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B ? ; .; - . L The Camden Chronicle Ifiirls' 4-H Club Camp I Was Well Attended K<' win ' I jjnety-ftve girls from tha various Idubs throughout the county gathered Ijttbe 4-H club camp Wednesday of um week 'or * two-day encampment. ftis cimp was a reward for work fell done. Ohe of the requirements vts that each girl complete the renatt-.work and have her record card j^to-dste. I j(rg, Chalmers Young had charge ?f the registering, and so great was Kg interest that toy ten o'clook more thin fifty girls had Registered and anip activities were well under way. I The general assembly hours were specially enjoyed. These were pre tided over by the club girls. On Wednesday Louise Gaskins presided. The devotional exercises were con dacted by the Rev. A. V. Smith, who bought the girls a splendid message. fie urged them not to scorn small things but to do the everyday tasks veil for it is the little things in life that really count, ? I Polly West presided over the Thurs day assembly hour. Rev. J. T, LittleHjohn's devotional message was an in juration not only to the club girls hut also to everyone present. He bought home the fact that unless one made the most of every opportunity she would not have a well-rounded four-fold development, such as is ex pocted in 4-H club work. I Mrs. S. C. Zemp, president of the U.i). C., gave a most inspirational talk on good sportsmanship. Since one of the aims of the 4-H members lis to learn to win without boasting and to lose without squealing, Mrs. Zemp's talk was most helpfuL I Mrs. Kuthleen Watts, the superinIUndent of education, was next dntro duced. She spoke of the dayelop mt of 4-H club work in Kershaw county. She urged the girls to put their best into their club work, their k)m^ work and church workr-if they j ojlfted to get the best in return.' hothef words, one gets out of life! ihat one puts into it. I Dr. A. W. Humphries spoke on the ntportance of personal health.' He his assisted with all the 4-H health j activities, having held the club con-j tests and assisted with the county j health contest. This co-operation is i appreciated by all the club women and j girls. j Since training in leadership is one! of the chief aims of 4-H club work, the girls had an active part on each' program. Dorothy West and 'Louise Gaskins gave reports of their trip to the state short course which was held it Winthrop college in July. Polly Hest, Louise Gaskins and Nancy Tompkins sang "My Country's Faith,"| the national 4-H club hymn. ! I Interesting demonstrations were cjven along the various phases of 4-H fob work done in the county this; J**r. Since every club girl is re Wired to can twenty-four quarts of fruits and vegetables, Miss , Jane Kitchen, marketing specialist, gave a demonstration oir- canning tomato face. She was assisted by -Mrs. Kate B. Gettys. : I Hit. Harriet F. Johnson, state prls club leader, gave demonstrations on correct table service. Attractive George Washington Sk"68 WCre mac*e from K^ro bucket w/ demonstration was .given , Craig, the home agent, as ?stedby Miss Jane Ketchen. of *r^aps most beautiful service the entire camp was the camp Are the canHio service CTi l^nesday evening. Songs were Bnd ctories told around the M?p ^e- Then as the Are light dimme- cach girl was given a jj*' ^rs- Johnson lit a candle at the state short course and jj^d the agent's and the leaders' ?s. who m turn lighted the girls' /^' typifying the close coopera ^ vm.. .rif> clubs in the county ,n tr-'' -tate. Then the club ?l-r ?- given and taps were sung. '^ came f?r this .evening fc/eCrea' "n ?nd music had a most ^PP?rtar.t rlanA A.V. 114 ^ (1 r-a.e in the camp life. ^ v?lyn Getty# had change of Tmn. UX: ar'd many club songs, tnd national songs were eny l'1t* 8Tirls. Swimming and Um vWerC under the supervision of be h* r8 n a ^ettle?. ?he has app)_ faculty of being one of the ^K^jl r than a leader and it is to say there were no slack titsH^ S *Vl'ettIeR began a game I (Wi!?ward the lake 'or a swim. ?od JLj whets the appetite so ?d tk CS ^ c?*?p. The kitchen w prepara?on of meals ware ** ?upenHrfon of l|rs. J. T. H . ?? j Gettys. Mrs. Getlys was ably assisted by Mrs. Shelby Tri^sdale, Mrs. John M. Croxton, Mr. and Mrs. Chalmers Young. Other ladies who came in for the day and assisted were Mrs. Earl Truesdale, Mrs. Sam Truesdale, Mrs. L. D. Broome, Mrs. Kate Gettys and Mrs. J. A. Bell. With this excellent corps of helpers the food was perfect. Late Thursday afternoon, after a swim in the lake the girls began leaving1 for home. They felt they had been rewarded for work well done and they are looking forward to the camp next year. ir~ More than fifty parents of the 4-H club members spent Thursday at the ftp/''."?~?' - >f ; ?-* - * ??: [Gets Right-of-way j On Highway No. 34 | (Frank H. Haskell, representing the right-of-way division of the state highway department, was in Camden last week and with the assistance of John T, Nettles, local business man succeeded in securing the right-ofway on State Highway No. 34, ,tetween Camden and the 'Lee county line. \ In every instottee the rights were obtained without any cost to the Btate or Federal governments? the property owners., being glad to have the paved road pass their way. ; ft is said that bids will' soon be received for paving of this route to Bishppville?the right-of-way through Lee county having already been obtained. Ttyfcjkiute to Lee county will measure a IWction ove* 11 miles. ; Property owners signing up to deed the rightrof-way without cost were: Hermitage Mills, Mrs. K. G. Whistler, S; H. Mickle, H. G. Carrison, Sr., Tfcr. A. W. Humphries, Mrs. W, M.j Brannon, Bank or Opmden, iForbes1 and Kennedy, C. V. Galloway, Estate of William Gaskins, (B. E. Sparrow, Mrs. A. B. Shiver, John T. Nettles, D. W. Joye, C. W. Shiver, T. B. Blyther, Mrs. Funderburk, T. S. Stokes, Frank Barnes. ' ^ ' Camden Shrine Club To Entertain Visitors i According to President Arthur IWellwood of the' '(Columbia' Shrine Club, members of that club have an engagement to be in Camden August 18 for a joint meeting of the Camden, Columbia and .Sumter Shrine clubs. The invitation was extended by President Sam Karesh of the Camden club, through President Wellwood and it is promised that the affair is to be a "humdinger"; translated into Shrine parlance meaning "OK America." The gathering is to be at the Woodward airport, preliminaries to start at 4 o'clock. Shriners attending meetings of the Camden club in the past are unanimous that there is not a more enthusiastic group in the state; their type of hospitality being unsurpassed. "Jess" Roddey, past potentate for Omar temple, is back fr&m the big | show at San Francisco and he will have a word to say about his trip. Charlie Mercer, potentate of Omar, [will be back from the same show by [then and he will likewise report. It is j thought that Frank Harrison, of Abbeville, potentate Of Hajaz, may run down for the event. Frank is taking a respite from his educational duties and this occasion will be fine opportunity for him to see those Camden nobles in action. The Omar temple band, of which John B. Rodger's JlT director, will make the trip and the Camden Shrine Club will absorb all tolls for Shriners wearing the fez while crossing the Wateree bridge.?The State. The above article from Wednesday's .State will be read with interest by all Shriners of the county and other citizens as well. A. S. Karesh, president of the local club, announces that the program committee is making all arrangements for a most entertaining and amusing program. All members of the local club are requested to be on hand and to see that the visiting Nobles have a great time. o i - ?* 1 Services at the Cassatt Baptist church on Sunday, August 14th, will be: Sunday school at 10 a. m. with Carson Gordon,., superintendent, Ik charge. Morning hour of worship at 11 .o'clock. On this Sunday the revival services will begin with Rev. H. J. Wood in charge, assisted by the pastor. The public is extended a cordial invitation to attend all ser[ vices. ? "7J ?; 1 ? Health Forces Judge Smith To Withdraw j Editor Camden Chronicle: . It is a matter of deep regret that 1 am forced to announce under the positive instruction of eminent physicians that I will be unable to make the race for the house of representatives in the ensuing primary. I am advised that such a course will probably result in undoing all that 1 have thus accomplished in the restoration of my health from an illness of the past three years and that it would be almost suicidal to undertake It. l am sorely disappointed as it was my purpose to present to the people of the county some county and state issues and conditions that are of vital importance in my judgment to their present and future welfare, with all the force and vigor at my command regardless of consequences. And it is my hope that the remaining candidates for this important office may haye thes> political courage and mari^ hood to present these matters as they are and propose the remedies, for only such should be elected. The last legislative delegation placed Kershaw county in the lead of all the counties in the state in the reduction of expenditures and the people should see that this splendid ( accomplishment is not defeated. This is no time in these days of an unbearable tax burden and governmental extravagance, when every j business is tottering on the brink of ruin, for petty politics, political trickery^ house to house canvasses and secret |Vote-getting pledges for every candidate should be weighed on i his public declaration of principles that he may be held to the strictest account if honored by the choice of the people and no intelligent and pat! riotic citizen should declare his support until he knows for whom and, ; what is more important^ for WHAT t he is voting. Such is the object of 'the campaign meetings, j If the people of the county...will | elect a Board of County Commissionj ers in sympathy with their real inI terests and a cooperative legislative j delegation the affairs of this county ! can be placed on a cash basis within ja comparatively short period. MENDEL L. SMITH. Enrollment Books Show An Increase The members of the county democratic executive committee met Tuesday to purge the club rolls for the thirty-four county voting precincts. In nearly every instance the books show an increase over the registration for 1930. The table below shows the enrollment for 1932 as compared with 1930: 1 VantP of ClHb J932 Abney 76 JT Antioch I?4 223 Bethune 301 517 Blaney 298 497 Buffalo 269 363 Camden I.337 *.?10 Cassatt.:..: 10T 139 Charlotte Thompson ..104 119 DeKalb^ 81 130 Doj^s Mill 101 Enterprise 83 Gates' Ford 38 I94 Harmony 45 37 Hermitage 283 Kershaw _ 410 479 Liberty Hill 83 93 Lugoff 101 139 TywlrVart . *** 1 Ned's Creek 128 ? Oakland 37 33 Pine Tree 8* 123 Rabon's Cross Roads .. 121 194 Raley's Mill J48 l?3 Roland 40 33 ?nlt'Pond 79 197 Sandy Grove 59 Shamrock .: :rrrr.. rr... 99 109 Sheppard 28 89 Shaylor's Hill 80 71 Swift Creek 84 72 Three CV" .7.".... ' 237 ~ 305 , Twenty Creek 71 Wateree 272 339 jWestville 159 227 Total M*2 7?779 P Democrat* to Sell^ Much Soap . Raleigh. N. C., Aug. 5.?Soap, not the soft kind but the genuine article, wiir be sold by young Democratic clubs of America, to aid in financing the campaign. Each bar will be in a red, white /ind blue wrapper, on it will be stamped "Democratic soap-^let's clean up America." The plan wae announced by Tyre C. Taylor, preaident of the national organisation. Local Man Honored By S. C. Fox Hunters George T. Little, of Camden, succeeded W. Aiken Khett, of Charles-, ton, as president of the -South Carolina Fox Hunters association, at the election of officers held in the chamber of commerce Wednesday morning. * J. J. M. Graham, Lake City, was elected vice president and L. B, Wingard, Columbia, was re-elected secretary and treasurer. The new board of directors named included: C. Y. McCants, Cameron; H. Kemper Cooke, Gallivants Ferry; John E. Dreher, Columbia; R. R. Shaw, Bishopvillo and Carl E. Epting, New Brookland. The board of directors will meet in Columbia on August ?6, to decide on a place and time for the -field and bench trials for fox-hounds.?-Wednesday's Record. Camden Man Wins Trip To Meeting J. E. McKain, local representative of the Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance company, was one of three men in South Carolina to win a free trip to a house party and convention to be held at Myrtle Beach beginning Monday,^'August 15th. 'The other two representatives winning this honor were Mortimer Muller and T.;JP. Davis of the Columbia agency. This house party and convention will be given by president T. A. Phillips; vice president, Harold J. Cummings; superintendent of agencies, A. Howard Blanton, of the Minnesota 'Mutual Life Insurance Company: Representatives of the Eastern states, comprising Virginia*, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Kentucky will send representatives to Myrtle Beach for the convention. To win the trip these men had to fulfil quota given by home office, since February 1932, for their territory. Appreciates Service Of James R. Belk Representative James R. Belk, who is a candidate to succeed himself, hns received a much-appreciated letter from a staunch friend and coworker on the ways and means committee of the general assembly. Hon W. M. Manning writes him as follows: "Rt. 3, Sumter, S. C., Aug. 6, 1932. "Hon. J. R. Belk Camden, <S. C. "My dear Jim: I am glad to hear, in going about in Kershaw county, that you are almost -sure of re-election to the House of Representatives. In my opinion you should be re-elected if?for no -other- reason than - for. the fight you helped make against extra pay and for economy and for the elimination of waste in government. If you are defeated, the state officials and the high spenders are going to say that the pieople do not care about, governmental economy; and it will make it all the harder then to get measures of economy through the Legislature. So here's hoping for a big vote and great success from "Your Friend, "W. M. Manning." , ?- 1 mmmmmmmm Revival Meeting - The public is cordially invited to the revival meetings to oegm at flat, Zion'Baptist chbrch on Sunday, August 14th. Base Ball Here Saturday The Base ball team of the Hermitage cotton mill played the team from 'Hall's Mill, near Bishopville, last ] Saturday, and. in 'an exciting, fourteen j_kining game, the Hermitage won 10 i to 7. This same team will play Be' thune here at the old Fair Grounds j near Seaboard freight office, on Sat; urday, August 13th, at 4 o'clock. Ladies free, gentlemen charged 25 ! cents. This will be a real game, so all base ball fans are especially invited. Baby Girl Left On S. C. Doorstep MeBee, S. C? Aug. 1.?A baby girl apparently about a month old and clothed in expensive garments was deposited in a basket on the porch of Mrs. W". C. Stewart's home here at an early hour of the morning- No clue of the identity of the baby's patent* could be found. Ranch Guests Join Search For Bandits ,? " The following is from an Emigrant, Montana, paper, regaling a chase 'for bandits in that wild section. A number of Camden people go each summer to Ox Yoke ranch where the climtUe is cool and comfortably Sheep, cattle and horse-raising are carriod on on a large scale in the wide expanses: "J. Leonard Graham and Walter 0. McClure, guests at the Ox Yoke dude rancK near Emigrant, and Charlie Murphy, owner of the ranch, joined Hhrold Elktns, Undersheriff Roy Hodges and Deputy Sheriffs Vern Meigs and Clyde Gilbert in the man-hunt for the robbers of the Security bank of Boseman last week, only a short time before the bandits were shot and kib led by a posse in tho Gallatin Canyoh. Horses were obtained at the Ox Yoke and the voluntary posse left for the Big Creek divide at four o'clock In the morning. All were heavily armed and aided the law'in every way possible. "After leaving the Ox Yoke, the. voluntary posse Accompanied the peace officials over the rough timberladen county of Big Creek, which leads into the Karst's Camp country, only a short distance from whore the j bandits made their last stand against the law. City Attorney Fred Lay of Bozeman came to Emigrant with u&ne full details of the robbery and expressed the idea that tho bandits might be hiding in this particular part of the country. ? ? "Tho dude ranch guests, throughout the long search, did everything possible to aid the officers. ' While their search proved in vain, they are, nevertheless, to be congratulated for the manner in which they volunteered to aid in the search for the wanted men." \ ^ ; - * ?J. ? Marriage Announced ( Mrs. J. E. Gardner, of Bethune, announces the marriage of her daughter, Blanche, to Mr. Carl Lightfoot. The marriage took place here April 18, 1932. Mrs. Lightfoot before her marriage mnde her home here in Camden, where she was an employee of the Schlosburg stores. Mr. Lightfoot is an employee of the Mulberry Plantation and makes his home in the summer in Tulsa, Okla. Kershaw Leads in Appropriation Cuts In 1932 as compared to 1931, the Tax League gives the assessed values and appropriations for tho two years. We reproduce below the percentage of reduction in each. The county savings net "40 per cent greater than the state savings. The- stars ahow increased appropri-. atioxrs in a few counties: Per Cent. Abbeville Aiken 28 Allendale * 13 Anderson ** Bamberg t Barnwell " Beaufort Berkeley 33 Calhoun Charleston 20 Cherokee Chester 26 Chesterfield Clarendon J? - Colleton . ;r. . .T~; . r'. r:v: . . ... 26 Darlington .... "Dillon 13 Dorchester 33 Edgefield 29 Fairfield 03 7 Florence 32 Georgetown Greenville *3 Greenwood ,?.?. - -- ^ Hampton Horry ..., 13 Jasper 22 - Kershaw ' I^ancaster ' Laurens 9? Lee 28^ Lexington 33 McCormick ^8 Marion Marlboro 26 Newberry Oconee 37 Orangeburg [ Pickens 04.3* | Richland VI . Saluda " r r?i-?22 ' Spartanburg ........ 08 ; Sumter 21 Union 2? I Williamsburg . ...... 20 York v - 88 Future Farmers Enjoyed Camp t? | On Monday, Jfculy 25th, six of the f Future'Palmetto Farmers from Camden with their agricultural teacher, H, Grenade, loftMo attend the Future Palmetto Farmers' camp. Thfs camp is located in the mountains about nine miles from 'Seneca and is u permanent camp foriboys who study agriculture I in the high schools of ^outh Carolina. e&r t Each year boys from all over the state go to this camp for a week's vacation. The I). A. R. school which was established by the X). A. R. in honor of th<j seven living Daughters of the American Revolution, is noar the camp, so the boys take their meals there. The camp is ono of the best I have attended and I think it is well worth any boy's money to go there u week each summer. During their stay they climbed the mountain known as Tainaskeo knob. On Wednesday they visited the tunnel *->in iStumphouse Mountain which was being dug during the civil war by Blave labor for the purpose of building a railroad from Charleston to some point in Tamassee, but which was never completed because at the close of the war tho slaves were set free. The last place visited was White Water Falls. This is pno of the most beautiful places in South Carolina. Leaving camp soon after breakfast Friday they went to Clemson college and spent most of tho day looking over the farm and buildings. Even though all were glad to get back home they were sorry camp was over. All the 'boys on the camp had a fine time and voted to return next year. Boys from Pickens, Chesterfield, Flat Creek- and DeKalb schools were in camp at this time.?H. Granade, agricultural teacher.. County Fair To Be Again This Year The annual Kershaw County Fair will be held again this fall under the auspices of the Atherican Legion Pbst No. 17 and the Camde^ Shrine Club. The dates have been advanced this year t\nd there will only be three days?October 27, 28 and 29. The midway will open as usual on Monday evening. Attorney M. M. Johnson has been named as secretary this year, and other changes jn the management will be: T. V. Walsh, general chairman; \ W. M. Alexander, assistant general chairman; Hughey Tindal, treasurer and Ifenry D* Green,, corresponding secretary. A number of Legionnaires and Shriners went to Hamlet last Thursday night to witness the Bunts Shows holding forth there during the North Carolina Firemen's Tournament. Those making the trip were T. V. Walsh, Jr., R. M. Kennedy, Jr., M. M. Reasonover, Leon H. Schlosburg, A. S. Llewellyn, W. M. Alexander, Hughey Tindal, John Whitaker, * Jr. With good prospects in view for fine crops, a creditable farm display will no doubt be gotten together again. Thomas Frazier James, Sr., a Spartanburg business man, was buried Sunday afternoon at his"^ native town of Darlington, where he / had killed himself at the home of a sister where he was visiting. He was 55 years old and leaves his widow, one son of the same name, one sister and three brothers. City Council Lowers Tax Levy The members of City Council are this week-mailing statements to tax payers that they have reduced the tax levy from 30 mills to 28 mills on each and every dollar of real and personal property within the corporate limits. The hooks for collection of taxes will be open the 15th day of September, 1932. The following discounts will be allowed and pennlties imposed: Two per cent during September; one per cent during October, November and Decemberf net during January and February; two per cent penalty during March; four per cent penalty during April; seven per cent penalty after April 30th. Twenty-ftve or Ufty per cent of taxes, if so desired by the taxpayer will be accepted rather than payment allowing discount or imposing penalty in effect it the time ef payment.