Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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? Watch Label on Your Paper / \ I Uf4 lit I 1 ft 1 II The Date on the Label is the is,T' l" s"b,"i"i~ u)'iu mumliinciui. ssu" ESTABLISHED 1894 THE DILLON HERALD, DILLON SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 8. 1920. *OL. -? NO' 44' { DILLON NEGRO i IN DOUBLE TRACEOr OFFICKIt KITCHEN AM) 1>AA* BE1HEA BOTH BEAD. John Henry itelliru Escaped Into Woods?Two Negro Women Lodged in Lnun.cilon JaiJ. There was a double tragedy i.ear v Sewn Bridws in ilob on County Friday night in which Dau Bethea. a Di'.ion county negro. was lcil!< d and H| Jim Kitchen, d<-i.u y shcrii: Kuv 4 eson, met his death. Bet Ilea's body arrived in Dillon Sunday motuing and a ghastly bullet wound in the centre of his forehead showed the manner in which he met his death. ' Ktiotro/H- are hard me aeians vi mr ? ? to obtain. From what could be gathered it seems that Dau Bethea and his brothert John Henry Bethea. were returning from Fayetteville with an automobile full of whiskey. In the automobile with the Betheas were two negro women, residents of Robeson county. When the party reached what is known as Seven Bridges, somewhere north of Lumberton, they <were met by Deputy Sheriff W. W. Smith and Rural Policeman Jim Kitchen. The officers halted the car, but before the car came to a stop the negroes began shooting. The officers returned the fire and Dan Bethea fell with a pistol bullet through the brain. Officer Kitchen received a mortal wound at the first volley and expired in a few minutes. It is not known whether he or Deputy Sheriff Smith killed Bethea. Jno. Henry Bethea escaped into the woods and left the two negro women i?? tho mifnmnhile. They were arrest ed by Deputy Smith and lodged in Lumberton jail. Dan Bethea was a son of Diana Be-1 thca who lives in Dillon. He lived on. Mr. T. L. Manning's place where he had a share crop. Later?A later report states that j the negroes had stopped the car in the road and were cranking it up! again when the officers came upon them. Dun Bethea was at the crank / handle and he was killed in his tracks, falling backward in the middle of the road where he was found next morning partly doubled up against the front of the car by Law-| rence Reaves, the colored undertaker,' who went up for the body. There ; was a third man with the party who escaped in the woods. fA report was in circulation Mon-; day afternoon that J no. Henry Bethea had been killed by a possee who came upon him hiding in a swamp but this could not be verified. Deputy Kitchen Was Popular. | The following from the Lumber-1 ton Robesonian throws more light on: Friday night's tragedy: Deputy Sheriff J. A. Kitchen of Alfordsville township was shot and killed Friday night by John Henry Be-1 thea, colored, and Ben Bethea, brother of the man who killed Deputy; Kitchen, was shot to death during the: exchange of shots between the ne groes and Deputy Kitchen and Rural Policeman Walter Smith. The shooting took plate in Maxton township about 4 miles from Maxton. Messrs. Kitchen and Smith were out, looking after some official business when they came across a Bulck auto stopped in the road. They were unable to get by the Buick and stopped their 4 car. As the officers stopped their car a negro woman jumped out of the Buick and ran. This attracted the atW tention of the officers and Deputy Kitchen stepped out of his car. Just as he stepped to the ground Bethea began firing at him. One bullet entering his abdomen and another % struck his left arm. Officer Kitchen fired five shots at his assailant after he had been mortally wounded, but the negro escaped and has not been apprehended. As above stated, Ben Bethea was killed during the pitched battle. The auto driven by the negroes was captured and there were five gallons of whiskey and about 100 pounds of sugar on the car. Deputy Kitchen was rushed to a hospital at Hamlet and died about 3 o'clock Saturday morning. The shooting took place about 9 o'clock Friday night. The Bethea negroes lived in Dillon county. South Carolina. Thev had stoDDed their car on account of a puncture. Deputy Kitchen was around 60 years old and Is survived by his wife and 5 children. He was well and favorably known throughout the county. He had served as a deputy for a number of years and was one of the most fearless officers that ever served the county. His untimely death brought sorrow to many hearts. A reward of $250 has been offered by the county commissioners for the arrest of Bethea. it has been reported to the officers that Bethea i was struck by two bullets, but that ? he was not seriously hurt. Mr. Kitchen's funeral was eonduct^ ed from Mt. Moriah Baptist church of which church he was a member at 5 o'clock yesterday in the family burying ground. The funeral was at-1 ? tended by a large crowd. o ?Xegroes Own i\ Steamship. The steamship Yarmouth has the distinction of being the onlv vessel owned and manned exclusively by negroes. It is the property of the Universal Negro Improvement Association. which numbers among its members negroes from all over the country. Thirteen hundred of these owners recently inspected the vessel on a visit which she made to the port of Boston. WOMAN CHOPPED TO DEATH. Husband Charged With Committing the .Murder. St. Matth-ws, July 5?In the Sandy Run section this morning. Will'e Williams, is alleged to have chopptd his wife to death with a hoe. The t ut tier of the murdered woman, who was near by. says that Williams followed his wile into the smoke house and ?n a few minutes came out and left The lather went in and found til- woman dying, it is said. Her head u.is Ru rally chopped to pieces and a hoe with a short handle and Mood stains told the story. William made his escape and i a lame with Sheriff Hill in pursuit. Williams had' only on last Saturday been bound over to the higher court charged with brutally beating his wife who was ill and has an infant. She had beeij directed by Magistrate Spigener to go to the home of her father, where she could live in safety. The magistrate had directed Williams to give her her clothes. She had gone to her clothes. She had morning on this mission when she was killed. o * DEMOCRATS XOMJXATH COX * ? * Jjts. M. Cox, governor of Ohio is * * the democratic nominee for pres- * * ident. Franklin I>. Roosevelt of * * .New York is the vice-presidental * * nonlfinee. Roosevelt is assistant *' * secretary of the navy. Cox is a * * newspaper man of Ohio. He be- * * gan life as a "printer's devil'* in * * a weekly newspaper office. His * * republican opj>onent, Senator * * Harding, of Ohiot also is a news- * * paper man. He too began life as * * a "printer's devil." It is certain * * therefore Una the next president * * will be a printer and a newspaper * man. * * Site**##*****#******* 0 BIG CROWD SAW RACKS. ( ate Receipts Amounted to Xeaily Three Thousand Dollars. Dillon had its record-breaking crowd Monday. The attendance ai the races ran well over 3000 while , the number of visitors in town was j estimated at something over 3000. . Hundreds of people were here who did not attend the races. They began , to arrive early Monday morning and continued to pour in all day. The ', grand stand at the race track was i packed long before the races were , called and standing room up and down , - * ? n the railings was hi h iireuuuui. , crowd was orderly. There were no evidences of whiskey, and it was in every way a "perfect day." The i races were far above the average ?! conceded to be the best races ever seen on the Dillon track: . Following are the results: 2:20 trot: Future Tramp, owned by . J. McQueen, first; Peacherino, own-r ed by J. H. Wiggins, second; Ruth:, Todd, owned by J. W. Hauler, Jr.,', third; Kinsbrook, owned by T. C. , Covington, fourth. Time, 2:19. 2:25 trot: Silky Nan, owned by Dr.! J. H. McLaurin, first; Baby Ruth, owned by John H. McKinnon, second; Fond Memory, owned by E. C. and J. Rogers, third; Cochato Watts,j owned by M. S. Britt, fourth. ] 2:30 trot: Linara Wattes, owned i, by Ellerbe and Rogers, first, Miss Liberty, owned by Sam Britt, second; Idol Burgen, owned by C. McLaurin, third; Peter Silver, owned by Joe Cabell Davis, fourth. Time,' 2:27 1-4. Free for all: Mittie Beadworth,! owneu oy Merman Muens, nrsi, j. L. Jr., owned by E. R. Ellerbe, second; Little Lady, owned by M. S. Britt, third; Lucy Waiters, owned by J. R. Wiggins, fourth. Time 2:13. < o GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY List of petit jurors drawn for court of common pleas in and for the county of Dillon, S. C., begun to be holden on the 12th day of July 1920: E. V. Moody, Carmichael. W. Horn Hillsboro. J. B. Bullock, Hillsboro. Charlie Graham, Harlleesville. B. B. Benfield, Manning. F. O. Moody, Hillsboro. \> Hiniard Rogers, Hillsboro R. S. Moore. Hillsboro. W. N. Goodyear, Hillsboro, D, L. Williamson, Carmichael. D. M. Dillon, Manning. i M. D. Meggs, Klrby. E. B. Berry, Jr.. Bethea. S. J. Edwards, Bethea. M. M. McLean, Bethea. A. L. Parham, Bethea. J. M. Hamer, Harlleesville. M. S. Britt, Harlleesville. R. M. Evans, Harlleeville. R. J. Moody, Manning. L. B. Rogers, Manning. A \V_ Smith Hilldhnrn W. P. Grantham. Hillsboro. W. M. Ford, Hillsboro. J. D. Manning. Manning. G. L. Seals. Manning. S. W. Williams. Manning. H. L. Curtis, Hillsboro F. M. Campbell. riethea, Tom Carter, Carmirhael. W. J. Pittman, Carmichael. 11. A. Harrelson. Manning. I.onnie Stanton, Manning. T. S. Itichbourg, Manning. J. E. Norton Harlleesvil'e. Willie Turbeville. Carmichael. The first load of now tobacco of ferod on the Dillon tna'ker came in last Thursday and v as bou ht by Watkins and McWher'or at Wnt'Mr.s Warehouse. The crop is several d ys late and the market will not open unitl the 20th. TIIY TO SWINDLE PEE DEE MAN. <;< <: Notes for silint Soil Intervened Before they Could Ih< Negotiated. Columbia Record. The story of how two stock salesmen. operating in violation of the Blue Sky laws of South Carolina, made an almost successful effort to relieve an aged and re?ported Sou'h Carolina fanner often thousand <f liis hard earned dollars, tiiking advantage of the man's ago and infirmities was told yesterday afternoon by W. A. McSwain of Columbia, s'a.e insurance commissioner, and the story reads like the crooked financial deal of some modern scenario. Warrants are being issued for the arrest of the two agents and by quick action of the insurance department and attorneys acting for the old man, his money was saved. The old man lives in one of the prominent Pee Dee counties and is said to be of such age as to be an easy mark for a crook. Two men who were acting as agents for a Wilmington "? 4n its clnrlr corporauun, uccuscu iu .-.v.. ~ in the state, took it upon themselves to sell certain stock of a New Orleans concern. They represented to the old man that if he would invest ten thousand dollars in the venture, giving his notes, he would make his money back in a few years. He was told that his notes were desired in order to establish credit for the concern and that the notes would be held until the dividends equaled the investment he made, when they would be paid, thus his investment not costing him a cent. The salesmen came to see the old man on his farm and they left with his two notes, each for $5,000. The next development was discovered by the old man's son. a business man of the Pee De? section, who discovered that his father's notes were being offered for sale at one of the banks. The son of the aged man headed off this step in the crooked transaction and told the bank that if they took the notes for their face value he would attack them. The notes were recovered. Prosecution of the two agents who made the unsuccessful effort to relieve the old man of his money will be pushed by the insurance department. Names of the parties are withheld by the insurance commissioner. ? Mr. McSwain states that the people of South Carolina should not invest their money in any stock schemes, unless the agents of the concerns show licenses issued by the insurance department. o A Splendid W. O. W. Service Notwithstanding the excessive heat a large congregation assembled at the Main street Methodist church last Sunday night for the Annual Serman to the Woodmen of the World. The U. S. Flags extended from the pulpit and the service was opened with the song "America." sung by choir and congregation. Good singing was a feature of the occasion. By request of th<* Woodmen I)r. Watson B. Duncan, pastor of the church, was the speaker of the evening. After extending a most hearty welcome to the Woodmen and their families, Dr. r\nn/vQn onnntiriAOfl hicciiHiop4 nc "Thn Chopper and His Task,*' taking as his text a part of the third vers',* of the tenth chapter of Jeremiah?"For one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workmen, with the axe." Dr. Duncan said that the Woodmen would readily understand the reference and for the benefit of others he said that Woodmen are "choppers" and much of our work is done in the forest. The speaker then called attention to the twofold task of the chopper?the destructive and consructive. Our first task is to chop down or destroy everything in the forest of our lives that would be detrimental to our characters, and the preacher then discussed some of those things that must be eliminated from our lives. Our second task is constructive. We jnust cut and prepare the material necessary to the building of a good character. In spite of the heat the sermon waa listened to with unusual attention by the Woodmen and at its close many or tne men tnanKea ur, Duncan for the message. The offering of the evening was given to the Rescue Orphanage at Columbia. o R. O. HAMER PRESIDENT. New Head of South Carolina Cotton Association. R. C. Hamer, of Eastover, has be^n elected president of the South Carolina division of the American Cotton Association to succeed R. M. Mixson of Williston, resigned. He was chosen at a meeting of the board of directors of the association held c,f Columbia last Thursday. Mr. Hamer is o tirnirrocuivA nnH cnccpcsfiil farmer. and business man of Richland county, a graduate of the University of South Carolina, and is well known all over the state. He has been president of the Richland county branch o' th South Carolina division for some time ami u member of tin- board of d rectors of the state division. He is a" present at Saluda, N C , w th lr? family and did not learn of his el<> tinnfion until notified by win*. Mr. Hamer is a ?oji of the late R IV Hamer. Jr.. of Hamer ami tin'il a f? w years ago ho made his h"to * i'? this county. K. M. Riggs, Jno. Hugh Staekh'oise and Hugh Calhoun left Tuesday nirl.t for Detroit and w ll drive cars bad through the country. WOULD IS FACING COTTON KAMI \ i: < oinmissioner Believes Tliere is No Competitive buy inn ? Sixth Slioit Crop. ' ]'( "When are you poinp to tell us to dji Fell cotton? ' is the question put to til Cotuniissioner B. Harris by one of the t< extensive cotton planters ol the mid- ci die section of the state. "Not until to you are able to pet tor it what it is y< worth" was Mr. Harris' reply. The 0; Ittt titer Ho n stated that lie had to'd pi a few bales at -11 cents bemuse the (-o bank w-as pushing him to iak<- ue ju loans. .Sir. Harris suspee s uiai iij:s in is Iving done by a number of bank> 01 over the country. This,fanner ciid not st II any more of his cotton than he in was forced to do, because lie agrees at with Commissioner Harris' philoso- In phy ih;it cotton has not attained bj anything like its real value. Ct "The South has had ;i world mono- bj poly in cotton since the staple was M first planted and what has this mono- gi poly profited them?" asks Mr. Har- ye ris. "The fault has not been in the cotton. The South has produced the de fiber that has clothed the world and nc has grown up a citizenship injioverty tli and illiteracy?all because tmat sta- ct pic has not been marketed with any lo degree of intelligence and business te judgment. If the New England States tli had had this world's monopoly for ci the last 50 years, we would be unable w to buy the lowest grades of spinnable to cotton front for less than 50 cents b< a pound, aye 60 or 75 cents per tli pound. We know they would do this, in for any crowd of men smart enough m to sharpen "the other end" of a sur- si plus stock of shoe pegs and send them rt to South America and soli them for oi seed oats, as was done just after the to Confederate war, would get all there ea was in the cotton plant. in Facing Cotton Famine. q "It is a recognized fact the world in o\er what I have been telling the tc people for two years, the world is ci facing a cotton famine. We are now (I confronted with the prospect of an- o' other short cfop, the sixth in succe - w sion. This means that some one will tl have to shut down their mill^. And in with the enormous profits the manu- pi facturers are now making they will l>< never shut down their mills as long gi as they can get cotton to go through fi their machinery. tl "We know it to be a fact that si dry goods can be reduced 25 per cent. M and more and the mills can pay 4 0 ir cents for the lowest grades of spin- C nable cotton and then have a net prof- ait of $100 on each bale. As I have said several times in my articles there ni is not enough spinnable cotton in the tl world to keep the mills running full st time for over 5 months. That the pub- H lie may appreciate that I was not talk- 4' ing through my hat, but know what sj I was talking about quote from The e?' Manufacturers Record of Baltimore, el which paper sent a special representa- ai tive to Washington to dig up the fig- er ures from the bureau of markets and m with the assistance of D. S. Murph of!S: South Carolina, now specialist in cot-'gi ton marketing, it was learned that w the carry over of cotton on July 1'tl was only 2,850,343 bales, not enouirh | to run the mills of the world five hi months?and another short crop com- : w ing! Tell ine cotton is worth less than at 70 cents a pound today? I don't U believe it. 'h"The .carry over" of cotton one I year ago was 4,154.855 bales and tc there was more spindles in operation tt today than there were then. Euro- ni pean manufacturers are getting upon hi their feet and will require more cot- vi ton In 1920. The shortage will be fe't rt keenly in the next manufacturing t( year. "Some spots holders do not under- si stand why cotton ha3 not been ad- w vaneing more rapidly. I will try to JI show them just how the cotton inar- It ket is manipulated. There is no com- h petitive buying in spots cotton?only st one faction, and that this is the bear tt speculator. There has been for th<* oi last 20 months the most determined a: and long continued bear raid over cl known in the history of cotton. It has been necessary to do this to save m the bears who were caught Ehort when the war ended suddenly. Pi "I know a farmer who has some li 300 bales of cotton, mostly 1 1-6 and hi full one inch staple. He offered this cr to a cotton factor In North Carolina G and got the surprising answer that w the factor did not want any cot'on tf at all. Of course he did not want that w lot, for It was out of his territory to buy it, no matter how badly he want- R ed it. He was under contract not to ti buy. only in his territory. In fact, the T cotton market is virtually controlled by one firm. "If there were any competi'ive buving in spots cotton, it would soon voo n Vi n nrlpn vrnll ahflVP fifl rr?nt . \| I want the spots holders to under PC stand that the cotton mills are not i(. buying cotton from the farmers Th y a have contracted for their cotton from m the cotton bears, and they have to (] hav(> spots cotton to fill their con- " tracts with. tc (Jovemment'.s Estimate High s< "I see that the government report of July 2 'S 7" 7 From the If t it; formation that 1 can gather, the f g (|, ores are ra'lmr high. I get n v new from the commissioner: of sig-ire" ti re <>t o'le r states ;iml f>oei c< r P' ml v i'h a la-ce titimlM r ?> ' a - n? nietg in Mi" belt From 'lif I fa h *' that th" condition does no* e\e ? ' '< OS 2 per cent. !o "Vow. t<> sum if no- \\*.. nr.- 'I i?o' a cron, of ) j >i"o Ami ha'1 a <i it *may fa!' s'niri of ihat W -' > of 'J onO iooi rt of | ,sf veil i ' ef ! rrv i ?With is Me! t?nsn ss jut In pient ''"tj w'th eooil ma'keMn h n-w T*?n '"in be made to b wo th w TO ItK TMED NEXT WEEK. agivtmte Sends J no Simons to Ju'y Criminal Court. ?e Deo Advocate. Magistrate J. 1'. Gibson last Thursiv held a preliminary hearing in o case of Joe Simons, the young legraph operator. cliarged with itninal assault and a statuatory ofnse against a girl under fout*ieen ars old. Under the laws of South irolina the carnal knowledge of a rl under 11 with or without iter nsent, is punishable by death. The rv may reduce the de.ith sentence a term in the penitentiary by rectunenditig to mercy. In the hearing Thursday the state ade out a prima facie case of stutuory offense by proving that Simons id improper relations with the girl, his own admission to Policemen jnninghan and Ward, coroborated ' the evidence of C. D. Odom and urray Odom; and by proving by the id's father that she was under 14 ars old. Before (he beginning of the evi 'nee, senator u. u. xuci/un, auoi y for the presecution. insisted that e hearing be held in public, in aeirdance with the constitution, alwing all adults who wished to atnd. Judge Gibson ruled however, lat public policy required the idly irious to be excluded, saying that here women might have to testify i embarrassing details they would i secluded as much as possible front ie gaze of those who had no interest the case. He excluded all except embers of the families on both des, ol'ficers( attorneys, newspaper porters and witnesses. By request T. I. Rogers and J. J. Evans, atrneys for the defense, the witness-' i were excluded till ach one was lied separately to testify. Murray Odom and Christopher D. dom. each testifying without hnv-g heard the testimony of the other, ild subsantially the same story of ?ming away from the river, near ardner's Bluff, in a Ford, about 6 clock on Friday afternoon, June 18, heu they rounded a sharp curve in ie woods and came upon a car standg in the road. The brakes were apued suddenly and their car slided up hind the back of the other car. A rl was down on the back seat of the out car. with her head out under io supports of the top on the right de of the car, with hair disheveled. ur>' y Odom said she seemed to be i u frightened or fainting condition. . D. Odom said her face was flushed i if painted. Just as the Odom car slided up, a win jumped from the back seat of ic other car, over into the front at and started his car immediately e went away at the rate of 35 or D miles an hour. Mr. Odom also teeded up, trying to overtake the tr and find out who it was. After a lase of ubout two miles, over bumps id holes, the top of the front car une loose.and it stopped, in McCall's ill creek, and they passed. Joe imons was on the front seat. The irl was on the back seat, bowed lorard, with her arms on the back of le front seat. They did not recognize the girl, ut found out on Saturday who it as. Saturday night Murray Odom id a friend went to the home of the ither of the girlt in the country, and i was informed of the occurence. Policemen Cunningham and Ward ?stified that on Sunday morning af>r Simons was arrested Saturday ight, they went to the jail to see iin. In conversation with them he rtually admitted having improper dations with the girl, and said she >ld him she was 16 years old. The lather of the girl testified that O 1 fl A ? tifkiAl. le VN clS UUIJi UIl 1 JUU| WUIVII ould make her 14 next September, r. ltogers cross-examined him at ngth as to I he age of the girl. While is memory was indistinct and his ateiuents sometimes conflicting as ) the ages of his other children and I her events in his life, his testimony i to the age of this girl, his oldest lild. remained unshaken. The girl did not testify and was ot present at the hearing. The defense was not allowed to resent testimony, as this was a preminary hearing to see if the state ad sufficient evidence to send the use to circuit court for trial. Judge ibson sent the case up, und Simons ent back to jail to awuit trial at ic term of court which begins next eek. The father of Joe Simons, from ichmond, Va., and two other relaves, attended the hearing last hursday. o Services at the .Methodist (liu ch Main street Methodist church, Dr. "atson 15. Duncan, pastor. Sunday :hool at 10 a. m., Mr. W. H. Mulr, superintendent. Preaching at 11 m. and 8:30 p m. by the pastor, orning subject: "Is the World rowing Better?" Evening Subject: Hie Man Who Played the Fool." This ipir was previously announced, b 't if. sermon was postponed. Prayer rvlcp on Wednesday at S:30 p tn Reward's meeting at the close of tie.inday morning service. Puhlic rora 1!> invited t0 ;t] 1 services. i:y millions ? f additional trood hard on.-. *?? our people. Tin Ame h o "..n a oi itijon is le-insr h? k?*d t ; tin* people of the South to use : r- at power w!;i h it ha and t tie machinery which In *uiini*t d to it. to save 'h,. ii *r?s u'on of the farmer who i" Ty e?Is the help. Tlii ii"it o' !i tr ttoti is ih" main factor in th hole season's price''?The S'a'e COUNTY NEWS ID HAPPENINGS NKWSY LETTERS BY It'X.I'LAB CtHtRKS RON BENTS Xews items of Interest t Herald Kcadtn- Ebb ami l'!<>\v of t!io Human Tide. Calvary. A series of meetings will begin here this Sunday at 4 p. ni.f conducted by tli^ pastor. Rev. J. A. LangIcy who will be assisted by Rev. Einmit T. Mason, a former pastor. The public is cordially invited to attend. ? -I- nnH i'reacning services ui cictui eight. Mr. Marvin Sanders and family of Wilmington spent last week with J. W. Allen and family of this place. Mr. Gordon Wiggins and children of Florida are spending some time among relatives and friends here. Mrs. Lessie Harrelson of Pleasant Hill was among relatives and friends here last week end. Because of bad weather last Friday night there was no meeting of the K. of P. Lodge Nto. 171 and we hope that all the members are reading The Herald each week so that no one wilt fail to see this announcement. There will be a call meeting here this Friday night. This meeting is of interest to you. Please attend. Some of the young people went over to Zion Sunday last to attend children's day exercises and reported a good day for children. o Lntta. Mrs. Furrnan Allen of Brownsville was shopping in town Friday. Mrs. J. H. Maiming left Thursday for Asheville. N. C., to spend the summer. Mrs. Harvey Meggs of Oak Grove was in town Friday. Mr. and Mrs. James Ellen of Dothan were in town Saturday. Misses Jennie Lee Dew, Elizabeth Foster, Cathrine Bethea and Hortense Biggs left last week for Ridge CC?st N C Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hill of Kentucky are visiting relatives in town. Mr. E. R. Ellerbe has returned from the north where he purchased several nice horses and will give the boys a good time at their next meeting. Mrs. Ermine Floyd and little son left Tuesday night for Philadelphia, Pa Mr. W. H. Griffin left Saturday evening for St. Louis. Mo., on business. Mrs. H. A. Renner left Tuesday night for Philadelphia. Her many friends regret exceedingly to lose her. Miss Eva Ellerbe left last week for Asheville, N. C., where she will spend the summer. Mr. Nathan Bethea of Wilmington, N. C. spent Sunday here with home folks.' Mr. and Mrs. Homer Bethea of McColl spent several days here last week visiting relatives. Mr. Mac Smith of Charlotte spent Sunday in town. Mr. and Mrs. Murray Rogers of Mt. Andrews spent Sunday in town. Dr. Boozer of Columbia spent Sunday here the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Deans Crumpler. Lake View. Mrs. W. M. Gaddy and Billy left Thursday for Henderson, N. C. D. Lenier, L. C. Floyd and C. T. Grantham were in Baltimore and New York last week. Mrs. Lacy B. Rogers spent last week end with Mrs. L. C. Elvlngton. Foster and Ernest Ford and V. D. Humphrey spent Sunday and Monday at Wrightsvllle Beach. L. W. Temple left for Wilmington Sunday. Mrs. I). C. McMillan and children are visiting relatives in Sumter. A. W. Smith, M. H. Moody, E. P. Smith and W. B. Flowers spent thofourth at Lake Waceamaw. Mrs. Joe P. Temple and J. B. of Savannah, Ga., were in town a few days last week. Dr. R. H. Boulware has accepted a position with the Lake View Drug Co. ? o Fork. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Carmichael of v? arp visiting relatives .lUi ivini f ?--j v.. v w here. Mr. C. E. Taylor has returned homo from Tifton, Ga., where he was called on nccount of his brother's Illness. Mrs. J. C. Blake and children of Charlotte, N, C. are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Rogers. Mr. M. K. Fort of North, S. C., spent last week with his mother, Mrs*. L. J. Fort. Mr. and Mrs. H. I' Ruhose and children of Lamar are visiting fn'onds here. Miss Carrie Tart has returned homo from an extended visit to Spartanbu rg. Mr. and Mrs. Osmr Rogers. Jr., left Monday for Asheville, N. C., where ?hey will make thylr home. Miss Louise Rogers has returned h"!>ie after sp? tiding several week's v. fi her sisier. Mrs. Clarence Itlako of Charlotte, v, 0. Mis-es Emma Bass and Etta Sue Sellers of l.at*a spent Tmsday with Mrs Me!'on Rogers. Mr. and Mrs. K. S. Carmiehael of L"ke View were in town Saturday. Mrs*. Laura Fort has beep vMtirig le r dan liter Mrs. T. W. Carnilchael of Rowland.