Vice President of the American Institute of Coope artion; W. Kerr Scott, Msater of N. C. State Grange; Dr. Clarence Poe, editor of the Picg.essive Farmer and Southern Ruralist; T. E. Browne, Di ?ctor of Vocational Education; W. G. Wysor, manager of the Virginia Seed Service; Francis W. Peck of the Farm Credit Administration, Wash ington, D. C.; and C. C. Teague, pres ident of California Fruit Growers Exchange were among those heard during the Ipqtitute. The entertainment program con sisting of folk' dancing, folk songs by Professor I. G.. Greer. formerly of the Appalachian Statfr Teachers Col lege, negro spirituals by negro choir I of Raleigh and group singing was ' enjoyed by all in attendance, i > ANTIOCH NEWS Mr. and Mrs. C. K. McCaskill and children visited Mr. Willie Boykin Sunday as their Annual Reunion was held. Mrs. H. L. Greene returned to her home at Shilo after visiting her mother, Mrs. F. A. Atkinson. Miss Ora Lee Ford visited her grandfather, Mr. L. T. Pate the past week. Quite a number of young folks I gathered at the home of Miss Carolyn Hill Friday night to a party. Every one present reported having a nice time. / Mrs. S. N. Welsh of Elliott visited her sister, Mrs. F. A. Atkinson the past week. ^ DR. WIMBERLY RETURNS FOR SUNDAY Communication from Dr. Wimberly tells us that he will he at home for his Sunday services. Ho has just closed a ten days camp meeting at Hannibal, Mo. He was supposed to have left there Monday, and will mnke one or two stops on the way home. NEXT SUNDAY AT THE METHO DIST CHURCH The regular service* will be re sumed next Sunday at the Lyttleton Street Methodist Church. I will meet the Sunday School, at 10:00 o'clock, and will meet my Juniors promptly at 10:50. Preaching at 11:15 A. M. and 8:30 P. M. C. F. WIMBERLY, Pastor. SERVICE AT BAPTIST CJIIJUCH The? following services are announc ed for t.he week at the First Hniptlst church : Public worship at 11:15 conducted hy Rev. George Smith, Pastor First Baptist Church of CJheraw, Sun day school at 10 o'clock with C. O. Stogner In charge art superintendent. Men's prayer meetlnR at 9:30 A. M. B. Y. P. U. 7:30 P. M. Midweek prayer and prasln service Wednesday evening at 8:30. Tho public in cordially Invited to attend all of these Mrvtce*.