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. . Club Lamp' To Be Big Event ^icitionH are thut the 4-H Club , ind kM8 ?' K?**haw county to have a very enjoyable 9 it the 4-H Club Thursday and q of this week. A very interim program has been arranged 'outstanding leaders have .been ired to help with the program, jj intended that each' club boy jirl in the eounty should have jved a letter from the home %nd ity agents, but in case through t error some of the clufostera did receive their letter they are hereurged to attend the camp just same, bringing with them the iwing articles: I sheet, 1 blanket, e, knife, fork arid cup -or glass, fls, toothbrush, soap and toilet :les f?r >'our own Personal use,, , 1.2 dozen eggs, 1-2 dozen toocs, l head of cabbage, 1-2 galof potatoes, 1 live frying^ size ten, a watermelon and 60c to help iy the expenses of the camp. It oped by the agents that every boy and girl in the county will ible to attend as we feel that will be very much benefited by contact they will make with boys girls all over the county as well >arning from the leaders who are |y trained in this sort of youth lopment. fcamp is to be held at the 4-H Camp at Lake Shamokin (formcalled Childers' Mill) which is off the Camden-Lancaster higbnear Shamokin. The boys and are requested to report at the } not later than 10:00 a. m. rsday, July 10th. Oamp wU*l k about 5:00 p. m. Fridpy, July , Parents and club members will se make arrangements accord'- j r. The attention of the public espectfully invited to the fact on the whole the approximately clubsters have done exceptionally work and have contributed a 1 measure to the development on tter basis of our agricultural life iershaw county. The following ram has been arranged: i to 11, registration of club memi; 11-12, general assembly; 12-1, lie lunch; 1-1:30, organization? or system; 1:30-2, rest; 2-3:30, i band work, boys organization exercises; 3:30-4, group singing; ^.30, swimming; 5:30-6:00, ready 6:00-7:00, supper; 7:00i, ?d; 7:3<L8:30, games; 8:30camp fire (sopgs); 10:00 bed"fdaj: 6:30, rising bell; 7:00 liflg watch; 7:30, breakfast; 8:30group meeting% and put camp rder; 9:00-10:00, girls demonstra?nd boys formation and drills; I girls demonstration and boys ing hogs and corn; 11-42 general ably; 12-1, dinner; *1-1:30, rest; competitive games; 2:30-8:00, P singing; 3:00-4:00, swimming; <5:00, break camp. lonial Lake Proving Popular Lal<e *8 this Rea8<m atmore people than of any ^establishment. Mm. H, Jr"' ^a8 the management thl8 year arid be teHe-'u* ffu ? "hmber of partiefe from K.tfr - Lmter, an<1 ?ther 'towns *l\?g th^ lake this season. Lht* h^n* li8rbted with elechere and there, ree2g proves popular. E f ]?aV also taken adKart; , 0 picnic. grounds jartu-s go there often vfor this I*k. r COj hrveze can nearly ;"un5 thpre in the afterlb -am ,n. Po?Pl? are fortuAtsrby model little refcway Patrol I Get 920 in June July lO^-The report for the state highway patrol tor^aUd that 900 drivers were |\, #\n thftt month, paying a it* in fines to the where the arrests were made. un<ired and ten persons were piid 2 ^Tin* wWW intoxicated tted fi in Non* was "port said. Regnla* of ******** of the li,hilp ^"o*w convicted of drir = ...? -4-v Mt. Pisgah School Opens Next Monday Kershaw, S. C? July 18.?The lfltfl*82 school session *of the Mt. Pisgah school will begin oil Monday morn-? ing, July 20th, at ^ight o'clock. The first faculty meeting will be held Saturday night, July 18th. The faculty for next school year is as follows: A. D. Gaskin, principal of high school and teacher of English and history; Mise Lula Lee Williams, science and French; Miss Virginia Parker, mathematics and music; Mrs. W. J*. Byrd,^ sixth and fseventh grades; Miss Beulah Gaston, fifth grade; Misses Marie Sellers and Ottie Lee Robinson, third and fourth grades; Misses Mattie Louise Apple by/ Mrs. Nell Crenshaw and Miss Lucile Sutherland, first and second grades. Misses Ottie Lee Robinson, Marie Sellers and Beulah Gaston are attending summer school at Winthrop ' college this summer. The premium lists for the Mt. Pisgah Community Fair have been distributed throughout the community. Changes have been made providing for a separate department for household products and industries and separate booths fpr individual farm displays. Several farmers have already expressed the desire to exhibit the products of their farm in a separate booth. Last week the local teacher of agriculture attended the Annual Conference of Agricultural Teachers held at the 'University of South Carolina. He reports a very profitable week spent in the discussion of problems dealing with vocational agriculture. The following men spoke during the conference: Governor Ibra C. 'BlackWood; Dr. J. A. Stoddard, of the University; Mr. Verd Patterson, State Supervisor of Vocational Agriculture; Mr. R. D. Maltby, Director of Vocational Agriculture; J. C. Marquis, of the United 9tates Bureau of Economics, ^Washington, D. C.; W. H. Washington, Clemson College; J. W. Shealy, Commissioner of Agriculture in South Carolina; J. S. Hathcock, President of the South Carolina Cotton Cooperative Association; A. B. Lacour, representing the Federal Farm Board; H. A. Smith, State Forester and D. B. Anderson, Master of the State Grange. Visits were made by the vocational teacherB to the City Curb Market and to the headquarters of the South Carolina Cotton Cooperatives. R. C. HEARON DEAD Bishopville Man Married Former Miss Lydia Gifford of Camden " j Death has robbed Bishopville o? quite a number of her. citizens inJ past several years." The young and' the old have been removed from the, earthly scenes to toe ine oeyoriu. V While the death of Mr. R. C. Hearon was not unexpected it was sadly regretted. He had bteen in ther hospital i.ut Florence for some thing that medical kkil^aoultfc dS^mi* done, but the time h*| come and there was no staying ofltbd hand of the g*ip? reaper. He died. Sunday morning. The funeral wme held at the home on Main street. A very large gathering, of people witnessed the last end scene. A long line of automobiles carried the remains and the sorrowing relatives and friends to the Bethlehem cemetery just out from the city where the deceased bad lived. The services were conducted by the Rev. W. I. Herbert and the Rev. DM. Mclver, D. D. His age was 44. Mr. Hearon was a^cotton buyer on the Bishopville market and wiuely known over the country., . He was the son of J. M. Hearon* nlso a well known buyer of Bishop*ville. Besides his widow, who was Miss Lydia Gifford, two sons survive, Robert and Victor; his father, mother; three brothers, E. E. Hearon, Lavernc and Will; four sisters, Mrs. Cy Griffin, Mrs. W. G. DesChampa, Mrs. Tom Rembert and Miss Ora Lee Hearon, 11 of BishopvilleJHshopvMe MesProtracted Meeting at Befoge A protracted meeting will com- . mence at Refuge Baptist church on the Ixx&bart toad on Sunday, July 26th, lak 8 p. m. <Fha preaching , will be by the former pastor. Rev. J. TOuten' and Will confinue throughout tha week, lb# publk la cordially in-, Vitad io tin meeting. Finding oTTPurse v May Sol ve Mystery Kershaw, July I2.?Inten8e interest pud widespread discussion in the town and community as to the id?nt?ty of the murderers of Wylie Pattersdn, hard working and respected Negro farmer, whooe body was found riddled with giinshot and his throat cut after hid person hud been robbed of money he was known to have had about ayear ago on the outskirts of the town, has beep revived by the finding of tho Negro's4j>rse containing private papers by workmen repairing a house in town. This house, which is now occupied by the Ellis family, was being lived in at the time of the murder by Tom Whitely, young man, who was arrested, charged with the murder. On going to trial at Camden, tho first trial resulted in a mistrial. Being tried, Whitely was acquitted after a hard fought trial. Officers, searching WhitelyV hpuse shortly after the -pturdsr, found bloody clothing in a close V\4fy^h? house. In tearing out this closet, the purse of the dead Negro Was jarred loose from ujigpip the ceiling above the closet amf^found by Mjrs. BHi?, who turned it over to Magistrate Christmas, who now has it in his possession.. Officers working on have always thought there weird two men involved in this crime 'fed, believe they will eventually f i n4 / djjp^ jjfU i 11 y persons. '' 7AV"1? Methodist Church Services^. i,V , Lyttleton Street Methodist church, Warren G. Ari&il, preacher in charge. The services for Sunday, July 19, will be as follows: 'Sunduy school, with Mr. L. C. Shaw, superintendent, at 10 a. m.; Epworth League at 7:45 p. m.; preaching service at 11:15 a. m. and at 8:30 p. Thd public is most cordially invited to attend all the services of this chufch. We are always delighted to have visitors With Us.' Oome and spend the hour wittf us; your presence will help us. Mid-week prayer service every Wednesday evening at 8:30. First Baptist Church Services The^ following services are announced for the week at the First Baptist church: Sunday school at 10 o'clock, Judge Mendel L. Smith, superintendent; 11:15 preaching by the pastor, subject, "The Mission of Jesus." Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 8:30. Senior B. Y. P. U. Thursday evening at 8:30; Junior B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening at 7:30. v. The public is cordially invited to attend all the services of this church. ^ Camden Boys at Ft. Barrancas jjflj\>rt Barrancas, Fla., July 13.? A. & ?lirkson, Jr., who graduated last month Emm the Citadel is on duty as a reserve lieutenant at Fort BarranJFIcrSda. Claudius E. Watts, a member of the present senior ciass at the Citadel participated in the recent highly successful demonstrate drill put on at Barrancas by cadets. yV- ' ft.' * Many Fines Collected State Highway Patrolman J. F.. Kahler, operating out of Camden for Kershaw county, reports that on Sat-* urday he collected fines amounting to $115 from motorists caught violating highway rules. The charges included driving without lights and failing to stop at roads entering state highways. Mr. Kahler states that since the patrolmen have been actiV^y enforcing the law, careful motorists say they note a marked improvement on the highways. Revival Meeting at Antioch A revival meeting will begin at AntipdKrJBaptist church on the third Sunday^; w'july, which is the 19th. a. m. and 8:00 p. Whaley will be in charge. The cordially invited. Medals Those front. this section who were s^>;the Citfsens MiliUr^ Fort Braw* N. best essay in each batter}^' went to Murray jCfcfdjrn, of Bethune, of Battery Kbin T. Truesdale, of Bstterjk ^?jj*arent a medal foy best rifle bis battery. Truesdsle was also given a try-out with thirty men, Wiring the highest scores for the> National Rifle shoot at Camp Peyry, Ohio, In August fit w4H be pne of sly men from Camp Br*g? ^^UP^WMmtadj^tha Corpa Area < .ri-j 5 ? ' s=arnBsrssmaammmmBess! Cream Shipments" Begin July 23rd The cream route for Kershaw county has been definitely arranged.^Shipping points have been designated and the first trip will be made Thursday, July |3rd. Thf stop8 for the cream truck are: Liberty Hill, 9:30 a. m., R. C. Jones' storej Camden, 10:00 a. m., Camden Feed .and Seed Store; DeKalb, 10:15 a. m., S. C. Truesdale's Stdre; West ville, 10:30 a. m., R. L. Rejl's Store; Kert^haw, 11:00 u. m., Kershaw Mer- 1 cantne and Banking company. For the present the truck will be 1 operated only once per week?on ' Thursdays. It is now up to our farm people J to supply the sour cream if this service is to continue. Everybody in th^-county is requested to help encourage neighbors to keep cows. T?lk it over with your banker. The cheeks you will receive for your sour cream will look pretty small if compared with your cotton check?-but don't pass judgment on your cow and cream business until ? you multiply your weekly cream check by 62?<weeks per year. Then consider tha value of the manure and <?3l ?yalue of the skim milk for chickens, .pigs and calves. Don^ overlook the increase?one calf per year?a heifer every other year on an average. The price of sour cream is rather low right now?22c?but indications are that it will be higher in a few weeks. Arrangements for this cream route were made with the Piedmont Creamery, Mr. T. H. Chiles, Mgr., Rock Hill, S. G. Let's have a good load of sour cream for the first trip, July 23rd. Clows, hogs, poultry will help us put Kershaw county on its feet. Anyone needing additional information or help in getting started shipping cream will please call on the county agent, Henry D. Green. Two Men Held Here For Theft of Car * Two white men are being held in the Kershaw county jail charged with the theft of an automobile stolen ar Charlotte, N. C. The men gave their names as Fred MoCorkle and Jerry Kane, ni)d home address as Charlotte. Their arrest came about Thursday night about midnight when the stolen car driven by the men crashed into a car belonging to C. L. Little, of Camden, while waiting at the Wateree toll bridge to pay his toll. The car was traveling at a fast rate going toward Columbia when it took to the left side of the toll bridge, hittfng the cement curbing and itiier jnr. uitorou cthv - r , ?- ' Both men seemed to be under the Influence of liquor?one remaining with the car and the other escaping to the Bwatnp. State patrolman J. F. Kahler and Deputy (Sheriff Cooley were called and succeeded in capturing both men. Inquiry from Lexington, N. C., by the sheriffs office proved that the ear was the property of a Mr. McKay, of that place. Both men were turned over to a United States commissioner at Columbia and will bo held for trial in Federal court for the theft of the car. Mr. Little's car was not badly damaged, but th* stolen car was badly damaged. > ri' CHURCH DAY EXERCISES , Mt. Piagah To Lay Cornerstone .On Saturday, July 25 Rev. M. B. Gunter, pastor of Mt. Pisgah Baptist church in the Buffalo section of the county announces that on Saturday, July 26, they will hold church day exercises for their new brick church only recently completed. The exercises will begin at 10:30 o'clock with a devotional scf^ice: At 10:50 an address will be delisted by Dr. Charles A. Jones. At.JTf^2? an address by a speaker to secured. At 12:00 laying of the cornerstone with ah address by Hon. W. F. Stevenson, congressman from this district' At JS:P0 dinner will be served in the ceel basement of the church;- i. At 12rl6 another address will be by a.speaker yet to be named. Adjournment at B o'clock. The good people of Mt. Pisgah issue a cordial invitation to the public in eh joy the daqr with them. ... ?J A ?I J1.JL.__JL. Miss Phyllis Carrison As "Miss Camden" - ' V/; ' At th? regular monthly meeting of "elk Po,t. American Legion, on Monday evening the following offers were efeeted for the coming year to take effect October t: M. M. ItcasoiHW*.- commander; W. J. Jiasty andCrolley, v#te commanders; V?,M, Alexander, adjutant; I,. I.. W?]lnV\hV?nance of. fleet; I. I>. Christmas, cha?Win; Arinur Clarke, service ofJMer; >|. F. Lobb, publicity chairman, Delegates were elected to go from this post to the state C0DV^t\ti6As^to be held in Charleston on Jliljf 27 anil 38. A large number of Legionnaires also expect to go to represent the home ^ity of the state comu)?ndev, A. Stunley Llewellyn, who has had a most successful term in, off ice. During his time as state commander of the American legion the membership of the legion in this state has been increased from seven thousand to nine thousand, six hundred, and with two weeks to go it is hopeck'that the goal of ten thousand will be reached. Many new posts have been formed throughout the stute und others given new life by personal help from the commander. '.{ A committee composed of Hughey Tindal, Jack Whitaker, Jr., and Sam Karesh was iiskcd to select a young lady from Camden to go as ^Miss Carftden" to the state convention and be entered in the contest for the crown of "Miss American Legion of South Carolina," to be held at the Isle of Palms on Monday evening, July 27th. Miss Phyllis -CfcrHson, daughter of Mr. and 'Mrfc-'.HPiQl'-Carrison, _ Jr.A hag 'been selected and all Camden feels sure she will creditably represent our city and legion-post. " ? ? . * ' MR. DRAW I) Y DIED HERE Former Colleton Man Was On a Visit To His Son Here Lucius Bellinger Drawdy, 76, a native of Colleton county, died here at the home of his son,^A. JJlyde Drawdy, on North MiU street. early Tuesday morning. . Since the death of his wife^ gbput six years ago, Mr. Drawdy making his home with his children and came to Camden about a mtfjlt'h ago. He is survived by six son? and tw6: daughters, A. C. Drawdiy/yj^ftmden; L. M. Drawdy and H. ^^DraWy, Jacksonville, Fla.;~A. T.^TJrawdy, Madison. Fin, f 'D P Dyvwdy, fiavnnnah, Ga.; C. M. Drawdy, Harteville;' Mrs. J. J. Sineata, Round Oak, and Mrs. Fritz Garvin, Johns Island. ... The body was taken to Hitter* near his old home in Colleton count? Tues-' day afternoon, where the funeral services were J>eld from ZSbeaexe!*' Methodist church at 6 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. ~ ^ Death of Former Camd$n Lady Miss (Sophie Jeanettt-.'^ronson, aged 09, a former residentviraiinden, died at her home, Ben ASpartanburg early Sunday mopi^'and her remains were brought toCamden on Tuesday for burial in^tho Camden cemetery. > . Miss Bronson will be pleasantly remembered by many 0<f \ 'pth ^^ple. She resided at her home on east DeKalb street until a number -of years ago when she retrieved to;\Atlanta, later going to <Sp*rtahbur? make her home, -n >/.?_? She is survived Iby" three nieces, Mrs. G. D. Camp, Mrs. W?/JC.'.Qgbutn, Misg Bessie Bissell, and two nephews, Edward Bissell and Robert Bissell, all of Atlanta. To Have Revival Meeting A series of revival services will begin on Sunday, July 26th, at 4 o'clock at Mt. Olivet Baptist church. Mr. Sam M. Lawton, w)jo is a graduate of Peabody Collegd, Nashville, Tenn., will have char$*.of the meetings. The public is cordially invited to attend services each evening at 8 o'clock. Church nSfigp There will be service*' at the following Baptist churcbe* Sunday, July 19th, Bethany (WeetviDe) Sunday school 10 o'clock; preaching .afilX~ o'-* clock. Beaverdam, Sundka? ^ school 3 p. m.; preaching at 4. $%/. OWiklW Sunday school 10:90 Ming 8 o'clock ^ifc. T. pastor ' <W: Legion-Shrine to Operate County Fair The Kerahuw Countv Knir B^Po " AA' ??IK I out American Legion and Club wl*roby th?y ODeriitinn munuKemu.it uuil operation of the fail- for the nJ\? two years. 10X1 t J C"unt>' CommitU ? .wunty the homo deFarm w ?n IKt,ni 8nd th<? Council of ' oriruniiatlons The Legion-Shrine will take it over a percentage basis and it will ?*> conducted along the usual line. The same carnival attraction, Cetlin an I fall with mW"' Wl" be ht>re ttKHin this ; w,th new amusement features. ? ''r];e ^Ki^inaires and Shriners nevsuccess^ "n? u ,)flro,)^it,on Without , nd with l influence reaches fa. ' working voli*\ tW? wording whole-heartedly together Kershaw county will put over tno best fan- m its history this fall. With prospects all over the county for one of the largest yields of farm produce and vegetables there should trouble in overflowing the exhibit booths. A large num&r of ot farmers have gone in for hog-raisMJFr cattle and poultry and the exhibits in this department should also be intensely interesting. Braces Ordered for Crippled Farmer Adolphus Dowey, a worthy young man about 28 years of age, a farmer of West Wateree, lust vear suffered a sunstroke in his field and since that time has lost the use of both legs. His misfortune was noted by civic organizations and individuals and an examination by Dr. William Boyd, of Columbia, and Dr. White, of the Shrine hospital at Greenville, led them to believe that through the use of leg braces the young man would be enabled to regain the use of his limbs. Through the help of those listed below the braces have .been ordered for the young man. It is hoped that he will soon be able to regain iiis health and take up his work again to help support his family of a wife and two children. Those contributing to I this cuuse were: Camden Rotary club $2-5, Mrs. E. E. Mandeville $25, Carl Schlosburg $10, individual donations from members of the Shrine club $11, C. W. Birchmwe^elaflSp-MethodiHt Sunday school $5,50, W. H. Harris $5, R. fe. Danforth $10, Mrs. George R. Cook $5, Red Cross $6, Associated Charities $5, Men's Jewish Club $5, Lugoff Church $15, Dr. John W. Corbett $5, cash $18.50. * Mayor Kennedy Makes Request Mayor Robert M. Kennedy, Jr., -authorizes The Chronicle to request ^merchants, business men and car owners of the city to plense park their autos on the side streets or , wherever possible in back lota on Sai, urdays. ^ This request is made in order to give more parking space for rural or out-of-town cars, whose owners come here to do their tradings, The mayor Ra.?? that if this request is heeded it will not be necessary for city council t*L-naBa an oedinpnee. fjxiqg a time limit for parking on. Main street. Hoie-in-One Made By Popular Golfer Rotarian of Camden made a hole in Jf* j^day on the fifth hole of the Camden Country Club. This hole has numerous hazards and is onV hundred and thirty-seven yards in diei tance. Mr. Yates has been playing the Scottish game for at least thirty years and this is the fourth hole in one that he has made. -u, He organized and is now president of the Sarsfleld Golf Club which is,., recognized as one of the oldest golf/ courses in the state. He is seen daily on the linkR and despite his sixty-odd years of a$e he can now give old man par a close battle. In fact he is much sought after in case the Country club desires a strong playfcr in competition against nearby towns. He loves the game and his sportsman-like manner on the links and off has caused ev- i eryone to hold him in high esteem. Mrs. T. T. Truead&le and little daughter, Katherine, and Miss Sfcrah Lynn Richey left Sunday for Montreat, where they will spend the remainder of the summer. Cream Meeting?Important .*-w All parties now interested i* shipping cream or who expect to be interested in the future ere requested to meet at the Court House in Camden, Priday, July 17th, 10 40 a. m. Mr. Ralph W. Coarsey, dairy t|iecinlist, wrill.be with us and the matter of shipping sour, cream -will be discussed from all angles. Please notiff Tovr neighbors, reqnests Heady D. Green, county agent. - V-, ? 1 . -- _ " > ^ * 'T * 1 V