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1 HE W ATEREfe ^MESSENGER f EKM8: ? *1.59 IN ADVANCE PHfc ANNUM ^ 'The Hand of the Diligent Shall Rale" 's CHAS. W. BIRCHMORE, PROP. VOLUME 50 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1933 NO J County Fair Is A Big Success The Kershaw County Fair held last week under the aus^ces of the Cam den Shrine Club and the American Legion Post No. 17 was a big suc cess, and was attended by large crowds. The exhibits were unusually fine and tjie Midway was good. Wednesday the Merchants and Manufacturers of Camden wtre l.osts to the citizens of Kershaw County at a barbecue given on the Fair g-oumls. Throngs attended and enjoyed the hospitality of the merchants and manufacturers. Thursday was Farmers D;iy. At 11 11 'clock Prizes and Ribbons were awarded the successful entrants. At 3 o'clock the Dog show was held with entries throughout the sf.ate.' Friday, school day, was featured by a big parade of school children, j and various other organ'- tions. I v. | the afternoon the feature event was the football game betwe?r Camden i and Brookland-Cayce. The game \va \ closely contested and was full of I thrills, Camden winnr.ig by the score | or 7 to G. * Saturday was colored .school day ? and was featured in the morning by a big parade by colored school chil- j dren and citizens. In the afternoon was the football game ber.w.een J;uk son High School and Urv.on High School, which resuhed-in- a draw, the score being C to 6. NITRATE OF SODA WINNERS ANNOUNCED ^ Winners in the Nitrate of Soda guessing contest held recently at the Kershaw County Fair have been an nounced as follows: 1st Lamar Rush, 1515 Mill Street, Camden, S. C. ^ / 2nd Ajrs. W F. Jasckson, Hamp ton, Avenue, Camden, "S. C. 3rd Miss Sara Kirkland, Camden, S. C. The correct weight of the pumpkin wa? 22 3-4 pounds. Much interest was shown in this contest, around five hundred people making estimates on the weight of the pumpkin. This Interest shown by the people of Kershaw County is greatly appreciated by the Arcadian Nitrnto of Soda people. Ip addition to the above prizes, the following will receive 25 pounds each: Rev WimbTTYly. Camden, S. C. j My. W. T Holley, Route 2, Jeffer son, S. C. The winners may receive thoir prizes by calling at the firm of Mc Leod and McLauchlin. License Year Changed From Nov . 1 to Oct . 31 Columbia, S. C., Oct. 9. ? A changc designed to expedite the handling 'ot the large volume of license plate business and to make for more eco nomic administration, to the public is. now J^8ipg/1^'pj^t<rate(i imbey 1st; t, Jfr the' Vof frojt> .Inn- j year is| as h' 'ffisult 6f 'ito " Jpjtfsed by tho | ''''last session of the<l^prni Assembly.1 This act, No. 389, provides in section j ^2, that "application for licenses shall | Ifbe filed'wit/h the State Highway De- 1 pnrtment on or before the thirty- first ' day of October of each license year, and any person, firm or corporation who shall fail to file such applica tions before such date shall be sub ject to the penalties now imposed by l&vv upon delinquent applications." j Application forms to all motor ve- ! hide owners have been sent out by } the highway department and the mo- 1 ? v tor vehicle division is operating in , lull gear to^ send out t)he license ] T plfttes as soon as the applications are received. The department is expecting that the entire load of handling this im mense volume of business will be * completed in record time this year. i Added Mil**** Civilization has complicated life by IV; equipping the straight and narrow path with soirte very Interesting de 8an Diego Union. W&W-'K* Cream Station Established Here Arrangements have just been made whereby a cream receiving station will be established in the County Agent' office in Camden in coopera tion with the Piedmont Creamery of Rock Hill. The cream truck will take up cream from this station each Wed nesday about 2 o'clock. Farmers bringing oream on ?or be Fore Wednesday may either leave their containers and have them I brought back the next Wednesday when the truck returns or else the cream may be sampled and then put with other cream in ten gallon con tainers. This sample will be tested later and of course records will be kept as to whose cream each sample represents and payment will be made accordingly on the following Wed nesday. The price of sour cream is not as high at this time as we would like, but when small^w^kly cream checks are multiplied by S^weeks 'n the year the result is usually very pleas ing and profitable. Kershaw County farmers greatly need to develop their dairy and cream business- and -me j reason the cream station is being moved to the County Agent's office is so that closer contact may be kept with the farmers and m*>re work may, be done with them towards develop ing their cream and dairy enterprises. ' Since the County Agent's duties have been so greatly changed, most of the agricultural financing has to go through his office nmv and he is un able to devote sufficient time to visit ing individual farmers on various enterprises as he did before he fell heir to the financing work in the County. There are many fanners in Ker shaw Gounty at this time who could ship sour cream if they would only get started. Anyone milking 3 or 4 cows now could Ret started with nb expense. Anyone inteersted in this will please get in touch with the Gounty Agent and^pvery assistance possible will be given. HENRY GREEN, County Agent. TAXPAYER AGAIN ASKS FOR INFORMATION Editor of Wateree Messenger: In your issue of two weeks ago I asked ? by request ? that the head officials of the RFC organization in Kershaw County give the public through the Press ? the monthly overhead expense of the organisation ? the officers, of fice force and inspectors with salaries paid each ? the request has, so far, not been complied with and a number of people during Fair week have ask ed mc U try agoin! Tl>e people assume that where gov money ? which is the people's money is being used that they have a right to know how it is being spent, and i that if every one is getting a square deal ? there is nothinK to bo conceal ed. I hope the oficials in authority will givo heed to this very reasonable request and perhaps, prevent the ne cessity of further inquiring. ^ I Thanking you for space, I am, Very respectfully yours, O. R. CLEMENTS Liberty Hill, S. C.. October 10, 1933 cAmdkn i?oy honored at UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Quite an honor came to a lo^pal hoy at the University of Pennsylvania recently when T. It Hruce wapr elected ' President of the tophomore class in 1 the School of Veterinary Medicine. This seems quite unusual In a big| eastern university with only two ?on the rn boys in the class for one of them to he thus honored. Congratulations to you T. It #/e| hope that you were elected on merit > and will continue to make good. . I NEW liEAUTY SHOP IN OPERATION Mrs. J I) RyVd has recently begun' I operating The Marian Beauty Shopi , next odor to The Corner Hook Store 'on Main Street. Mrs Hyrd's assist I ants are the Misses Helen Hazel of I Augusta, C*a, and Miriam Pickoll of ? Greenwood. The shop is nrt>deru and attractive in arrangement, and those I who have* already visited it aro en I thuslaetic in their praise. Liberty Hill News I Liberty Hill, Oct. 16. ? The write* spent a couple of days at the Ker shaw County Fair last week. While we think that man yof the farm and garden product^ were not as fine a? have been shown in previous Pairs ? - owing no doubt to the unpropilious seasons ? we saw many exhibits of freal merit. Some very fine corn, rib bon cane, sorghum cane, sweet pota* toes and extra nice pumkins. Mr. W T Holly progressive farmer of th^ Mt. Pisgah section had an individual farm exhibit which seemed to contain almost every agricultural product grown in this country. He was a-j warded the blue ribbon on his splen did display, while our near neighbor,1 former Gov. Richards captured the j red ribbon on a display not so extens ive and varied, but which contained things we did not know could l^e grown in this country at all. . The Community booths of Lugoff, Mt. Pisgah and Gates Ford were beautifully and tastefully arranged with almost every, thing one could think of in fancy work, canned good? and farm and garden products. Lu goff captured the blue ribbon with Mt. Pisgah a close competitor taking' the red. Some fine cattle and hogs were shown. The Merchants and Au tomobile' tent were interesting but we failed to see th display of bauty at the fashion show ? which we re grr': very much. 'The D?>g Show of all sorts and sizes attracted a whole lot of interest. The grounds were literally jammed on Friday with school children and' others and many amusements as well as the lunch and drink stands very probably enjoyed a fine business. The large crowd was good humored and orderly ? very little evidence of drinking in comparison with the year.* ago. We attended the meeting of the anti repeal speakers presided ovf'by former G6#. "RiVftattilf, t-T^n^lfitrodtic ed Dr. Wimberly to make the opening prayer, Sergt. York afjd Dr. Burts each made very forcible and convinc ing talks ? if intoxicants are good for any one, why does railroads and all big employers insist on sober men ? The meeting was turned over to County Chairman Johnson. Rev. Cas ton offered prayer and Judge M. L. Smith presented the other Speakers, Senator Blease, W. M. Manning and Lieut. Governor Sheppard, candidates for each of wh<Sm made short talks. Congressman Richards was called on and made a short talk as did also Solicitor Spigner who was sighted a mong the audience. Each one of the speakers was given considerable ap plause at the close .of his remarks. Quite a number of our citizens at tended the York meeting and the County Fair at Camden last week. Mr D M John, head of the RFC work in I/aricaster county and Mrs. John, and her mother, Mrs Powell, were guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs L I' Thompson on Sunday and attended church while here. Congressman J P Richards and M rs Richaids are visitors in the home of his parents, Mr and Mrs N S Richards. Mr II S Higgins will leave for Charleston this (Monday) morning to sefve on the U. S jury Mr I. P Thompson will accompany him and visit his brother, Mr J W Thompson and family. The C C C camp boys gave a party one night last week and a number of our peoplo attended and enjoyed toasted marshmallows nnd a weiner roast with the boys. M iss Sadie Craig, demonstration agent, and Miss I?illian Smith attend ed t.ho State Fair in Columbia Mon day. Misses Olive Nettles and Lenora Rhame spent Sunday at home. Miss Mary Fmma Hough, who is teaching in Kershaw spent the week end at home. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Moore and I little daughter. Syble Header are I spending this week with the formor's ( parents, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Moore tof Lugoff and from there they'll spend : a week in Cross Hill with Mrs. I Moore's mother., Mrs. R K Reeder. I Fall Meeting County Council Saturday ; The Kershaw County Council of Farm Women will hold its fall meet ing at the 4-H Club House at Lake Shamokin next Saturday, October 21, beginning at 10:30 o'clock. The morning program will consist of business. The various County ^Chairmen wil| outline their places for the club chairmen for the coming year. Miss Minnie Floyd, Extension Nutritionist, from Winthrop College will talk on the State Plan of Work t'or 1933-84. At the afternoon session Miss "iovd will give ;i demonstration on School Lunches. Unfinished business, music and recreation will complete the program. All members of the sixteen Home Demonstration clubs ocated through out the County are expected to be ! present for their fall Council Meet ing. Each member is requested to bring picnic lunch and a cup or glass. This meeting is to be held at the 4-H Club House next Saturday, Octo . a. o'clock. THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE In just ona month there will be as sembled in our city at least two hundred and fifty of the best citizens of South Carolina, and elsewhere. All .the lower half of th<* "state will be with us? ministers, lawyers, mer chants, physicians, farmers and teachers. Not only is this true, but leading educators and laymen will be here from Nashville, Tenn.;?r<&tlanta, Ga., Richmond, Va., Spartanburg and Columbia. It is going to give oor city an opportunity to show this laige group of representative citizens hoSflL welj w^ can do things with th? hifffest expression of ?^uther?-hoitw pitality.^ It is to be hoped that our people will not wait to be canvassed, or solicited to share this worthwhile responsibility, but will come forward and offer their homes for these guests. We must send them away with swelling gratitude for the roy.a1 entertainment received by the good people of Camden. , METHODIST CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY Sunday school at 10:00 A. M. School assembly at 10:50 with chalk talk by the pastor. Preaching at ll:15.k Theme: "Let Your Light Shine." Preaching at 7 :30. Evangelistic. Good music at both services. . C. P. WIMBERLY, PASTOR ROTARY CLUB NOTES The Thursday's meeting of the Ro tary Culb at the Hotel Camden was unique, inasmuch as it had as guests so many^ outstanding men in public life of ^outh Carolina. Dr. W L DePass was in charge of the program and the following guests were intro duced to the club: Coleman L. Blease, former senator; James Shephard, lieutenant goevrnor; Hon. Wyndham Manning; Congressman J. P. Rich ards; Hon. M L Smith, Hon. E T Rowen, Mr. Blackmon, formerly of Camden and now of Greenville; So licitor A. F. Spigner, J Roy Jones commissioner of agriculture, and others. Other guests introduced to the club but who did not make speeches were David R. Williams, Jr., and Ralph Cha??e, of the tourist colony, Mr. I/ewis, J. Team Get/tys and M. M Johnson. Rotarian Robert W. Pomeroy was welcomed back to the club after an a'bsenco since last spring. The club enjoyed short, talks from tho distinguished visitors and these talks were received with considerable applause* Rotarian David Wolfe was congrat ulated on his fifty-eighth birthday. The program next week will be in charge of W. T. Redfeam and ""the following week in charge of David Wolfe. Mrs. G A Rhame and Mta. Boykin Rhame were -Hsitors in Columbia Monday. 4 Bethune News Items Bethur.e, October 16.? Mrs. G B McKinnon and Miss Eloise Miller were associate hostesses at d lovely party Saturday evening announcing the engagement of Miss Thelma Strowman to Mr. R R Burns. The living and dining rooms of the McKinnon home werr thrown ensuite and attractively decorated with fall, cut flowers. Heart and Shakespearean contests were enjoyed in which Miss Stella Bethune and Rev. Keels and Miss Mildred E.adford and Mr. Van Morgan were winners. The interest of the evening centered around a treasure hunt, which culminated in the finding of cupids bearing the an nouncement "Thelma Strowman? Russe! Burns, Dec. 1, 1933." Miss Strowman is from Orange burg and graduated with distinction from Columbia College. Sho is a member of Sigma Tan Delta English fraternity and teaches English in the high school here. Mr. Burns is from Gray Court and was graduated from the University. . He is principal and atheletic coach in the school here, where he has taught the past five years. Out of town guests present were Miss Esther Ramsey and Mr. Leroy Burns of McBee. Refreshments consistnig of ice cream and cake were served. Favors were minature halloween pumpkins bearing the inscription "Strowman ? Burns Dec. 1, 1933." , Mr. and Mrs. Neil Truesdell and Mr James King attended the Duke ? Tennessee football game at Durham Saturday. Miss Sara Gettys spent the week end in Camden with her parents. Amon gthose who have been to Co lumbia to hear Dr. Truett from this place are: Mr. and Mrs. J C Foster, Rev. Keels and Mr andv Mrs. Neil Truesdell. Hr. "and ""Mrs.' "H Jof>^ H artaym* spent the weekend with Mrs. L D Roberston, Mi s Edith Clyburn has returned from a visit to Miss Frances Chewn ing in Camden. Miss Lottie McSween of Darlington was a recent guest of her sister, Mrs. Clara Davis. The Bethune school system attend ed the County fair in Camden Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Alex McDonald, who reside near here, receive da message Sunday morning informing them of the death of their daughter, Mrs. May Rabon of Columbia. Mrs. Rabon graduated in the high school here In the class of '28 and later married James Rabon of Colum bia. Under the auspices of the- local chapter U. D C., a play entitled "See You Later" was given Friday evening in the high school auditorium. Dr. E Z Truesdell and Dr. .Stokes of McBee attended a county medical meeting at the home of Dr. Sanders ni Lugoff last week. Miss Leona Smith has returned to Columbia after a visit of several weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W H Smith. The Bethune school faculty attend ed the County teachor's meeting in Camden Thursday afternoon. Dr. G M. Horton was a visitor heer for short while Saturday en route from his home in Kentucky to Flor ida. Dr. Howerton was at one time pastor of the Presbyterian Church here. Mrs. Charles Rivers and little daughter have returned to their hrrni^ in ( Chesterfield after spending awhile with Mr. and Mrs M O Ward. WHAT IK RIGHT WITH THE CHURCHT For the past thre# Sundays f D? Wimberly has been giving some time ly addresses to tho Mon's Iti bio Class. The Ladies Bible Class joined with us last Srfnday, and the subject was: "What is Wrong with the Church?" No member of either of these classes can afford to miss these addresses. Notice the subject for next Sunday. What is Right with the Church? All men of tho congregation and t riends are invited to hear these thought provoking addresses. JACK MOORK, Secretary. Jurors to Serve For Second Week The following: jurors have been drawn to serve, for the second week of criminal court which convenes on Monday, October 30: \V. F. Russell, Jr., A. M. McLeod, J. C. Gillis, J. M. Gandy, J. K. Lang, W. D. Goodale, J. W. Boyd, A. D. Hurst, W. H. Drakeford, W. C. Catoe, W. H. Wooten, I. J. McKenz'ie, Tal madge Gardner, J. W. McLain, Cecil L. Gardner, Norman Truesdale, Cam den; C. P. Hilton, W. J. Powers, G. D. Munn, G. R. Truesdale, Frank Xoung, Westville; B. M. Rosborough, It. S. Ray, N. P. Gettys, T. C. Hinson, Lu goff; D. E. Baxley, Lewis Virtceut, D. A. Barfield, C. H. Broom, T. C. Jones, Ernest W?st, Kershaw; C. B. Watkins, W. A. McDowell, Bethune; T. M. Keith, J. T. Ross, Blaney; L. L. Bowers, Cassatt. John McCaa Dead ; Burial In Camden The funeral services for John Mc Caa, of Columbia, were held at Eau Claire Baptist church Tuesday after noon and the burjal was in the Cain den cemetery the same afternoon. Mr. McCaa's death was sudden and happened at'xt?:30 Monday morning at Andrews railroad yard. He ap peared to be in good health when he left his home, 3011 Bouknight street, Eau Claire, Monday morning arid went to his work at Andrews, where he was a car inspector. He had been in the service of the Southern rail way for more than 25 years and had been presented a gold medal in recog nition of his long and faithful -service. He was a member of the Eau Claire Baptist church and had the respect of all who knew him. ^Ie was 68 years old and was a native of Kershaw county. He is survived by his widow, who before marriage was Miss Theo Allen of Sumter county; three daughters, Mj&p Isabelle McCaa, Miss Elise Mc Q&a and Miss "Mary" -B,~ McCaa; one son, John McCaa, Jr., all of Columbia; four sisters, Miss Mamie McCaa, Miss Millie McCaa and Mrs. Will Rose borough, all of Lugoff, and Mrs. Lou ise Mickell, of Camden; two brother^ Jimmy McCaa and Willie McCaa, of Lugoff. BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICES The following services are announ ced at the First Baptist Church: Sunday school at 10 o'clock with C. O. Stogner, superintendent in charge,, public worship conducted by the pastor at 11:15 A. M. and 9 P; M. Morning subject: The Sin Of Doing Nothing, evening subject: An Important Question, Men's prayer- J meeting Sunday morning at 9:30, Senior B. Y P U. Thursday evening at 8 o'clock, Prayer and praise serv ice Wednesday evening at 8, Junior B Y P U. Sunday evening at 7. The public is cordially invited to attend all tho services of this church. 4-H LOCAL LEADER TRAINING MEEITNG M rs. Harriet P. Johnson, Girl's 4 H Club Leader, held the first training meeting at the Court House ast Sat urday afternoon with six leaders present. This is the beginning of local leadership work for girls in Krshaw County. -' A local leader is an older girl or woman who is intereated in tho girls of her community and who volun teers her services to help those girls. Mrs. Johnson is to come to the County every three months and give special | training to these leaders. That the leaders are cooperating with iM iss Craig, the Homo Agent, is shown by tho following letter: "Dear Miss Craig: Would love to be tho local leader for club. T think having those training meetings . every three months is simply splend id. You can count on me to help in any way I can." Those present for the first meeting were Mrs. W. J Hasty, Mrs A A West, Mrs L D Mroome, Mrs A B Holland and Misses Lillian Smith and Louise Hunnicutt. Mrs. Johnaon will hold the second training meeting the first Saturday in December. W?ll-F*?or?il M*n * 'f To be n well-fn vored mai. the gift r>f fortune, hut to write and rftad comes by nature.- Shake*pear?. ? *!$$