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Dillinger and Gang Sought in South Car. John Dillinger, tho notorious ganf> ter, who escaped from an Indiana prison a few weeks ago with a wood on pistol, and who only last Sunday shot himself out of a police trap n St. Paul, by means of a submachine gun, was being looked for in South Carolina last night. With him were supopsed to be two of his partners in crime, John Hamilton and Evelyn Fetchete. Whether the trio actually camn in to this state from North Carolina, whether they took passage straight through, or whethe rthey were with in the boundaries of South Carolina last night was not known since, tin watchful eyes of the state patrol and of other officers had failed to sight them late last night, though depart ment of justice agents felt that the ganstars had como this way. About 2:3^ yesterday afternoon A. R. Ward, assistant chief of the high- j way department's law enforcement j division, was notified by department | of justice men in Washington that: Dillinger v ith a party, two others, took .breakfast in Concord, N. C., yesterday morning and was believed afterward to have been headed to ward South Carolina. Mr;" Ward im mediately notified his men to be on tho lookout foj.* him. Dillinger, acocrding to the mes sage, which was relayed to Columbia through Charlotte where officers are also keeping an open eye in that his journey might' have taken him there, was acocnvpanied by two othe; per sons, equally notorious as criminals. One was described as the red-headed Fetchete woman, his 28-year old woman companion, who officers say can handle a gun as well as many of the men of the underworld. The other, Hamilton, who is charged in several states with committing pi**1*. in^Ming murder awl prison delivery. ? Ail are "?believed to be heavily armed. Tho gangsters were said to bs traveling in what was described by officers as an "old gray Cadillac". Ward said last night that no report of huving seen the gangstern had been received fl.om his men but that the vigil would be maintained ai long as it was reasonable to beleivo that they were in this state. ? Tuesdays State, the 3rd inst. ?A BAPTISTvCHJLTRCH SEREVICES The followpig services are announc nounced ut the First Haptisi Churcli for the week beginning Sunday, April 8th: Sunday school at 10 o'clock wit'i C. Slogher, superintendent in charge. Public worship at 11:15 A. M. Af. the moi. ning hour two Deaconj will be: ordained. The ordination message will be delivered by n visiting preach r. At the evening how there will b' n farewell service held in hono: oi Rev. J. T. Littlejohn who has recent ly resigned the Watereo Church ol our city to accept a call to the Bishop ville Chui oh. This will be n union service in which all the pastors o! th'i town will have a place in th-i pro gram. Prayer and praiso serv'ico Wedresdny evening at 8, If. Y. P. U. Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to at tend all the services of this church. METHODIST CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY Preaching at 11:15 by tho pnstor. Thome: "Seven Fundamentals of the Incarnation." Com** and enjoy our lasrge choir ? wo have now ten to twelve voices. Lot us begin tho glad spring season by rememboring our Creator on the Sabbath Day. No service at night. Farewell un ion service given for Rev. Littlejohn at the Baptist church. ? C. F. Wimber ly, Pastor. "Bom in Jerusalem; but on tho Way to Jericho" This wfll be the theme of thu ad dress next Sunday morning at 10:00 o'clock when the , Lyttleton Street Methodist Sunday School assembles, fate men continue to be interested In these great messages by Dr. Wimbor ly. The class spirit continuos, and the attendance continues. Let us now rally all the hoy* for naxt Stfntiay? You win be well paid for being there. JACK MOORE, 8* 1 Blease Resigns as Chief Justice Columbia, March 27. ? Chief Justice Eugene S. Blease tendered hia resig nation, effective October 8, to Gover not Blackwood yesterday. Hia reas on was ill health. Aa word of hia resignation spread a movement was begun to hava him reconsider, Governor Blackwood an nounced that he would not act oh it .lom the chief justice. Both branches of the general as sembly passed resolutions asking thj 67 -year-old jurist not to resign. "The reason for tho resignation i;; that I am convinced that I shall not 'ie ablej physically to continuo much longer the performance of the very arduous duties of tho office, the chief justice wrote in his letter of re signation. Mr. Blease was elected to thd su preme bench in 1926 to succeed J. H Ma-! ion, resigned, and in 1931 was named chief justice, succeeding R. C. Watts, deceased. On January 9, he was re-elected chief justice for a ten year term He expressed his "heartfelt appre ciation" to the general assembly ar.d thankedftfcfct"' governor for tho kind consideration you have shown me personally ami officially.1" Entering politics shortly after ho was admitted to the bar !r. 1899, Mr. Blease served as a house membet from Saluda county in 1901-02 and in the senate from 1905-06; returning to his native Newberry he was mayor of the town and represented ~TRat coun y in the house from 1922-24. He was boirn in 1877. After at tending Newlferry college lie taught in rural schools "Before being admitted to the bar. A resolution requesting the chief justice to reconsider was intrttfluced by Senators W. H/^Nicho^on, green wood, and Thurmgn? EdgefI6W,J "We to lo?e the services of this distin guished jurist at this time," it read. Justice "Blease in his letter said that the reason he was resigning now was to give the legislature an opportunity to fill the vacancy, and thus the court be able to continue at full strength upon his retirement in October. It is understood he will resume tho private practicu of law. CITY SCHOOLS ENTRIES IN COUNTY CONTESTS APRIL 6 The elimination contests for the Fiist Grades, tbe Primary Depart ment, and the Elementary Depart ment, were held in the school auditor ium on Friday, March 30th, and Mon day, April 2nd. The following were the winners in these contests; 1st grade ? Charlie Zomp, 1st place, and Lucy Dean;. 2nd. Primary Department? 1st placo for boys ? Sammy Ogbufrn, 1st placo for girls ? Elaine Galloway, and second ? lace, girls ? Ethel Ann Mauldin. Elementary Deportment ? 1st place for boys ? Massenburg Trotter, and 1st place for girls ? Rena Broome. Second place for boys ? Yates Ville pigue, and 2nd place for girls ? Mag gin Trantham. Those speakers wil 1 represent tho Camden City Schools in the county contests, which are to bo hold in the auditorium, Friday, April 6th, in the afternoon. CHARLOTTE THOMPSON NEWS Mr. E. C. Pearce, Jr., of Newberry, spent the Easter holidays with his parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. E. C. Pearce. M iss Madge Seaglo, who is teach ing in Barnwell, spent the weekend a< homo. Miss Pollye West, who is a student at Winthrop, is at home for th?T spring holidays. Moswrs. How/.o Evans and P. M. Mellette, Jr., students of Clemson Col lege, are at home for the spring holi days. Miss SaUio Pearco of Bishopvillo came homo for th<? weekend. Mrs. Clara Sowell of Columbia spent the week with her sint<>r, Misf. Ethel Sowell. Master John Cannon, Jr. entertain ed his school friends with an egg hunt Saturday Afternoon. <Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Mellette and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mr a. A. I). McLeod. Charles Smith, Jr. spent Sunday with Clifford McLeod, Flower Show 1p Be Held To-morrow :^W The Camden Gurden Club's Spring Flower Show will be held tomorrow* Thursday April 6, at 2 <$'clock in Grace Church Parish house. It had been publicly announced the show I would be held to-day but this wai an error. The public is tkiost cordially invited to attend. Prizes for the va rious exhibits are now on display at the Corner Book Store.! Mrs. J. Willis Cantey is Chairman with Mrs. Francis H. Craighill and Grace Keller, Assistants. Following are the different com mittees: Publicity ? Mrs. Loius i I. Guion, Chairman; Mrs. Robert "W. Pomeroy, Mrs. Reuben Pitts. *. Receiving and placing straight classes ? Mrs. H. G. Marvin, Chair man; Mrs. Carl A. West;. Mrs. Leon ard Graham; Mrs. Ster*itt; Miss Ruth Richards; Miss Jeniric Whitak ? Artistic Arran^emeatt-^lrs. Geo. R. Cook, Chairman; Mrs. iRobert M Kennedy; Mrs. John Ville]pfgu6; Misi; Jane Swords; Mrs. Henry^ Savage. Hostesses ? Miss Leila Shannon, Chairman; Mrs. Robert Wil Pomeroy; Mrs. Francis H. CraTghill|l Mrs. Geo. R. Cooke; Miss Fanny II Fletcher; Mrs. Ix>uis 1. Guion; Mrs. founn. Registration of guests? jMrs. Ed ward McDowell, Chairman^ Mrs. De vine; Mrs. Clifton McKain;jMrs. Sam uel Russell Tables ? Mrs. A. Stanly Llewellyn, Chairman; Mrs. George Brunson; Mrs James Burns; *Mrs. Ward C. Belcher; Mrs. P. B. DeLoache; Mrs. A. W. Humphries; Miss Marie JCirkland; Mrs. E. B. Mobley; Mrs. ,,^K?rklan<) Tlr otter. _ Decorations ? Mrs. Oarroll ' Baa sett, Chairman; Mrs^t W. 8. , Jtainsr foixl; Mrs. J. G. Richards; With ers Trotter; ,$ffl}Iiams ; Judges, Schedules and Ribbons ? Miss Fanny B. Fletcher, Chairman; Mrs. Henry Savage, Jr. LIBERTY HILL SCRIBE IN THE LOW COUNTRY Moselle, S. C., M-airch 30th. ? Mr. Editor: On Sunday last w? attended services at Limestono Baptist church ,on the Highway below Harleyville, and met Rev. B. F. Hasty, the ener getic and popular pastor who lives at Summorvillo and has served other | churches under his care. Rev. Hasty is an old Kershaw county boy and has numerous relatives and friends back "at home" who are no dou'bt follow ing with interest his work in his chosen field. On Tuesday wo left Harleyville on \ the second "leg'* of our trip accom panied by Mr. and Mrs. A. Hilton, and little Virginia. We traversed a sect ion of good farming land well advanc ed in preparation frxr the near ap proach of seed time.' We stored for a while at St. George, county seat of Dorchester county, where our host at tended to some business matters and we met some friends, among them Prof. I'atton who has a number of friends in Kershaw whe>re he was for a number of years the educational system of that town, but is now lo cated at St. George, still engaged in the very commendable service of im partnig knowledge to youthful minds. We took the paved Highway, pass ed the town of Grover and crossed the Ivdisto river which looks to be a deep slow moving stream, very~suggestivc of "good fishing girounds", then a wide srope of poor soil mostly burned ov*r and sparsely settled except at Canady's crossing, a nice little villago composed mostly of filling stations, where the Highway crosses the Hampton and Branchvillo railroads. We soon reached Walterboro, a pleas ant looking old towr< with nice build ings and shelly stroets with huge moss draped livo oaks and giant magnolias. Leaving Waltefnboro we 'passed Islandton and noticed tho fam iliar name of "Drawdy" over a store door, and pretty soon arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Folk at Moselle, our destination, Just In time tot dinner. With your permission, nu*ro nex* week. C. Soma Lungs t The hippopotamus Is able to remits tinder water for as much M ten min utes at a time. Early Action on State Budget Forecast Columbia, S. C. Ajpril 2 ? Early act ion on the controverted appropria tions bill, now in free conference, was forecast here tonight on thi eva ox the beginning of the legislature?':! thirteenth consecutive week. There was some indication that th.j free conferees' report, a compromise between the senate's bill of ,078,000 and the $6,241,000 house bill, would be submitted to the genral assembly either tomorrow or the next day. The free conference committee worked late tonight on the measure, and it was likely that the work would be completed in time for presentation early in thu week. Sinco there is compartively littlo difference between the house and senate figures ? the net difference is about ^400,000 in vie\v**>f the fact that the house has gone on record for a teachei*a' pay raise ? it was expected that an early agreement would be reached Adjournment sine die of the assem bly by the end of thft week was con sidered a possibility in legislative circles, but a number of measures a waiting action by one house or the other threatened to dealy the complet ion of the year's work for another week beyond the present one. Pending in the senate is the vapt Santee-Cooper hydroelectirc and nav igation project bill, which is expect ed to provoke long debate. In addit ion to a number of other bills await ing final action, the election of a jus tice of the supreme court to succeed Chief Justice Eugene S. Blease, who rseigned last week, was expected to consume considerable time. GOVERNMENT TO REIMBURSE MRS. UWftE W. McCASKILL ..... - ^aahtafcton, P. 0, Marc* 3C.? On ' the W. .'llcC&8kill of Cassatt, S. C., the sum of $271.00. .. This Bill was intro duced by Congressman J. P. Richard > j in the House where it was passed two 1 weeks ago. The Senate action of yesterday assures its payment. This I sum represetns the amount paid by Mrs. McCaskill to covar the shortage in her accounts as Postmaster at Cassatt, S. C., caused by the theft in 1928, on the night of December 29, of postal funds, stamps, etc. from the Cassatt Post Office. Two ..negroes were later arretted for the theft, con fessed, and wore subsequently sen tenced and punished. Mrs. McCas kill made the amount good out of her personal funds and the passage of the Richards Bill assures that the govern ment will reimburse her for her loss. FOR AUDITOR To the Democratic Voters of Ker shaw County: I hereby announce myself for re-election to the office of Auditor of Kershaw County subject to the rules governing the Demodrat ic Primary. B. R. SPARROW. VISITORS TO CAMDEN Mr. an<T Mrs. H. C. Barnes, ami daughter Miss Virginia Barnes, of Roanoke, Va., were visitors fo Cam den last week. Tn the party with Mr. and Mrs. Barnes nnd daughter, were: Mrs. W. J. Rawlinnoti, Rock Hill S. C., Mrs. A. C. GTiodwin, Greensboro, N. C., and Mrs. Charles P. Fleming, Laurens, S. C. IMr. Barnes is a na tive of Kershaw county having left here many years ago. He is q prominent druggist of Roanoke, Va. His friends here always weTconn his visits to his native home. SAM I1UGGINS WINS FORD V-8 Mr. Sam Hugginn was t.ho winner of the Ford V-8 auctioned off last Saturday by the Junior Welfare League of Camden. The number of tho lucky ticket was 1089 and Mr. Huggins held only ono ticket. NOTICK This is to state that I have had a stray hog in my possession for two months. I herewith give notice of sale of samo five days from date, if owner does not offer and prove own ership and pa? cost. ALTON NELSON. Blaney, a C Baptist W. M. U. To Meet Up-state The First Baptist Church of Green- j ville is to be the place of meeting for I the thirty-second annual meeting of I the Baptist Woman's Missionary Un- j ion of South Carolina which will open on the afternoon of April 10 at 2:30' o clock, with Mrs. J. B. Boatwright of j Mullins, the president, in charge. Some outstanding leaders from all over the Southern Baptist Convention have been secured as speaker:! on th?s program, and the gathering i;i bein& looked forward to with much interest by the Baptist women from all over the state. Miss Kathleen Mallory, the Corresponding Secretary of Worn an's Missionary Union, auxiliary to the Southern Baptist Convention, with headquarters in Birmingham will be the Southern Union speaker and her name appeara twicu on th<i program. Other speak*vs are Dr. M. ?E. Dodd of Shreveport, La., president of the Southern Baptist Convention, ' who will speak at the Wednesday night session on April 11; Dr. Chas E Maddry of Richmond, Va? executive, secretary of the Foreign Mission Board of th? Southern Baptist Con, vention, who wil] speak on Tuesday night, April 10, and again Wednes day afternoon, April 11; Dr. J. w. Beagle of the Home Mission Board, Atlanta, Ga., who will speak Tues.' day afternoon, April 10, and again at the Wednesday evening session on I pu 11, Rev. J. R. Allen, missionary to Barzil, wty will speak on Wednes. day morning, April 11. The conven tion will dose on Thurday morning, April 12,. with %an inspirational ad dress by Misa Mallory. addition^ ta the out-oi-stat* speakers, the names of leaders of the W^ denaoajnation within the state ^fPgram, prominently c^cSfumb^1 A* Jonea ? ?. r\ 'xerreir^ BuRfne&r wTanager of the Baptist Courier, Greenville, and Miss Annie D. Denmark, Ander. son College, president. The Grenvillo women aro making' every possible preparation fo: entei*. taming the hundreds of delegate.i who are expected to attend. Mrs. Bessie Hodges is heading up the work, and connected with her is a host of effi cient helpers who will do their part to make the convention a success. Mrs. T. V. Farrow, 9 Poinsett Ave., reenville, is making reservations for housing the delegates, and Mrs. E. M Cushman, Geer-Judson Mill, is head ing the transportation committee for those who desire to be met. These two are to be communicated with if rooms or transportation are desired. The membership of the Baptist Woman's Missionary Union of South v^arolina numbers nearly 50,000. There are more than 2,400 organiza tions, and each of them is entitled to ?send a delegate. Matters of business connected with the work of the State" Woman's Missionary Union will be discussed, many committee reports' will be heard, and in every way this session promises to ho one of the most outstanding yet held. honor roll Midway school Following is the Honor roll of th<? Miday school for the sixth month: First grade. Laura Lea Henry, Willien Horton, Betty Wcf.L, Domnpio Young. Second grade. Myrtln Corbitt, Sa rah Davis, Sarah Catharine Watkins, John McCoy, Perry Loe McCoy, Raliph | Yo\jng. Third grade. Colene Hall, A /alio Ingram. Fourth grade. Troy West, Fifth grade. Paulino Catoo, Myr tle Horton, Lunnell Elliott, Freddiaj W?Vst, Lewis Lea Wost Sixth grade. ElEizabeth Elliott, Feirris Joynor? Ida Lec Threat, t Mar garet West, Margaret YariwrouRh. Seventh grade. Thelma Brnrmon, Elizabeth McCoy, Dolly StokeA. Eighth grade. Margarette Ander son, Gene Cooper, EmEily McCoy, Laurie West. Ninth grade. Ethelyn Corbett. Tenth jprade. Oralis Brannon, Martha Moseley, Blanch* Threat t? Eleventh grade. None. WE RECOMMEND 7-5-5 FERTILIZ er for you?r garden and flowers. Phone 64. Southern Cotton Oil C<?, Insull Held for Extradition to U. S. Istanbul, April 2. ? Huge iron-bar red prison gates clanged shut on Sam uel Insull today as the Turkish au* j thorities placed him under arrest to await extraditign to the United States The elderly Chicago millionaire fought frantically against arrest and return to Amreica to face embezzle ment charges. The Turkish cabinet sitting at Angora, the capdtal, upheld the decision of the Instanbul court yesterday and officially advised U. S. Ambassador Robert Skinner that Insull would be extradited. . The government likewise ratified the new extradition treaty with the United States in order to expedite Insull's return to the United States. The word was telegraphed to the police here, guarding the silver-hair ed utilities operator at a local hotel, and Insull was rushed to the detent ion house whtve he is held awaiting the arrival of a United States depart ment of justico agent. Insull stumbled upstairs to a room while special quarters were prepared . for him i nthe house, a preliminary prison with some GOO inmates. In his prison quarters, he was informed for the first time of his arrest and the government's decision. Outside a throng of curious watch ed Insull's arrival at jail. They watched him step out of the car and move weakly into thejjouse, a (pitiful broken figure of an old man at the end oi hi.1 rope. The detention houst* Is a rococo building, with a garish red roof. It has a narrow courtyard where the in mates Wash and , exercise over the rough paving gtoqep.^ j ,% Special" ij^foners such aa Insull, However, are permitted to wash in their roorifcr and may procure their r|neal^putside. Insull probably will ^birperrnitted to haye a room to him servant ? ' He was issued rough bedding by the prison keeprs, and settled down to await the next move in his long but losing battle to escaipe return to America to face trial on charges of fraud growing out of the collipase of his vast utilities interests in the Un ited States. Insull's efforts to prevent extra dition continued today, even after the court yesterday decided he ^as liable to extradition. He was acquitted by the judges, but they subsequently ruled that his offence wairarnted six months imprisonment and the cabinet therefore voted to hand Inaull over to the United States authorities. STATEWIDE CHECKER TOURN AMENT ENTERS SEMI-FINALS Che widespread interest in tho statewide checker contest being con ducted by tho distributors of Ameri? can nitrate of soda wan furthej in creased today by the anouncernent that tho semi-final contests in South Carolina will take place dufring the week commencing April 9th. Thq play-off for this district will be held in Chester at the City Hall on Aprtr 14th at 10 A. M., it was revealed. This play-off, which is one of six sectional or district tourneys being hold throughout the State, will bring together the first and second place winnors of the county contests hold recently in Chester, Fairfield, Lan caster, Kershaw, and York counties. The winner and runnorup will each receive one-half ton of the American made nitrate of soda which is becom ing so popular among the farmers. The winner will also be warded a handsome silver modal. Each will advance to the State finals at Colum bia on A/jiitil 28th. Among those who will participate in the matches nt. Chester are J. W. McDonald, I'rof. J. W. Coleman ot Rodman, Josse Woeling of Shelton, W. Y. Coleman of She 1 ton, L. F. Mc Casklll of Oamdon, Wallace Stoke.* of Camden, I#. T. Hunter of Heath Springs, Hyman Clarlo of Lancaster, J. It. Shillinglaw of York, and Joe Jackson of (Mover. The games will be reforoed by It. C. McNair, of Maxton, N. (Jar., prominent in Southern checker >clr cles and one of the loading checker players in tho country. j- ^ Conaci?nc* The great theater of virtue la coiv ?d?noi-Clrtro.