The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, March 30, 1921, Image 1
REMOVAL OF KELLY
QUESTION
Newton Kelly, charged with killing
David Shull in New Brookland sevP"
era! months ago is still in the Lexing.
ton county jail, despite the fact that
> 7 his attorneys Monday secured from
|& Governor Cooper an order directing
ff the penitentiary authorities to receive
T-'.v ' ?Telly.
Bp ?ni-:
. ; Tbe plea was made that conditions
in the Lexington county jail were
Piv such as to jeojardize the health of
the prisoner.
Sheriff Roof has so far, however,
taken Kelly to Columbia. He does
understand the letter of the govvernor
torequire him to do so, and
he may or may not take Kelly to the
penitentiary. The sheriff was somewhat
disconcertedby the reports published
in the daily papers and invited
the local board of health; to make an
'&UQ&ction of the jail, agreeing to
abide by their finding.
Complying with the request of the
af&riff, the board Tuesday afternoon
inspected the jail and reported the
condition as being fair. While they
found some thihgs that could be much
improved, the board did not believe
conditions to be as bad as they had
been pictured. They made some recommendations.
as to improvements,
particularly as to the water supply
ami-sewerage disposal.
xj&st*'Thursday the local committee
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of the State Board of Public Welfare
their renort. made
? VUUICU Wic jouj tnthe
state board, while commending
w;39me points, pointed out that "the
. f. fflithy condition of the entire inside
of the jail, the floor, walls, cells, bedding
and dishes, to the extent of being
dangerous/' This committee is composed
of John S. Schneider, Miss
Bthel Dreher and Dr. G. F. Roberts.
Mr. Breariey Inspects.
Mr. H. C. Breariey, assistant secretary
of the State Board of Public Welfare,
ran oyer from Columbia today
and made an inspection of the jail.
Hr. Breariey, at the conclusion of his
inspection, gave The Dispatch-News
the following interview in regard to
?.v conditions as he found them:
^.'iThe -condition of the Lexington
county jail is hot much worse than it
. has been for some years but that is
bad enough. The building, erected
in 1886, is not now satisfactory for
- ?.! the use of prisoners. No provisions
. for the care of either white or colored
women have been made and
even the white and colored men are
only partially separated. The windows
are unscreened and many of
the panes of glass have Deen orohea
out. At present the prisoners are
protecting themselves against the
cold wind by hanging up clothes and
^ bedding in front of the windows. The
heat is Supplied by two stoves.
*?The cells are very dark and hard
to'^eep in a sanitary condition. They
..could/be partially improved by painting
them white and by repairing the
bonks- where the prisoners sleep.
"The yratey supply is far from satisfactory.
The tank from which
comes the water for the baths and
toilets is ^covered only by a wire netting
so that the water is not suitable
tar drinking purposes. Consequently,
ir patl f -water is brought into the
prisoners' quarters and they dip their
caps into , the common supply. This
just::; as .liable to spread
disease qn\y one cup were used
by all prisoners,, both white and
bfetefc. v .
"The food supplied is a little above
& 'v!f the average for the jails in the state.
, The three meals served just previous
L to this visit were as follows: Breaka
last?hominy, 2 biscuits, fried bacon,
?? r coffee; dinner?collard greens, corn
3 wAnno
bread, soup: supper?coimru
light bread, soup. Syrup can be gotten
when the prisoners desire it. The
preparation of the food seems to be'
fair, although some complaint of it
has been made.
"The plumbing of the jail is in a
very unsanitary state. A drain pipe
leading to the septic tank has become
plugged and a pool of dirty
water has been caused just outside
one of the windows. The drain pipe
to the shower bath and to one of the
sinks are stopped up also and are
causing conditions that are unhealthful.
"Two of the cells are not being used
for prisoners. One of them is filled
with old -stoves and the other has
beon unoccupied since prisoners were
allowed to let some of their ehi- kens
roost in it about a month ago. The
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RAISES I
IS TO JAIL CONDITION!
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latter- cell, however, has now been
cleaned up by the orders of the
sheriff and can be used when necessary
"The physical condition of at least
two of the prisoners is a constant
menace to their fellows. One prisoner
is badly in need of treatment
for a contagious form of venereal disease
and another is believed to have
the same infection. These prisoners
drink from the same pail, use the
same bedding and bed covering, and
associate during the day with the
other prisoners who are supposed to
be well. This is a grave menace to
the health of the fhmates. According
to a recent opinion by the Attorney
General of South Carolina, a prisoner
who becomes infected with a disease
under such conditions might be able
/to obtain damages against the county.
"The. quality of the bedding sup-t
plied is good but none of the blankets
have vb6en washed in- over three
months. The newly committed prisoners
are given bedding that has been
used by previous inmates, possibly
by persons having contagious diseases.
"When a new prisoner comes to,
the jail he is not given a bath and
examination for vermin. He should
be cleaned up at once, given ciotnes i
if his own are unsanitary, assigned
a bed that has been disinfected since
it has been occupied, and supplied
with clean blankets.
"In order that the jail should be
put into sanitary condition the following
. recommendations should be carried
out: The windows should be
screened and broken panes of glass
replaced, the cells should be painted
and thoroughly cleaned up, the metal
wall bunks repaired, a cooler with a
.spigot should he provided for the
drinking water, the drain pipes, should
be cleaned out, a hot water tank
should be added to the kitchen range
so that the prisoners can have warm
water for bathing and for washing
their clothes, spittoons tilled with
sand or carbolic acid and water
should be placed in each cell, the
mattresses should be provided with
Washable covers, these covers and the
blankets should be washed once a
month, and each newly committed
prisoner should be given a bath, be
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clean bedding.
"The carrying out of these recomlnendtions
will not cost the county
much money or the authorities much
time, but it will add greatly to the
health and comfort of the prisoners."
Sheriff E. Austin Hoot', when seen
by The Dispatch-News man, said that
he was anxious to make the jail as
sanitary and comfortable as possible.
He was handicapped by lack of funds,
but expected to put the matter squarely
before the board of county commissioners
at the first oportunity and endeavor
to secure an appropriation of
sufficient funds to put the jail in good
condition.
BROOKIiAXP MAN
HEIR TO FORTUNE
Dick Batton, of Brooklandl- well
known in Columbia, has just come
into, a fortufie. He has inherited from
his father the' half interest in ah' estate
valued at $250,000. The prop
^rty is largely in mill stocks. Mr.
Batton is a farmer living across the
. Congaree.
Mr. Batton has received a letter
yesterday from his brother, Arthur
Batton, of Norfolk, telling the sad
news of the d.?ath of his father,
Louis Batton. In some unaccountable
way the news of the father's death at
Fayetteville, N. C., did not reach Mr.
Batton here until today, though the
father died two weeks ago. The
brother advises that the father left
a fortune to the two men, by which
each of them will get approximately
$130,000.
The fortune is largely in stock in ;
the Cumberland Cotton Mills, of Fayetteville
and Hope Mill, N. C. Mr. Batton
is forty years old.?Columbia Record.
BURIED AT ST. STEPHENS.
The body of Thelma Euliece Richardson.
seven year old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Richardson of
Columbia, was laid to rest Tuesday in
the churchyard of St. Stephen's Lutheran
church in the presence of a
large congregation of sorrowing
friends. The bereaved parents have
the sympathy of many friends in Lexington
county.
FOR YOUR HE
The South Carolina Ti
organization which has dor
of suffering due to the whit
tect those who are well fro
it" for funds.
The general depressior
has so affected the revenues
less aid is forthcoming imme
It is unthinkable that the g<
allow this. The sum askec
tions of any size will be gla<
Here is a good work f
Classes, Aid Societies and a
to do some real work for a
first to take it up?
The Dispatch-News wil
ward any contributions fror
will Ko crivon thrnncrh the Ci
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donations.
AIKEN FARMERS
SHIPPING POTATOES
Aiken, March 23.?The fifst car of
Aiken county sweet potatoes for the
Northern market was shipped from
Aiken last week from the Farmers
Storage and Fertilizer company's potato
warehouse. The car contained
400 crates, and goes to Burlington,
Iowa. It was marketed through the
South Carolina Sweet Potato association.
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"While this is the first car of potatoes
to go from Aiken county, it is
the fifth from South Carolina so far.
The shipment was cooperative, 12
Aiken county farmers being interested
in the Farmer's Storage and Fertilizer
company's potato house; there
are about four more cars to be shipped
later.
While the price the car brings is
not stated, it may be said that the potatoes
sold at a price, that beat cotton
all to pieces.
The North and East are only just
now becoming acquainted with the
sweet potato or ''sugar spuds," as they
are labelled. But the brethren across
the Mason and Dixon line are ft^t
coming to like them, and the potato
industry bids fair to grow rapidly
with a ready market for all that may
bp raised.
The potatoes in the Farmers' Storage
and Fertilizer Co.'s house have
been inspected by Clemson college
experts who have unhesitatingly told
Mr. McCaslan. manager, that they are
the finest lot and the most splendid
specimens yet seen in South Carolina.
It is understood that farmers hereabouts
are planning to plant many
more sweet potatoes hereafter than
ever before.?Special to The State.
CLAY SPRIVG DOTS.
The farmers are very busy planting j
their crops nowadays.
Mrs. Prater Cooper spent Sunday
with Mrs. W. M. Laird.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Slice and also
Mr. Austin and Mrs. Carrie Barrs
-motored down to Neeces Sunday.
Mrs. M.' J. Jefcoat and children
spent Saturday afternon with her
mother, Mrs. Carrie Barrs. *
Miss Marie Spires spent/a few days J
last week with hor cousin in Colum- '
bia. '
Miss Annie Mae Laird has returned
home after spending a few days in
Columbia with her cousin, Di\ L. L.
J. UUJC rtnu ittiiuij .
Prof. H. C. Bookman spent a tew
days last week in the Clay Springs
district.
Misses Iva and Linder Craft spent
Saturday afternoon with Miss Annie
Mae and Nealie Belle Laird.
Mr. Daniel Sturkie is all smiles; it's
a bouncing big boy.
Mrs. Victorie Ellisor spent a few
days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
X. M. Jefcoat, last week.
BROWN EYES.
PALMAFESTA ADMISSION
PRICE 50 AND 25 CENTS
A rumor somehow gained currency
in Lexington that admission to Palmafesta
had been placed at S2.50.
There is absolutely nct truth in it. The
price of admission is 50c for adults
and 25c for children.
SCHOOL COMMENT EM ENT.
Commencement exercises of Clay
Springs school will be held Friday
evening, April 1, beginning at 7:30
o'clock pormptly. The public gen
orally is invited and an enjoyable time
is looked JTorward to.
ill
lALTH'S SAKE
uberculosis Association, an
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ie great good in alleviation
e plague, as well as to prom
infection, is "up against
l which has hit the country
5 of the association that undiately
the work must stop.
)od people of the state will
I is not large and contribuily
accepted.
or Sunday schools, Bible
II benevolent organizations
worthy cause. Who will be
1 be glad to receive and forn
this county. Proper credit
olumns of the paper for all
COUNTY LOAN
AWARDED FRIDAY
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The .National Bank of Leesville and
The First National Bank of Batesburg
were awarded the contract for a loan
to the county of $95,000, their joint
bid 7.473 per cent, discount being
the best presented. Only one other
bid was put in?that of the Home
National Bank of Lexington of 7.50
per cent, discount.
The bids were opened Friday last,
the 25th, by County Treasurer C. E.
Leaphart and Supervisor George C. ^
Steele and the loan awarded to the
banks above stated. The rate to be
paid is considered very good under
present conditions of the money market.
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Messrs. Leaphart and Steele were
! gratified that the loan was to be
j handled by banks in the county. The
fact that they received two bids from
county banks is an evidence that notwithstanding
the great stringency in
the mone\\ market Lexington county's
financial institutions are in sound
condition and able to take care of the
county's needs.
' There are a great many claims j
! against the county which are past (
due. and it will be good news to j
many people that funds will soon be j
available to settle these claims.
However, these funds will not be j
ready by ihe first Monday., It is understood
that the now board of county
commissioners will likely be sworn
in next Monday, which is the first
Monday, and they will hardly be able
to pass upon all outstanding claims
on that day, even if funds should be
in hand with which to pay off. It
will not be long, however, until all
who have duly approved claims will
be able to receive their pay.
PENSION ROLL SENT
TO COMPTROLLER GENERAL
There are 353 names on the pen- '
sion roll for Lexington county, according
to a statement given out yesterday.
The work of compiling the roll
has been completed and it has been
sent to the office of Walter E. Duncan,
comptroller general, at Columbia,
who, under the new law is
charged with the disbursement of the J
funds.
L*ntil the complete rolls from all
the counties are in hand and the total
number of pensioners in the state is
ascertained it will not be possible to
know what each pensioner will re
ceive.
A complete copy of the roll will be
printed in The Dispatch-News at
an early date.
PLAY AT SAND MOUNTAIN
There will be a play at Sand Moun- i
tain school house on Saturday night.
April 9th. entitled: "A Hoodooed j
Coon." If you want to spend an enjoyable
evening be sure to see this play.
Characters.
Misery Moon?A Hoodooed Coon. (
Gideon Blair?A Millionaire. 1
Tom Rissle?As Slick as a Whistle.
Hiram Tutt?An awful Nut.
Patrick Keller?A Ticket Seller.
Samantha Slade-?A Poor old Maid. (
Rosebud Reese?Her Charming
Niece.
Paula Maleek?A Bolsheviek.
Lula Pearl?A Jazz-time Girl.*
A small admission will be charged. 1
Refreshments will be served during <
the evening. j
COURT FINISHED
WEDNESDAY AFT.
Court having adjourned sine die,
jurors called for the second week
will not be required and are being
so notified by ITolley L. Harmon,
clerk of court.
Court of common pleas adjourned
Wednesday afternoon shortly after T>
o'clock after being in session three
days and trying three eases. At the
conclusion of the trials equity matters
were considered by Judge Frank B.
Gary, who presided at this term.
An interesting ease was disposed
of which has been on the docket for
some time when the jury rendered a
verdict in favor of defendants in the
ease of John \\\ Hutto et al., against
Ann Hutto et al. This ease involved
the transfer of title to a tract of 330
acres of valuable land. The case will
likely be appealed to the supreme
court.
In the case of Maggie Kyzer against
Walter Kyzer, a suit for a nurse's
bill, the jury rendered a verdict for
plaintiff of $400. which was reduced
by Judge Gary to $250.00, with the
understanding that if this was not acceptable
to the plaintiff's attorneys
he would grant a new trial.
A verdict of $1,000 for plaintiff was
rendered in the case of E. A. Owen
against R. L. Shuler.
RUNAWAY HORSE
CAUSES EXCITEMENT
. Some excitement was furnished the
usual afternoon crowd late Monday
when a runaway horse pulling a
buggy came down Main street, at full
speed. The animal turned into Depot
street from Main at the Home National
bank, and left the buggy, almost
a complete wreck, hanging onto
Karl F. Oswald's automobile. The
horse did not stop. He next encountered
the ice delivery truck, tearing
off the* lights, and continued on his
way, later being caught without doing
further damage. Mr. Oswald's car
was not damaged. The horse and
buggy belonged to vv. rj. uor>-r.
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Mil. FUNDERBURK
RESIGNS PASTORATE HERE
J lev. F. H. Funderburk, for seventl
years pastor of the Lexington Baptist
church, has tendered his resignation
to the congregation and the resignation
was accepted. Mr. Funderburk
has been pastor of the church for several
years and has made many friends
in Lexington, who will be glad to
know that he will not leave Lexington,
but will continue to make his
home here. Xo steps have yet been
taken to call a successor to Mr. Funderburk.
SIREMBA HENDRIX BURIED
IN HIS NATIVE COUNTY
The body of Siremba Hendrix, who
died in France in 1918, arrived in
Lexington Sunday and was buried at
Leesville Monday. Mr. Hendrix was
the son of the late Dr. Hendrix of
Lexington. He went . overseas with
the American army in 1917, and died
in n. hcrsnital there some months later.
He was a nephew of Mrs. Quincey
Caughman of Lexington.
RETURN HIOM FLORIDA
Col. M. D. Harman, chairman of v
the Lexington county pension board,
accompanied by Mrs. Harman. returned
last week from Florida, where
he and Mrs. Harman spent the winter
with their daughters. They report an
unusually pleasant stay in the "Land
of Flowers," where everything possible
was done for their pleasure and
comfort. The Colonel is looking well
;ind was greatly benefited by his trip.
DEATH OF AX INFANT.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. D.
r (3i,^0iv \T.iY-r.V. *>1 1Q91 n n <-1
Lj. Ulivaij \UV-Vl Vil M'/, ? V W W..U
was buried the next day at Providence
church, near Lexington. S. C.
These parents have the sincere sympathy
of their relatives and friends. 1
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"Stiff'-!- litle children to come unto
me and forbid them not, for of such
is the kingdom of heaven."
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AMERICAN LEGION* TO MKKT.
The monthly meeting cf the American
Legion will be held in the offices
of Efird & Carroll Thursday night, boginning
at .x o'clock.
POTATO WAREHOUSE
IS NOW ASSURED
At the meeting held in the court
house Thursday night last sufficient
stock was subscribed to insure the
erection of a potato house in Lexington.
The following temporary officers
were elected: B. H. Barre, president:
George Corley, Jr., vice president;
J. D. Carroll, secretary and
treasurer. Plans are now being
worked out to perfect the organization
and secure the remainder of the
stock subscriptions. As soon as it is
deemed necessary a charter will be
applied for and all the legal formalities
complied for to start the corpora
tion off under the laws of the State.
It is proposed to erect at some suitable
paint, preferably where railroad
transportation will be convenient, a
potato drying house having a capacity
of 5,000 bushels, which it is believed
will be ample to begin wun, ana
which can be expanded from time to
time in the event that the venture
proves a success.
Those responsible for the movement
ask The Dispatch-News to state positively
that for shipping purposes only
Porto Rico potatoes will be accepted,
as it has been demonstrated that this
brand proves more acceptable in the
Northern markets. This is a very important
point, which farmers who
contemplate planting with the expectation
of selling through the warehouse
here would do well to bear in
mind. Of course where a farmer desires
to store his own potatoes and do
his own marketing any kind of potatoes
will be accepted, but where the
potatoes are to be shipped by the local
warehouse on its responsibility
nothing but Porto Rico potatoes
which grade to a certain standard will
be taken. This is necessary in order
to build up a successful trade in the
Southern vegetable which is just beginning
to come into its own in the
North through the efforts of the South
Carolina Development Board, which
has been at great pains to advertise
and push the potato in other markets.
Work on the warehouse will not begin
for a while yet, as it will not be
needed for the present, until the new
crop is ready to be harvested, but it
will be ready in ample time to provide
facilities for handling the crop as soon
as it is ready to gather.
LEXINGTON CIRCUIT.
Appointments for Sunday, April 3d:
Alt. Hebron?Sunday school at 10
a. m. R .N. Senn. Superintendent.
Preaching at eleven o'clock, followed
by the communion service. Special
music.
Shiloh?Organization of Sunday
school at 3:30 p .m. Preaching at 4
o'clock.
Red Bank?Sunday school at 10 a.
m. J. F. Sharpe. superintendent.
Preaching at 8 p. m.
Public most cordially invited to
worship with us.
H. A. WHITTEN,
Pastor.
FINE SPECIMEN
OF EARLY OATS.
Mr. J. J. Lucas and Dr. W. B. Hutto
of Swansea, who were in town yesterday
attending.court, brougt to The
Dispatch-News office a sheaf of oats
from the farm of Mr. S. E. Smith,
the popular cashier of the People's
Bank of Swansea, which are certainly
well developed for the time of year.
The sheaf measures 40 inches in
length and the stalks are well headed,
the heads being well along towards
maturity. Mr. Smith, they say, has
several acres of these fine oats on his
farm near Swansea.
SECURES FEDERAL AID
FOR LEXINGTON ROADS
Dr. D. M. Croson, state senator from
Lexington county, has secured from
the state highway department a further
sum of $15,000 of federal aid, to
be applied to road work in the county.
M OCARTHA- A NDERSON.
Mr. Fred Anderson of Gilbert arid
Miss Margaret May McCartha of St.
Matthew's section of Lexington county,
were quietly married Sunday afternoon,
March 27th. at the parsonage
of St. Stephen's Evangelical Lutheran
church by Rev. Arthur D. Obenschain.
Miss McCartha is the attractive
daughter of Mr. J. T\ McCartha.