Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Sizes: 11 to 17. Colors Cruiser grey, sand tan $7.98 The Smart Shop Camden, South Carolina [Kershaw Schools Open September 5 The Kershaw public schools will open the 1940-1941 session Thursday morning, September 5, at 8:30. Patrons of the school are extended * a cordial Invitation to attend the brief opening exercises in the high school auditorium, Thursday morning ' at 9: 45. The school authorities express the hope that all children entering school for the first tlms.ithia full will have already been vaccftttttbd In keeping with the state schottl law. The fteachers for the coming session are as follows: For the grammar school,. Miss Mildred Pace, Miss l.outeo Benton, Miss Mary Haygood, Miss Oharlotto Magrath, Miss Mary Hraslngton, Miss Kloise McKlnney, Miss Gertrude Sowoll, Miss Ruth Wstridge, Miss Catherine Mann, Miss Elizabeth Dorroli, Miss Pearl Ayera, H. A. Lynch, principal, and C. V. Hodges, principal. The following are the high school teachers: Miss Virginia Holliday, J Miss Margaret Rogers, Miss Katharine Mlms, Miss Bthlyn Berry, Miss! Jessica Flowers, O. A, Stoudemlre. W. S. Patterson, S. F. Reynolds, R. B. Carson, principal and C. L. Rasor, superintendent. The members of the Kershaw public schools board of trustees are T. V. Hough, chairman; D. E. Catoe, secretary, and Dr. W. B. Turner. Antioch Schools Open September 5 The Antioch school will begin the 1940-1941 session Thursday, September 5 .The public Is invited to attend (he opening exercises to be held In the auditorium at 9 o'clock. All pupils are asked to be present on this opening day to complete registration. Classes will begin Monday, September 9, at 9 o'clock. Parents are urged to have children vaccinated before starting them to school. School buses willx>perate on regular schedule Thursday, September 5. The following is a list of the faculty: Grammar school: Mrs. Elmo Brown, Camden; Mrs. Chrlsteen Pate, Bishopvllle; Mrs. Preston Rivers, Camden; L. C. Boykin, Bishopvllle. High school: Miss Frances McDaniel, Basley; Miss Nancy Watts, Camden; J. A. Klnard, Superintendent and agricultural teacher. Midway Opens September 10 According to an announcement by the superintendent and the board of trustees Midway school will open Tuesday, September 10 at 9:00 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to attend the opening exercises. Any patrons are urged to let the pupils attend on the opening date whether or not they can. attend regularly, so that a full registration can be made. The faculty for this year is as follows: First grade, Miss Neva ShanJLilackslOLCki-^aecond....and third grades, Miss Grace Kinard, Prosperity; fourth and fifth grades, Miss Eva -frby. Camden; - sixth and seventh grades, Mr. Arthur Stokes, Cassatt; ,High school. Mrs. Arthur Stokes, Cassatt; Miss Rosa bell Carter, Union; fMiss Grace Harnett, Westminster, and "Ford B. Stanon, Superintendent. Trustees: J. R. West, J. E. Branuon and J. B. McCoy. BROWNING HOME WILL OPEN ON TUESDAY, 8EPTEMBF.R 10 Browning Home and Mather Academy will open for the new school year on September 10. It is important that a student begin the work of the year at the beginning. A fee of $1 is charged to those who enter after September 10. No studentaccented after September 23. Local ' Calnden pupils who expect to enroll are asked to do so on September 5, 6, 7, Books will be sold in the afternoon of both September 7 and 9, and not again until September 11. Notice of Second Prinruury Election Kershaw County Democratic Committee met Thursday, August 29, at noon and declared all officers running without opposition as being elected. In the other races a second primary was ordered to be held Tuesday, September 10. Those in the second primary will be two candidates for the House of Representatives; two candidates for office of Game Warden; two candidates for the office of Magistrate for De<alb Township; two candidates for the office of Cotton Weigher. The same managers and voting places will serve in the second primary. Some manager of each precinct is requested to call at the Court House Saturday. September 7. for boxes, tickets and other blanks necessary to hold said election. J Team Gettys, County Chairman. A. W. Humphries, Secretary. The Mexican government appointed appraiser, has fixed a value of $34,545.531 for producing and processing properties of foreign oil firms expropriated by Mexico on March 18, 1988. Altho the companies never announced .a valuation figure, their holdings generally were valued at between $200,000,000 and $400,000,000. Th?nk? Frew* Mr, D?Pw I desire to thapk the pemocrat* of Kershaw County for nOtulnatlo ' ma for the office of Master, In the primary. The hono.r of tnaklug the race unopposed was appreciatedRespectfully yours,,.* , W. I* DePase* Jfe j i From Mr. Barfteld 1 wish to extend my thanks to the voters of upper West Wateree for their tine support they gave me August 27. re-electing me to the office of magistrate. - ? Many thanks, .. ,\Joe pi Barfteld From Mrffc' Hough I wish to thank Wle Voters of Kershaw County for th& handsome vote given me In the recent primary for the office of Game Warden. I will appreciate your continued support ' on Tuesday, September 10. Respectfully, '* }v Mrs. Clarence "Hough Mr. 8owtll. Returns Thanks . To the Votera of kesefcaw County:' 1 wish to express nw dfifp appreclation for the handsomer Vote accorded me in my race fpr?t)ia.offlce of Game Warden, and I hope (or your cpntlnued vote and lntth?bce in the second primary. ;r- . ?. i Very respectfully yours, 80WELL. Thanks FroW^r.' Thornton To vox ??<! vp|efs of Kershaw county: I Wsn to thank each and every one for the vote they gave me in the race for the House of Representatives. Putting me < In the lead ,for a second rac* I hope you wil^ cause me to* continue to lead pn to victory In the second race. Yours respectfully, JAMEg M yTHORNTON. Thanks From Mr. Clyburn I am very grateful for the fine loyalty of ray trlendB shown In Tuesday's primary. If re-elected it will be my purpose to cqntlnue serving the people of Kershaw county to the best I of my ability. Your support In the second primary will be sincerely appreciated. Respectfully ypurs, L. C. CLYBURN, Sr. Thanks From Mr. Arranto To friend and foe, good and bad, poor and rich, I say, thanks for your I kindness shown on last Tuesday, and may I have your confidence and cooperation during the years to come. I will do my best, and any time that } I can be of service to you, whether I it be in public or private, do not; j fail to let ma know. Sincerely your representative, | J; CLATOR ARRANTS. Thanks From Mr. .McLeod I wish to lake this opportunity to thank the voters of DeKalb and West Wateree townships for their support in the election of August 27. The vote shows that I am In the second race for cotton weigher, and I hope that you will stand by me in the final election September 10. Your vote will be highly appreciated. ' A. L. McLeod Cadidate for Cotton Weigher Thanks From Mr. Jones This is to express my appreciation for the handsome vote g^ven me by the people of Buffalo Township, Kershaw County, for Director. I shall try to be fair to each and every one, friend and foe. In my heart I have no enemies and the fact that a person may have voted against me will not have any bearing. on any act of mine. Again thanking you, I am ?Sincerely yotrrt, Paul E. Jones Mr. Davis Returns Thanks To The Voters of DeKalb Township: I wish to take this means to thankthose whom I do not see personally for their support in my race for Magistrate. I am .deeply grateful for your support In this primary and shall appreciate your continued support in the second primary to be held on September 10. I wish to renew my pledge to make you. if elected, the best Magistrate it is humanly possible for me to be. Respectfully. C. E. DAVIS. Thanks From Mr. Clements Editor Chronicle: Please allow me space to express my appreciation to the voters of Flat Rock Township for the support given me for magistrate in the primary election of Tuesday last, r fe?l deeply grateful to the voters of my home precinct, who gave me such loyal support and those conscientious friends in other sections, who supported me jrdfcardless of local conditions and Influences. While I failed of election, I thank every one who contributed in any way to the right and just claims of our leolat^d section," and my personal support. Very truly yours, G. R. Clements Liberty Hill. Aug. 28, , From Mr. Betoon r. To the Editor of The Chronicle: I wish to thank the people of Kershavy county for the vote given me in my race for the house of representatives. The vote that you gave me I tako as an endorsement of the things that I stood for. I wish to say that I am sorry that there were some people whio were misled by misrepresentation and false rumors about me to this effect. That I was put In the race by some one else who paid my expenses without any cost to me. As a result of their rumors and misrepresentation. my vote was decreased? other parties were Increased. When elections are decided on factions, the people are the losers. My purpose in entering the racer wae to try-t<r do something that would be of help to the people when we are faced at present with some of the most serious problems that the state and nation have ever been faeed with. At this time I think we seed man who can and will see and handle these problems for the best interest of the peor pie. JOHN RABON. / Negro Held FoT*^ I Taxi Stickupl by"?h,.Kru^, 'j 2^^? iS^neeburK a,ui counties, T*V*d Murray, 20, year * negro. whh arrested Saturday Ing at Holly Hill on a < !??,Kt. of I bery by force of, arms a?u retur^B to the Sumter &Mnty. Jail wh will await trial Hix general segaj^jB court In November. Friday afternoon about J. 30 vJI ray hired James Baker, a 1UKro driver- to tak^ him to .Dlnkln'a Mm9 and he agreed to pay him fifty ceoS for the trip. When they reached tbl rulll Murray drew a gun on the (ir|Ver9 and forced Baker to take him to ??] taw Springs. * A warrant was sworn out by Bah* I Saturday morning for the arrest nil Murray and Chief W. of th I Sumter Rural Police, bWicer c. g I Emanuel and Officer DeBruhl 0f th?| Camden Rural Police went to Holhl Hill where they were Joined by gifl fleer Kysej* of the Orangeburg rural! police. The. officers arfested Murnjl In a short while after he was ideatii lied by Baker and "Harold Hham?B a colored boy who accompanied tbsaB on the trip Friday afternoon.? day's Sumter Rem. ^ rhame named second r i lieutenant at the cita6u.! Charleston, Aug. 29?J. M Rhtmf I of Camden, S. C., Is listed as a second I lieutenant In the cadet corps at Tb|l Citadel, the molltary college of South | Carolina, In the supplementary jp. I polntments announced today by Lieut- I enant-Colonel W. L. Robert, professor 9 of military science and tactics. | Appointments are made accon??*9 to relative rank in classes. Ths to-1 dividual rating is based on condu^ I leadership, personality, military bwfl ing, dependability and participate \jM extra curricular activities and sthj tplcs. Rhame rankecr sixty-first among ths I 187 members of the senior class. fl Uppej classmen, with the exceptJou I of the training cadre, will report at I the colloge September 9, one week if. 9 ter freshmen begin their orientation 1 program. ( * Lightning Kilts 7 Cows Rome Georgia, Aug. 20. ? Don Mor gan lost seven dairy cows valued at I $525 when lightning struck bis herd. on the Cave Spring road. - . j HATFIELD 8IGN8 CONCESSION 1 (Continued From First Page) for a minute and thought he might 9 talk, but he did not. I then reached 1 over the body, and into his side 1 pants pockets and pulled the pockets M Inside out. I found two twenty-five j cent pieces. That Is all the money I 9 found. I felt something which felt 1 like this money bag that sheriff McJ Leod has Just shown me. I did not fl look in his back pockets, because 1 9 was scared and did not know what 9 to do. I went back to the car, got in, 9 started it up, and -drove en 4owa-th? 9 road for several miles, until I thought a the gas was out! 1 stopped the car, and I struck a match and looked at the guj9 and saw that it registered emptjr9 Then I let the'car" roll in the dlUfr9 and stopped it and got out and lefyfl and went home. When I got in the of19 after I had shot Frank Alexander,jS intended to drive the car on to Sumta9 and leave the car there and spend the 1 night with my cousin-find try <0 $d 9 a Job at Sumter the next day, and H I failed, 1 intended to go on to Oo? 9 lumbia and get work at Fort Jwfc 9 son; but when the car ran out of 9 gas, I changed my mind and went I straight home. I got there about eler- 1 en o'clock. Myrpjother got up MdJ let me in I did not light a lamp, but 9 went straight on to bed. I walked 1 about six or seven miles from whare 1 I left the car to my home. "I did not find any weapon In th*9 taxi, and did not see Frank Alexander a with , a weapon. The pistol that Shew 9 McLeod has Just shown me la my tol, and it is the pistol I shot Alt*, ander with. - ^ "I make this statement of my own, free will. No promises or threats bate been made to me and no one M*j done me any harm or attempted t? do me any harm. Confesses To Another Crim?_ We learn that, ffeerlff McLeod ha obtained 0 confession from HstflcM that he held Off and robbed a Burnt* taxi driver iqr the name of Fr?? Pogue on August t of this year. V '"'wet1 ' i CITY CHOOU8 OPEN ~ (Continued $rom First Page) Lois Latham, third, grade; Midit Ad* | Phelps and Mrs.-James Zemp, secon grade; Miss Emily Zemp,and Mrs. bt. Mills, first grade. . n Pine Tree Hill school: LynwOOffSmith, principal; ***???sixth grade; M1#S Gertrude ZempJQL grade; Mrs. J. O-RjChards. Jr.. fourt? grade; Mm. Lola Hinson, third gT* ' Miss Helen Phelps and Mrs. Besn*. McCasklll, second. grade; Mrs first grade. \ ... Special teachers: Mrs. C. V.? mond, music; Mrs."Jo LRtle, *rt Text books win be rented at * * school. This Is a 800th Carolina Book lists will be published date. There will be few cbann* texts for this year, j; j