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1TSRM8:? IN ADVANCE PER ANNUM. "Tin Hand of th? Diligent o> CHAS. W. MRCHMORE, PROP. VOLUME 51 CAMDEN, SO^TH CAROLINA, HEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1934 NO. 3 Federal Agents 'Get' Pretty Boy Floyd Atkins, Okla., Oct. 22 ? There's a grave near tins little village await- | ing Charles (Pretty Boy) Floyd, the Oklahoma outlaw who was slain day near East Liverpool, Ohio. He picked it out hi nself, and his moth- 1 cr, believing she never would see j 'J vim alive again, has ended it care- j fully for mote than a year. "Right here is where you can put me.'* 55-year-old Mrs. \V. F. Floyd >uid her son told her in May, 11>33. | 1 expect to go down soon with) lead iii me ?perhaps the sooner the i better.'' East Liverpool, Ohio, Oct. 22 ? Charles (Pretty Boy) Floyd, one of \\^ most notorious and cold-blooded i killers of modern times, was execut ed late today by federal agents. lie died, as did John Dillinger, as result of ivl?:itless search by oper- J atives of tli.V United States depart- 1 iment of justice who shot to kill as | soon as they saw the outlaw. j With 14 bullet holes in his back and sides, Floyd lay on a slab in a funeral parlor tonight while hun lir-ids of townspeople, many of whom had served in posses which searched the woods for him for two days, struggled to view the ibody. With t'he killing of Floyd, Melvin Purvis, ace department of justice man-hunter who brought down Dil linger in Chicago, virtually ended his search for the perpetrators of the Union Station massacre in Kan- j sas City. Floyd, the ''trigger man" lay ] dead. His pal and confederate at Kansas City, Adam liichetti, was guarded in a cell at Wellsville, Ohio. He was caught in a police trap out of which he was unable to shoot his way Saturday. Pretty boy's freedom was short lived. He eluded searcttvers for 48 hou^s, but this morning Purvis and his rnOTgoFa tip that he was in the vicmity\of the fartn of Mrs. Ellen Conkle, seven miles north of here. They searched every inch of sur rounding woodland, were coming back to the farrm house when they saw Floyd about to enter an auto mobile with Stuart Dukes, brother of Mrs. Conkle, and his wife. Always ingratiating Floyd witlhf out a show of force persuaded Dukes to drive him toward Youngstown, ami a few minutes later would have been out of immediate danger. Purvis recognized the bandit im mediately, and wtih his men start ed running toward the automobile, P'etty Hoy, realizing he was trap ped, forced Dukes to drive the au tomobile behind a corn crib. Machine gun and revolver's on the "ready", the officers advanced on tlve little building. Floyd attempted to flee toward the woods. He had an automatic pistol in one hand, but he didn't pause to us?> it. Then tlh'e fedrral agents, all dead shots, op vied fire and Floyd fell. He was barely conscious by the time agents reached his side and died a few minutes later. Officers found *i second automat ic and about -S120 in cash on his person. His bhr> ser.ro suit and dark overcoat were riddled by bullets. Mood poured from a dozen wounds. One shot, entering the left side and emerging on the right apparentlyi caused death. Purvis said Floyd was shot, at, 4:1 0 p. m. ind died at 4:25. He said the belief of Mrs C.onkfT' and her re Intivrs that I'Mo yd fired two shots was wrong. Both his guns were full. Purvis also believed a report yes terday tlh'at Floyd was shot through the body in his clash with Wells ville, Ohio, police was not correct. If the Wellsville police hit. Floyd at all it was no more than a scratch, he believed. The lip that Floyd waj^near the Conkle farm came from Robert Ro bison, a farmer on Route 1 out of East Liverpool. Floyd stopped at Rojlnson's house for breakfast and Robison, who has seen the bandit's picture, telephoned Purvis. "The dentil* of Floyd", Purvis told newspapermen, "brings to a close many months of investigation by the department justice. The search was directed by J. Edgar Hoovnr from Washington. I havy been in constant touch with him by telephone and telegraph. Liberty Hill Scribe Writes of Co. Fair! Oct. 22 ? We are having fin<? weather now! Sunday night was j indeed a beautiful and pleasant i night with a clear* sky and a cool arid bracing autumnaa! atmosphere I lighthed up by Hie almost full har | vest moon. W}\o does not like j beautiful moonlight nights? \N e attended tho County Fair on \\ edneiday and saw the school pa rade. It is indeed an inspiring [ sight to see so many hundreds of I bright boy ^ and girls, with their j teachers, Marching! To the Fair! I j lo the goal of an education! To the | adult period ol lite! To old age! And to the finai end of all man kind. hternity! May each one of them be imbued with high ideals, of Christian character, of Service, of i Sacrit ice! And keep step in the | inaich for Honor, Truth and Jus | tice! and not fall by the wayside, i that the Knd may be l'eace. Inside the Fair grounds the | crowd was dense, the day was I t ju it e warm, and the refreshment stands ai,d the "Carnival Crowd'' j no doubt had a good day. Some of lb-' fr?e attraction.? were fine but the seemingly impossible feats and performances ot\ "Prince Nelsor." on the high wire were "nerve racking" and "blood curdling" in the extreme. The Agricultural and stock exhib. its were good, but seemingly not in as great a variety and abundance as at some former Fairs. Mr. W. T. Hilly, progressive farmer of the Liuflalo section, had a very attract ive individual farm exhibit. It contained fine specimens of aLmost everything that grows in our South ern fields and garden.;. The Mt. I'isgah High School had a very complete and well arranged booth which attracted special atten tion and was awai<ed the ''blue rib bon'' and it was closely followed by , Lugoff and Bhuiey each ? of Whlelof had splendid dispalys. Mrs. Sadie McCrea of the E. R. A. was in charge of a booth con taining products and handiwork of colored people which was very creditable. Gov. Richards had one of his fine fox hounds entered and took one of the piri/.es. Quite a number of our people at tended the Fair at some time during the week. Mrs. J. G. Richards, Mrs. N. S Richards and Mis. T I' McCrea were guests of Mrs. R. K. Wylie on Monday of last week. Mrs. W. Z_ Hilton and .-.on, J. A. Hilton, were in Camden last week. Gov. an'1 Mrs. J. G. Richards at tended the funeral of I)r. Walker, popular citizen and physician of 1, aliens, on Thursday last. Dr. V\ alk >r had visited Governor Rich ards at dilTerent times here and ;r. l many of our people. Mi. a;id Mrs. W. S. Hamiter and A. VV . Matheson of Longtown were here on Saturday to see thvir aunt and sister, Miss Laura Matheson, who is quite sick. Miss Annie Jones had as her guest last week her former college rate, .di<s Christine levin of North ^ Wiikesburg, N. < '. Mr. and Mrs. I'. G. Richards and I | children of I hike <vij|e, (', were! visitors in the liome of thr> former's parents, Mr. and Mrs N. S. Rich iid ; last week. Miss Ann K. Thompson has gone lo Decatur, (la. for a visit. Mr. and Mrs. M I<. Sauls and < liildien of Manning were Sunday guests of Gov. and Mis. J. G. Rich ard**. Mr. R C. J one . aid R*v. F. A. Drennan attended a meeting of a church co tv n i l.t in Rock Hill on Tuesday. Mr. a id Mis. .1 M Groxton of t.h?> 3 C\ section were here on Sunday to sert theii aunt, Mi.ss Laura Math esrfin. ? ? ? ..... | M N" f ? < I Mcf reiglit , of W a shin x ' r> i D. is spending awhile in ( Wmdcn. "Hoover was particularly anxious as were we all to bri.i/ about an end to all thes^ hoodlums. He was I particularly anvious to end Floyd because I1 loyd killed one of our men pi the Cnion Statioa massarce in Kansas Cit.y.'' Bethune- School Honor Roll First Six-Week Ht#ior Roll First Grade. Distinguished: Mar garet Braswelli? Mike Mungo John Neil Huckabee, ^uie Willie Thomp son, Joyce Fowler, Georgia Mildred Squires. Proficient: Carrol Kin,?; Joyce Munn. Soc4|.;d GradaC Distinguished: Carolyn Bethune, Tola Gardner. Ross Horton. Proficient: Neil Kel ley, Sara Rebecca McKinnon, Juts Williams, I. B. Horton. Thirds Garde. Proficient: Eva Josie Ratcliff, John Watts Smith, Ralph MeCaskill, Brantley King, i Violet Williams, Wayr?e Blackmon., Fourth G*ade. Distinguished: Sarah Gordon* Sara Margaret King. Proficient: Tressie Mae Davis, Wal ter Baker Murtgo. Fifth Grade. Proficient: Doris Lane. Sixth Grade. Distinguished: Al vo McCaskill. Proficient: Fraffces Helms, Drucilla Ratcliff. Seventh (Trade. Distinguished: Margin' Jones. Proficient: Myrtis Mungo. Eighth Grade. distinguished : Lore~e Blackmon, Gerry Davis. Proficient: Iris McCaskill, Kather ine Foster, Margaret MpLaurin. Ninth Grade. Proficient: Juanit a Nicholson, Frankie Bfcard, Robbie Newton Marion, I la B. Mangum. Tenth Grade. Distinguished: Grace Horton. Eleventh Grade: Distinguished: Wilson Outlaw, Eliza .Jackson, Ar lene Wagers. Proficient;: Ruth Kel ley, Nannie Ruth Hilton, Clarence Heusteas, Mary Alice wKelms. # \ J. M. GANDY GOES \yiTH U. S. NATIONAI^, FORESTRY J. M. Gandy of Ca^jjftn who has Iheen with the Geolwriqflg survey for the year has^acdHfc^l (ft poni 'tiort- sis vtYgh&ft wifH N? tioTial Forestry with general head quarters in Charleston, S. C. Mr. Gandy will be located in the Pi?dmont section of South Carolina for his first assignment. Having had years of experience as an en gineer, Mr. Gandy is well qualified for this splendid position. GIN TICKETS FOR SALE AT CH'NTY AGENT'S OFFICE We ' r e a few of the National Pool gin certificates for sale at 4c per pound. These can be had iby applying to the county agent's of fice. Settlement for theso must be made by certified check, bank draft or P. O. Money order made '.payable to "Certificate Pool Man ager". ? Henry D. Gr?en, County Agent. Pec Dee District Meeting of the Council of Farm Women to be Held in Florence on November 3rd Plans have been perfected for the District meeting of the Council of Farm Women to be held in the Florence High School Auditorium on Saturday, November 3rd at 10 o'clock. The Home Demonstration Club women from Kershaw County are expect"d to attend this District meeting. Mre. Kate 1'.. Gettys, President of the Kershnw County Council, will give areport of Coun cil work done flu ring the past year. The women are asked to sit togeth er by counties. A DutHlv luncheon will be served for 35c or the women may bring their own lunch, as tie sired. A most interesting program has been planned and every one inter ested in Council work is invited to at tend. COTTON MARKETS Camden Spot Market Present Preceding Prices Week Short Cot.ton 12.71* 12.35 Inch 13.25 13.15 Inch and sixteenth . . 1 3.50 13.41) Thftse prices are approximate on middling basi.i. Cotton Seed on local markets: In car load lot i per ton $40.00; In wagon lots iper ton $37.00; preceding wo?'k in car load lots, per ton $3ft; in wagon lots, per ton $35.00. Number bales sold in CamHen but wf"k 0(M); preceding week X00; sea son 4!>34. 'Register Your Baby' Campaign Now On "There are thirteen reasons Svhy a bat>y should have a birth certifi ficate" said Dr. Jame3 H. Hayne, State Health Officer and Director of the first South Carolina "Regis ter Your Baby1'' Campaign, which is being conducted by the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the State Board of Health, The Federal Bureau of the Census, and the South Carolina Emergency Relief Administration". Chief among* these reasons is the proof of citizenship, paternity, and legitimacy, the right to inherit property, as evidence of the legal age to marry, and as evidence in the enforcement of law relating to education and to child labor" Dr. Hayne added. Registration cards will be sent to every family in South Carolina from the Bureau of Censu3 in Washington, requesting certain da ta on babies bom to South Carolina parents in the past twelve months. .All that tho p'-imr.s have to d >. iT the card is applicable, is to fill in the blanki and drop the card in the nearest mail box. ' No postage is required. The cards will be returned from the Bureau of the Census to the Bureau of Vital Statistics in Colum bia, where they will be checked a gainst existing record;. Even though parents are pure that their babies have been registered, th>-y should fill out the cards, because there may have been an error of entry and at some later date the child may needa certified copy of birth certificate vitally. In case of the cards returned to Columbia is found not to ibe a mat ter of state record, steps will be taken immediately by the Bureau of i Vital Statistics^ U k Agister the1 child properly. Parent# owe it to their childim to- t&ke a mom* ents to answer the card. It may mean a gerat deal to their child in later life. The State Board of Helath with the cooperation of the South Car olina Emergency Relief Administra, tion and the Federal Bureau of the Census, is now conducting South Carolina's first "Register Your Baby" campaign, a project which is checking the accuracy and complete ness of birth registration method; in this state. The theory of proper birth registration is a vital one in deed, that affects each and every one of us at some times during our lives. The agencies concerned in this project are most anxious to make it successful and beneficial to the State as a whole. The Kershaw County Emergency Relief Administration is taking quite an active part in this state wide iptroject. '"*? " social workers of this arganization are distributing these cards daily. Have you receiv ed yours? If so, kindly fill in tl< information needed and drop sam 1 in the neatest post office bok. Re member, no postage is necessary. If you have not received your card, you will ;io doiihl receive one i:i a few days. Let's cooperate and make our county a 1"<i per cent ''Register Yout Maby" county. L >ts take Kershaw County "over the top." JOIN THE" KEOISTER VOIR HAI'.V' CAMl'AlftN AN'I) DO IT NOW. ".NKMIJLH \/S DKKA M" | Last Rites Held for Thomas Tatum Bishopville, Oct. 2'). ? Funeral services for Thomas H. Tatum, chairman of the South Carolina railroad commission, who died in an automobile accident near Camden la^t night, will be ..^ld here Sunday afternoon at 1 :3u o'llock at Bethle hem Methodist church with the Kev. Bryce Herbert, pastor, and the Rfcv. M. L. Banks of College Place, Co lumbia, conducting the services. In terment will be at 5:15 o'clock in the Sunnyside cemetery at Orange burg. Mr. Tatum having come from that county in 1(J03 to Bishop ville to practice law. He was a member of the law firm of Tatum ar.ri Jennings. I Active pallbearera will be Irving Belser, Columbia; T. K. Mi-Cutchcoflb Bishopville; John F. Williams, Aik en; W. L. Riley, Denmark; R. Lon Weeks, St George, and A. F Woods, Marion. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Lee County Ibur. Surviving Mr. Tatum is hit. widow, who was formerly Miss Bes sie Mann., daughter of t lie Rev. Coke D. Mann of the South Carolina Methodist conference; a daughter, Mis. Robert II. Hope, Lexington, N. C.; one brother, W. O. Tatum, Gaa tonia, "N. C., and the following 31a urs: Miss Maggie E. Tatum, Mrs. F. K. Jennings, Mrs. Janie Thomas and Mrs. Ldna Traywick, all of Cope, and Mrs. H. M. Barton of Walhalla. Mr. Tatunv graduated from Cleau son college and Georgetown univer sity, where he took a law course, lie was at one time a member of the house of representatives from Lee county and had been"1* 0:1 the railroad commission for many years I He, was a Spanish American war veteran and \ifys 5G years of agfc at State officialdom dunned mourn ing today for Thomas H. Tatum of Bishopville, chairman of the state railroad commission, who died in an automobile accident near Camden Friday night. While authorities announce^! that :k inquest would be hehX memibi1! s of the railroad commission closed their offices yesterday out of re spect t<> their executive and prepar ed to attend funeral s, ? vices at the I-ishopville Methodist church .it 1 :3() p. 111. today in a body with other officials. After the rites the funeral cor tetfe, preceded by a highway patrol "scott, will to ( )rann'd>u r^r, Mr. Tatum's former home, for the in ter, nent at f>:lf> o'clock. I'ayin^ tribute to tin- commit -ion chairman, llovernor Rlackwood said the "grievous tiatfedy co.-V the state a public servant who wa? perform ing afin o service and his leader- 1 ship will |!>e sorely \ni -.i d." Tlv actual cause of the death re mained undisclosed following a:i an nouncement ft' ni Coio'icr .1. 1!. Ru di of Kershaw county at Camden that Ji" would observe a request of the l atum I'amdy th.u no i:i<|iiest . be held. There were in> indication-, of foul i'lay, the coroner said, when Mi. l atum' bady wa ; lemoved from his j automobile. The car sw-ned fi^a the hi^hw;?\ a:id r;i : t about feet, i hi ''ore ' rashiiur through a tfuanl rail and plun^in^ into five feet of i water in a mill pond near Camden. I Coroner Rush said an examination I by Dr. A. W. Ihr.nphri s of Camden failed to reveal whether Mr. Tatu it | die. I of iaju^ie-:, was drowned, o: I became the victim ^of heuft trouble j which had affected bin in tlv nasi. _ \'k autopsy was porfo rmed. 'I In- commission chairman I ?? f t hi ? office here last. ni^ht apparently nil K"'?'l health to rliive to his home it., hi hopvillc for the w 'fkr uU The I accident wa ; believed to have <><? i <? u r !"??? I about. In p. ni. while he was li'liiiK alone. i Fifty six years of a f<> and a law ( j yi'r by profession, h" leave's a wid ^ ow a ml o'i<> < I "i ii?ht cr. After representing l,ee <? f,;.y m the legislature in 1007 <?H( -was ??I "<? t e? I to the railroad romini :;io'i in 1027 and became il? chairman last. May 4. lie pi ayed ani mport ' ant. part in commission activity leadiriK I" "i' estimated rrilurl mil of $1,400,(100 in South (Carolina eh c This is to he the subject, of l>r. Wimbr;rly'.i address before (lie Lyt tteton Street Methodist Men's (Mass next Sunday. This will be directly following the line of the past two mesMaKes. What did that marvel ohm dream mean in histoyr. funv out next .Sunday morning and hear its interpretation. Where are we now living in the body of this great dream image. \?ext, Sunday our Bishop Kern has ask"d that 'ill the men be at their various classes and remain for the mofr.ing service. K i? rally day. 'litis explains why the Sumter Men's ( las.-; will not be with us. We want our entire memfxer sJiip 7f> strong at 10:00 A M ?lack Moore, Secretary. Joi v the ''Register Your Haby" Campaign and do it now. Charleston Wins From Camden Hi The Charleston Hi Bantams prov ed to ba a much heaviei a:ul faster team than tho Canulen Bulldog*. The game ^opened with CanuL'm receivini on Camden's 30 yard line. An exchange of punts backed Cam den to thf . 6 yard line and Charles mfide extra point failed. serond touchdwon was made in^0ne second qua: to:* wlun Churl js ton drove straiiht down tho field from their own 40 yard line. Preg nall^driving over from the 3 yaid 1 i >10 for the second touchdown. Again Charleston failed to mako point after touchdown. Score end oftjfoilf 12 to I). , Tho third qirarter pVoved to re the most exciting. Camden opened up with an aerial attack and wai going'nieely until Kivers intercepted a pass and got "away for 30 yards. Camden stiffened and held Charles ton for down?. Camden opened up passing attack again with two nice gains placing the ball on 'Charles ton's 40 yard line and tW^'T^'J^ftrter ended. ton At the start of the fourth quarter Camden attempted another pass which Avas intercepted by Rivertfs>rv his 35 yard line. Charleston jfam~ ble<i 0:1 first pJay and Nolan of Camden recovered. Camden's ball on Charleston's 35 yard line. Cam den attempted another pass ai.d Charleston intercepted on their 30 yard line. Charleston comjilef.'.i pass for 15 yards. Then Charleston fumbled and Camden recovered on Charleston's 45 yard line. Camden again took to the air with a pass which Rivers intercepted and raced through a broken field for 60 yards where he was downed on the 3 yard line. From this point Coutv.rier eeored easily. jExtra poijit failed. Camden received and ran ham j returns ball to the 45 yard,-' line. | Camden ran several/playj> before the | final whistle. Outstanding playrs for Charle.?.l-<:i and Cnulurier in the backfL-ld. Camden's outstanding player w:u John Flowers, left end and "l>ack. NFW UKAL KSTATK II KM OI'KNS IN' C\MDi:\ A new real f.state fir.n has o. t n< d an office here, the Shann < ; Real'.;/ Company, with \V. M. Shnm><>.i :. ?> :n;.;:*i*^er. "Ihe o?mpan\ i ? m ? i j ? ? i 1 1 vr pari ? ? f the nffkv of tin- hi 1 1..-11 1 a'i<r, ;i 1 1 ? I Ural I'Ntat ? < 'i-mpany in t Ctuckrr ,'.c "ii I '? Is ? I r ? Sir. mar I > ti ? 1 a:i<l will il ... ^riirr:;! ic'tl estate tm - .iu -.-, particularly i:i Canwlen ainl < "U. Miss Klizabetli / iv. p l< I't S ? 1 1 \i (lay l" ?r Spai t::iil?iny; at t '.*.?? 1 1. li?<ijsr party. t . ;< 1 al< ... .1 I . I !? -ain^; Ua i < >1 1 , v >< 1 ?. c'luii tiati 11! ; ii ? in m : , i ? , ? 1 1 , ?:? ? - faiiie 1 1 ai!i!i^; diairnati up-.n Mi. latum death. (Jraa^rbur k, ''<l"lter i'linma < II. I ; 1 1 1 1 j 1 1 . ?>' 1, 1 ! i . 1 1 1 1 1 . . 1 : 1 ? 1 1 ? 1 ? ? ? Smith ? .I'uliiia 1 ; 1 1 1 1 . > . 1 ? I i .nil];, 1 v.'.is l?u 1 inl 1 1 u 1 1 1 \ 1 1 ? ? . 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ju;ir 1 1 ? ? r ? ? lair t ?>> I . . . 1 1 ? I ! >?'. ri .? 1 simple I'mr-ral scr\ it r. M r. I at. mi wa ?? k 1 1 i - < 1 I " r . 1 1 7 iiijjht wlirt 1 hi. aut <?iiuilni plu 1, v I off a highway nrar ( a.m lr 1. I lie cotnmilal sr 1 vicr v\ 1 1 dueled by hi-; ,past'?r, tin* l'ev. Mrrhvrt, llisli'ipvillr, ;i istrd l>y 1 1 > ? ? lifv. M I,. Hanks, ( i i|ii in l>i;i , and I ? > I . < i II orlirrt , j?;i I <<r of St I ' . i 1 1 . Methodist church, f > r ;i n j" t"i i T Mr. 'latum, ;i native of Ora uv l>ui i; count y , at mic 1 1 n t ? ? r ? ? | ? i ? ? n' ('?I l,c" county in I hi- s'atn le^i 1 turf. He was ;i lr radua 1 < .,| ( ' I < u so'i ( olIf-K'' and I ieoi^cl own < 1 1 1 1 v < ? nit y . II <? -served i ri tin- . } ? a 1 1 1 li ? A'n'-rican war. Mr- is survived l>y In ; wife; a. daughter, Mrs. Kohert II Hope, Lexington, N. mil' I rofhcr, VS. O, Tatirn, (iii do iia, N fiv e ters, Miss M i <? I'.. I atom, Mi I'' K. Jennings, M r ; .Janie i'limni and Mrs. Kdna Traywirk, all <d" Copo; Mrs. II. M I'.rato-i. Wallialln Many (Arsons prominent in ;tal.: affairs attondod I ho fu icral.