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DONT FAIL TO GET IN THE BIG PARAGE TO THE KERSHAW COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS TODAY * The Camden\ Chronicle ,n i =cgwag?aeB3'aaPaa8B'glw?a|W||>^ DAY, OCTOBER gft, 1?31 CREDITABLE EXHIBITS' AT THE COUNTY FAIRl ' With beautiful. weather prevailing ? Kershaw County Ffcir opened on [fcursW of this week with exhibits ni^ssiug those of recent years, In the general exhibit -buiMing the lisplay of A. J. Smith, of Bethtite, rho had samples from-, his florist |lock, a boautiful <Haplay of vegelibles, fruits and grains and earthed foods' of all kinds, it showed just i)?t is possible for one to raise on , Kershaw county farm* under pyes?nt times. W. T. Holley, of this county also b<J a fine booth showing all varieties of canned fruits, vegetables md home-made products. Cooked foods, candies, and in fact all things ko add to the hoone were found in his booth. ^ The Kershaw County Forestry Association, under the- supervi&ifirt, of the 9tate Forestry Association had a wonderful exhibit of wild life, partridges, squirrels, phensants and: wild jocks, shown in an attractive manMar. Their whole effort was put forth to show people how to turn loss into profit by saving the forest and protecting wild life and at the same time aid the forest to re-seed themxlves. The Health Department of-, the tounty had quite an attractive exhibit with illustrated placards showing the right food, care and things needed to better the most valuable cop of the county?the little ones. The 4-H Club booth showing dressIs, scarves, coats and all kinds of &ncy work made by the girls was a pretty sight to see. This also showed rhat could be done by a girl to beauify her room, her home and grounds grounding iho homestead. A place j ras given over to this same club for ( be displaying of all canned goods ad.made a most creditable showing j in their uniform sized jars and the | ityle carried out in packing the jars , hs most effective to the eye and I is some expressed it would be more a to the palate. :An exhibit of art goods done by liss Mary Sparrow received- much j amment. There were lovely hand- j Bade rugs, fancy work, cakes, pies | iad other good things. The Camden Floral Company sent ij courtesy many lovely baskets and wis of flowers that were used efktively in decorating. The Boy Scouts had a model camp surrounded by lovely pine boughs i had a perfect setting. They had Liample <tf knot tleihg^on display other articles that they learn to be in scout training. The Homo Furnishing Company an attractive booth displaying idios while the Camden: Ice Corntoy had several handsome refrigItors and ice boxes on display. ?orden Nursery showed a. lovely of shrubs, forming an invitr f ?ook, that showed what effect"b work can. be done by landscaping yard. H,The Home Economics Department |th dresses made by the students, B?^ fruits and fancy work to vie Pft those made by ladies with long Whence in the art clearly told department Is doing in" Bftorng the coming generations, p* General Farm Exhibits were B* finest seen here in many a year. Bjnost wonderful display of vege 3 w*re there. They were so arB?^ that uniformity in- size* and would help much in the market ^Tnese products. B?"* Vocat.L.;wl Agricultural Club BtVe f?unty had an especially fine of ' f-./odstuffs, in attractive Bjpes- They had a plot planted "I*ress'nfif u^e T Ken.-aI booth, the crocheted, ^.hand-woven quilts formed fl EF backgmund for the smaller arB**niade by th0 industrious houses' ?f the county. Fine sewing 'n dresses, scarves, boys'kinds of homebooths all., deserved Mention but especially the J? immunity booth, showing frorn flowers to, ? model KL ' *v*ry variety of canned Bp^jUetabW and" alParrairged |v,7'g manner. A moat effectB'**?round made <rf cm Her b+n? j .. ' "-/ < > *-v', and cane stripped, further carried out the idea t>f everything to use made oh a farm, In the Blaney community booth, besides farm products they showed further what is done thdre to make cash money, home-made furniture, a hand-made violin. Arranged in containers were seeds of all varieties, and a late watermelon, musk melon. Bethune and) Gates Ford had fine displays of household products, farm produce, honey, crealm, candies, even shrubs, in fact all display?' stressed that it is possible to raise in the soil of this county practically anything and of the finest grade. The entries in the fowl ^exhibit were many and unusually fine. Turkeys, of the bronze and Bourbon red were there vieing for honors. The chicken breeds were as follows: Rhode Island Rede, Barred Rocks, Wyandottes, ~~White Rocks, B la eke nfelders, Anconas, Mihorcas, White and Barred Plymouth, White and Brown Leghorns, games, bantams. Judges for this show were: P. H. Gooding, of Clemson; Mr. Beckwith, of the Spartan Grain Company, Spartanburg. A list of prize winners will be given a? a later date. < A. L. Durant, of Clemson, was livestock judge and many and fine were the entries he had to judge. In the pigs there were Hamtpshires and Poland Chinas. Mr. N. P. Gettys was the largest exhibitor of cattle and John L. Weeks' Hereford bull was grand champion in the be euchres. The 4-H boys did not mark their entries as being from the club this yeai\ but entered along with their | fathers and older men and will no | doubt make a fine showing, i Irf the same building with the livestock (were many pens of rabbits, Chinchilla and New Zealand, j Ducks, from the wild mallard and [ Muscovy and Pekin were there ,for judging qs were pigeons, Homers, White King and C-ameaur Thcye was even a pen of guinea pigs on display. At the time of going to press it could not be learned who the winners were in. the Dog Show and the Horse Show, held today, but these will bo given later. Many entries were made in each class and showed some fine horse flesh to be owned by i Kershaw county people. The midway, especially at night, with all its gala lights is attracting i the crowds tfaiiy. 'ThS^rTdihg devices, ever-popular with the youngsters are kept busy with their passengers. "Bingo," that old and young like toplay, draws its share of patrons. The fat man, the old plantation show, the house of freaks, all the-side shows are well patronized, and the carnival spirit prevails, drawing eloser urban. and1 rural population, thus forming friendships and good feeling for one another in discussing the problems to be met each day. This in itself makes a county fair a success, when each citizen takes his share of interest in it. Vt you cannot be with us, for any reason, this year, plan to be here- the first next year. Negro Man Killed Thursday Morning Hazel Dinkins, a 35-year-old negro, was instantly killed at an early hour Thursday morning at a point near^ Green Hill church On the ' Camden-; Sumter highway when he was .struck by a truck said to have been driven by Lee Dunbar of the parish dray; lines of Sumter. * Dinkins was driving a Model 1 Ford truck, and was on his way to Camden. Riding with him at the time were Robert Singleton, Sr., and Roberta Singleton, Jr. The -cars collided and the other two men in the smaller truck were injured, but not seriously. The coroner's jury held an inquest and are holding Lee Dunbar in jail as a result of their findings. Two western cowboys, in New York with a rodeo troup, held up gj^eataurant and rta patrons on Eleventh avenue on Sunday. TJey fl.n $40 or more in eeeh ***'" wTKL amount of fewelry^ Aa they teft the pfcee a police drove up. Ope wa* arrested and the ether efesped, Kershaw Couple Married Fifty Years Fifty year* ago October 25, 1882, Miss Molly J. Olark, of Lancaster, and J. W, Hamel, originally of Charlotte, were married. p For half a century they have lived together happily, loved and honored bv hundreds of friends, who join in wishing them many happy returns of their golden anniversary, which was celebated last night with a beautiful reception at their home in Kersl^r. For 41 years, longer than any other living man in South Carolina has run his own newspaper, Captain Hamel has been the feayless and able editor and owner of the Kershaw Era, a paper that throughout the years has reflected in its every issue the high character and the good, straight thinking of this good citizen. Throughout this time, Mrs. Hamel has been his ever strong helpmeet and they 'have eome, hand in hand, down the highway of life, leaving in their path good deefts, good words, and good feeling, which reap their reward now in the great affection that is theirs from so many friends. Captain Hamel, chairmap of the state plardon board, has found time In his busy years to give public service of his high order. He was a member of the constitutional convention of 1895, ser-Ved in the legisla-ture, 1905-06, was assistant clerk of the house, 1910-15, and bill clerk of the senate for a term. He has been on the pardon board for six years. He has always been a leader fpr law ^Ind order and was the only president of the State Tempetance and Law and Order league which figured so, prominently in the fight on the state j dispensary. In the legislature he was| a leader against the sale of whiskey. | j Captain Hamel was a presidential J elector to cast the vote of South Car-: . olina for Woodr-ow Wilson for his' .first term in 1913 and the title of j captain was acquired by reason of aj commission issued during the admin- i . istration of Governor John Peter ; Richardson and the present associate justice, M. L. Bonham, was adjutant; general of the state when Captain) Hamel served as captain of the I.an-' caster Guards, preceding the merging 'of the state troops into the National; Guard. j I Captain and Mrs. Hamel have rear-. | ed a fine family. Their only son,, ! James, died in 1919, at the age of 31.. i Xriving are four daughters, Mrs. A. j B. Hair, of Blackville; Miss Inez Ha!piel, who teaches at Bishopville; Mrs.; |,H. B. Magill, of Dillon, and Mrs. Sam I. Buist, of Macon. There are sev' eral grandchildren. ' ? * Death of B. J. Grier Benjamin J. Grier died at tne home of T. D. - Huggips, near Camden, on ; -OcloburlOtlr Mr. Grier had been an invalid for sev.eral years. He was born in Sum- j ter county and lived there most of j his life. Surviving relatives are two stepdaughters, Mrs. Jessie Campbell, of Sumter; Mrs. J. E. McGeevy, of New Smyrna, Florida; also several nieces and nephews survive. No Cars on Main Mayor R. Kennedy, Jr., chairman of the parade today asks that no cars be parked on Main street until after tho parade has passed. This is done to enable the spectators to better view the procession. i- Baptist Church Stuvkcs | The following services arc announced for Sunday, October 30 at 'the First Baptist church: Sunday school at .10 o'clock, Mr. C. O. Stogner, superintendent. Public worship conducted by the paator, J. B. Cafcton, at 11:1# a. m. and 8 p. m. _ Morning subject, "The Source of Encourage-j ment." Evening subject, '"Life Beyond the Grave." Weekly teachers'; I meeting Monday evening at 7:30. | Prayer and praise service Wednesday; ovening at 8. B. Y. P. U. Sunday [ evening at 7 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to attend all the services of this church. Advertising Boosts _ A. & P.Store Sales ? . " New York, Oct. 21.?Sales of the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea company increased $800,000 in the week of October 3 to 8 when newspaper vertising was increased by $18,000, officials announced todays * result* the company will increase its advertising budget in 1,200 fiSwspepers for the balance of the month. Honor Roll Students Camden City Schools * * Scholarship Honor Roll Grade 1?Mills?David Barnes, Jack Boykin, Elbert feyrd, Thornwell Hay, Francis McCorkle, Bill MPDowell, David Partin, Robert Thompson, Carolyn Baruch, Sybil Prakeford, Rhetta Halsall, Betty 'Muller, Mary Louise Norwood, Doris Rush, Lucy Smyrl, Jane Thomas, Pjrances We*t. Grade 1?Zeidp?Marion Brown, Briant Cox, tSheVby (Hugh, Cole McKenzie, Sannuiie Ogburn, C. L. Polson, J. B. Richardson, Eugene Sheorn, Bennie Spears, Marion Truesdale, I^antye Williford, 'Margaret DeBruhl, LeAtrice McOasklll. Grade 2A~Joe Christmas, Charlie Durham, Robert Freitag, Jim Gandy, Harold Hatfield, Dargan Jennings, Ned McDowell, Fred Ogburn, Billy Smith, .Hughey Tindal, Caleb Whitaker, Mary Cameron, Margaret R Cunningham Elizabeth Drakeford, Ruby Evans, Jflbllie Hancock, Betty Lewis, Carolyn Pitts, Beth Wilson, Louise Copeland. ' Grade 2B?iEvelyn Twitty, Hazel Beasley, F. J. Watts, Eivin Trapp, Thad Munn, Billy Munden. Grade 3(A?.Charles Boineau, Billie Clyburn, John Langford, Bill Mims, Vance Norwood, Marion .Schlosburg, Oolvin. Sheorn, Luther Soivell, Frank Sullivan, Kirby Tupper, Doris Babin, Betty Campbell, Ellen Dempster, Marjorie Dill, Artie Dixon, Juanita Godwin, Cary Guthrie, Beverly Hendrix, June ' Hoffer, Virginia Joyner, Peggy Litjle, Edna Moseley, Peggy McGuirt, Mary Pitts, Gwendolyn Shirley, Patsy Trantham, Virginia Mae Trapp, 'Mary Walsh. . Grade 3B?Hazel Horton, Dora Robinson. Grade 4A?Walter Mims, Charles MoCa.sk ill, Leonard Schenk, Jack S-myrl, Bi)ly VanLandingham. Carolyn Coo ley, Lois Gaskihs, ^Retta McDowell, Nettie 'Leese Qgbum, Frances Rhame, Cleo Smyrl, Jane Twitham< Margie Traxler. . Grade 5B (Oakes)?James Frye, Herbert Lee, Louise Newman, Mildred Player, Lorene" Smith. Grade 5A?Arthur Brown, Jerry Hancock, Herbert Moore. Billy Pitts,Wesley Pitts, Robin Zemp, Betty Boineau, Marjorie Hatfield, Phyllis Karesh. Beatrice KirkJawL Ann Wbitaker, Marjorie Creed, Marjorie Fischel. ' ; Grade SB (Cantey)?Annie Ruth Shoemake, Mary Atkinson, Virginia Riles, Walter Riggins. Grade 6A?David" Wallnau, Dally Jackson, Lottie ?myrl, Louise Dill, Ailcen Belk, Vashti Thigpen, Neta Kirkland, Elsie Redfearn. Grade 6C-Jack McLain, Beulah Cain. ' * Grade 7.V .. Aflnr Jnhimr Xouise ^Mickle, Paulette West, Jack Richards, Jack Villepigue. ' ^ Grade 7iB?LeRoy Caulder. Grade 8.?Caroline Cantey, Caroline Nelson, Alice Rebecca Rush, Jean VanLandingham, Nancy Thompson, Elizabeth Pitts, Minnie Sue Bruce, Naomi Walker, William DeLoache, Robert Marye, Harold, Harold McCallum. Grade 9--Mary Edith Copeland, Sadie Frietag, Fannie Mickle, Emily Sheorn, Lena Stevenson, Helen Tindal, Barbara Zemp, Eliza- Jackson, S. B. Hatfield. Grade 10.?Alvin Christmas, Stuart Clarkson, Frances McLeod, Leola Hudson, Mary Ella Moore, Ruth DeX&acbe ? Grade 11.?Elizabeth Moore, Marjorie Walker, Alvin Sanders, Rub^ Eddings, Lorine Strak. Attendance Honor Roll Grade 1 (Mills)?David Barnes, Louis Boone, Elbert Byrd, Alton Cole, Jack Deal, Thofnwell Hay, Josoph J nek sort, Franeis 'MoOorkle, Harold Rmlgers, R. W. Rodger*, Bobby Smyrl, Robert Thompson, Anne Campbell, Sybil Drakeford, Retta Halsall, Betty Muller, Mary Louise Norwood, Doris Rush, Sybil Sheffield, Lucy Smyrl, Jane Thomas, Catherine Watkins, Frances West. Grade 1 (Zemp)?Marion Brown, Shelby Hough, Sammie Ogburn, J. B. Richardson, Eugeno Sheorn. Grade 1 (Wolfe)?John Chewning, Alfred McCaskill, William Melton, Francis Shebeen, Margaret Clyburn, Frances Dixon, Carolyn Hall, Sible McKenzie, Doris Thomas, Doris Trappr Thehna Wilson. Grade 2A?Joe Christmas^ Charlie Durham, Robert Frietag, Jim Gandy, Harold - ffsbfield, Dargan Jennings, BilUe Smith# Hutfhey Tindal, Char lea Turnerf~ Dernice AMrich, Meta Boykin, dfary Cameron, Louise Copeland, (Continued no Las* PSf?)' ' - - -? r Rally Day Parade " Here This Morning {everything is being made ready for the parade today. Those taking part are requested to meet at the present court house at 0:30 so that all will be in their places at 10 when the march to the old court house on lower Main street will be made. Upon reaching the reviewing stand at the old court house the marchers are to break ranks and immediately afterwards the. speakers, Governor Ibra C. Blackwood and Hon. Roach Stewart, will make short addresses. Other distinguished visitors will be presented. * All expecting to take part in the parade are requested to find their places according to the following line up: . Motorcycle officers from the local police, county patrol and state highway patrol, who will jlear the avenue of parade. Fifty mounted modern Red Shirts, under Chief Marshall Henry G. Carrison, Jr. 118th Infantry Band or the University of South Carolina Band. Confederate Veterans and1 Red Shirts of 1870 in decorated care.' Distinguished visitors in decorated cars. City and county officials in cars. United Daughters of the Confederacy. Daughters of the American Revolution. American Legion Auxiliary. Spanish-American War veterans. American Legion veterans and visiting Legionnaires. Company M of the 118th Infantry under Captayi Brevard Boykin. Boy Scouts.' City Fire Department. Shrine Club, v Camden and Sumter high school football teams? Sumter High School Band. Between 1,500 and 2,000 school children of the cRy and county schools. Hoover buggies, Two Killed in ? Road Tragedy W. M. Wesberry, 50, of 2412 Park street, Colhmbia insurance man, and his father-in-law, J. A. Calloway. 80. of Bishopville, were dead today of injuries they received in an automobile accident last night near St. Stephens, in Berkeley, county. The two were fatally injured when the automobile in which they wer^r riding overturned while they were en route from Columbia to Kingstreo to visit the Rev. James P. Wesberry, pastor of the Kingstree * Baptist church, .a son of the Columbian. Mr*-Wesberry is a native of Columbia, and a life-long resident. Mr. Galloway had lived in Bishopville for a number of years. Mr. Wesberry was killed- almost instantly and Mr. Galloway died several hours after the accident! Mr. Wesberry was identified through information from Columbia after a "ring inscribed' with the name of his soh, the Rev. Jame9 P. Wesberry had been found on his hand. Investigators at first thought that the dead man was James P. Wesberry, but later learned he had been wearing his son's ring. ?Tuesday's Columbia Record* * AlUntioa Parents J. G. Richards, Jr., superintendent of the City. Schools, asks that we call attention in the columns of this paper to the fact that after the parade today, Friday, October 28, in which the school children will have a part, that parents of small^ children please meet them at the gates " the lair grounds whore the parade will end. This is done to safeguard the little' ones at a time when they will he in danger of cars, horses and the like. Jackson Hi Won Gaifie The game-of football played last week by Jackson Hi vs. Enrmett Scott Hi, of Rock Hill, was won by the local team 34 to 0. There will be a game played atAhe. Fair Grounds on Saturday, October 2ffth, 3 p. m., between Jackson Hi and A-very Institute, of Charleston. The grandstand on the east sride of the field will be reserved for white citizens and an admission fee of 26 cents "fori* adults and Iff cents for school children will be charged. . .. Fire believed UfHe due to defective wiring, gutted the third floor of the high school building at Mooretville, N. C, Sunday with a loss of $20,000. Court Engaged In Trial of Munn The October term of the court of general sessions of Kershaw county convened Monday, with his Honor, W, H, Townsend, Judge presiding and with solicitor A. Fletcher Spigner at his post of duty. The business of the court has moved rapidly along, a ? largo number of minor cases having been disposed, of. The grand jury mnde its presentment and recommendations to the Court on Tuesday afternoon. The office of Sheriff J. H. McLeod was complimented for the zealous enforccmennt of tho law and tho bringing of criminals to justice, and tho solicitor was highly commended by the grand jury for the able handling of the work of the coUrt, especially for the rapidity with which ho has disposed of cases, resulting in a large saving to the county. A On Wednesday morning the case of the state against J. B. Munn. former legislator and former constable under governor Richards, who killed O. L. (Buck) Holley late last March, wa$ again up for trial. Munn was tried at the July term, at which time the jury failed to agree, it standing ten for aoquittal and two for conviction. By reason of the prominence ' of the families involved, the case hds attracted wide-sipread attention.- It was hand fought before and will be as bitterly contested this time. Solicitor Spigner is being assiisted by former Judge Mendel I,. Smith in the prosecution of the case, while Munn . is represented by Murdoch M. Johnson. Jurors serving in the Munn case * arei N. M. Billinigs, Foreman; Henry If. Hopkins, G. R. Rush, D. F. Owens, Stephen C. Clyburo, G. ?. Rodger*, W. N. Gay, C. ty. Brown, W. h. Gofly Lewis L. Truesdnto, Joe Nettles" and Edwin 'Barfleld. * Cases disposed of before the Munn case began were as follows: Kara Melton and Claud Diggs plead guilty to grand larceny. Each received a sentence of nine months on tho chain gang. E. R. Long ami L. E. Howard, violation of the prohibition law. How- " ard was, tried in his absence and a sealed verdict is awaiting him^ Long plead-guilty and"drgw" a"TrontenCF~vtr~ three morfths and a fine of $100. On "J payment .of fine balance of sentence to be suspended. John White on a charge of larceny plead guilty and was sentenced to three years to run concurrently with a sentence ifnpogeflP that day. Charlie Brown plead guilty to housebreaking and larceny and received a sentence 6f one year. John Patterson, housebreaking and larceny. Plead guilty. Sentence one ^ year. John White and Tate Roberson alias Waddell Robersop ple^d guilty to housebreaking and larceny and each received a two-year sentence on the chain gang. Hasil Mitchell and George Martitf were charged with assault and battery. Mitchell was given six months. Nol pros-se as to Martin. Alex Danrtzler plead guilty to assault and battery and drew a sentence of two years. James Dennis charged with violation of the prohibition law plead guilty and was sentenced to six months. Heater Reynolds, violation prohdbition law, plead guilty, three months in jail. ' Foster Fortune, assault and battery, pleads guilty, one year. Lawrence Brazzell pleads guilty to violating the prohibition law and receives a sentence of three months in jail or a fine of $100.__ All to be suspended on good behavior. , Iye wis Clarke, Frank Carter, Reece Brown, Stove Anthony, McKinley Green charged with disposing of cotton seed not belonging to them were _ sentenced to 30 days or a fine of $100in each-case. After serving 10 days balance of sentences to be suspended during good behavior. - - Blanche Bradley, colored, assault and battery, plead guilty and got six months. Grand Jury Presentment The Kershaw County Grand Jury made its presentment to Judge W. H. Townsend on Tuesday afternoon and they pay a tribpte to the sheriff and the able solicitor. /Riey also, in very timely language, 'recommended that the comr|pr driegaticm>iir? the genera! assembly take some actfoij to sOfsvo the tax burden in this county. The n?*wt h stand by W. S. m (ConUnood on Loot Page) . .< . "ssife