The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 04, 1924, Image 1
CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA* FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1924
NUMBER 40
VOLUME XXXV.
J^Tsi M FOB STATE NEXT YEAR
Practically Every Department Will
Kcqucat Increase for 1924.
Columbia, Dec. 2i>.? What is it go
ing to coat to conduct the state gov
eminent in 1924? The requests from
the several departments and state in
stitutions aggregate $10,744,907.1 7.
The appropriation? for 1^28 aggreg*
ted .$7,372,888.69. The statement at
to the reiiuests has been made public
by Cap1- Bei> M- S*wyer? erteeutivu
secretary of the budget commission.
The commission has not approved all
of these requests, of coprse. 3ut the
commission's recommendations will
not be mide public until the general
assembly moets.
An increase of $3,375,000 certainly
joes indicate that there are growing
pains. The question is: Are they real
or imagined ? Thait is to bo determined
by the legislature. Some of the re
quests for increases are basfcdupon
the fact that the same requests were
made last year and were not granted,
and they are larger now than before.
This indicates the wisdom of the poli
cy suggested last year by Governor
McLeod? not to4make further appro
priations for buildings of state col
leges, but to provide for these in a
bond issue of several million ttollars
and the legislature to appropriate or
designate the proceeds ef the sale of
bonds from time to time jto take care
of the expansion program. -Governor
McLeod last year pointed out that 4he
legislature really has no authority un
der the law to make appropriations^
for building purposes.
The increases observed in the re
quests submitted are herewith dis
cussed briefly:
The request for the legislative de
partment is for $28,000 less, for itj
will be recalled that the session last
year ran far over the accustomed
time. But if the program Is carried
out this year and all of the new
schemes and ideas and propositions
are thoroughly thresfied out, the ses
sion will last longer than the last.
Comptroller General's office re
quires some- $33,000 additional on ac
count of expenses of general election
vear.
Adjutant Generates office, $0,500
increase. ? ?
University of South Carolina, in
crease of $272,0000. Of this amount
$95,000 is for maintenance ^-$60,800
for repairs, the amounts expended in j
1923 being $28,661.20; for perma
nent improvements, $240,000, of
which $50,000 is due to the woman'#'
dormitory under the pledge of thej
192.J general assembly. The incr?a8?d
enrollment at the University is cited
as cause for the need of more money |
to run the institution, which really has
been the stepchild of the state forj
many years.
Clemson is asking for $100,000 for a !
new dormitory and for $80,000^0 pay
back the state money "borrowed"
from the state when the income. from
the fertilizer tax ran tow one year.
The Citadel is asking for $164,000
more than last year's budget. . Soipe
of this is to be used for homes for|
members of the faculty and for other j
improvements needed to complete^ the
building program.^
Winthrop asks for an increase of |
$17.">,000 in round numbers, of which
amount $55,000 it appears was pledg
ed by the last general assembly for a
new dormitory and $82,000 additional
for maintenance.
The Medical' College asks for $55,
000 additional for maintenance and
$250,000 for -permanent improve- 1
ts.
The negro State college a9ks for an
increase of from $98,000 to a quarter
?f a million, of which increase $120,
00() is needed for new buildings.
The John De La Howe Orphanage
School in Abbeville county asks for an
?ncrease from $50,000 to $110,000, of,
which half is for new buildings, andj
57,000 for 'maintenance.
The Cedar Springs School for deaf,
dumb and blind asks for an increase
?f $3,6od for maintenance and $100,
for new buildings.
The State Department of Education
asks for an increase of $450,000 for
^e aid of high schools and f 15?000 !
for vocatiorftf schools and $40,000 fofr j
?he public elementary schools.
The asylum asks for $63,000 addi
tional for maintenance and for $310,
000 for additional improvements, of
which $100,000 is to repay a4oaa^
The penitentiary nominally aslcs
for incTBieajlgbttt $13,000 for
to the legislators with the request
running up into the hundreds of thou
**nds for a
The
for $3,000
POST HELD BANQUET.
New Officer* Elected to Serve Local
Poat For Coming Year.
The James Leroy Belk Post No. 17,
Camden, S. C., held its annual meet
ing at its headquarters Tuesday nighy
January 1st, for the purpose of elect
ing its officers for th^ year.
The following officers were unani
mously elected:
J. Whitakor, Jr., Post Commander.
M . M. Reasonover, Vice^Commandor,
U. W. Kirkland, Adjutant. ,
M. B. Williams, Finance Officer.
Immediately after the oloction of
officers, the business meeting was ad
journed and all members present,
numbering over fifty, motored out to
the Kfershaw County Country Club,
where a delicious banquet was uwait
ing them, the usual short talks and
jokes were in order and everyone en*
joyed the occasion to the fullest.
The popular young mayor, Mr. II.
G. Carrison, Jr., was an invited guest
and also made a short talk compli
menting the Post and the American
Legion and assured them of the city's
support at all times.
The retiring Post 'Commander, Mr.
W. A. Clark, acted ? as toastmaster
o 1
and performed in a very capable man
ner. Mr. Clark has given lota of val
uable assistance to the Legion during
his term and the Post regrets very
much that his business affairs would
not allow his name to be presoiit&d for
reelection.
Eiffel Tower Builder Dies.
Palis, Dec. 28. Alexander Gustnve
Eiffel, the engineer who built the fa
mous tower that bears his namef~ie
dead. He was 91 years old.
The Eiffel tower, the world's high
est structure, was built in the Ch4mps
de Mars, Paris, for tjie exposition of j
1889. ???
It is now used not only as a point1
of vantage for sightseers, but for ,
meteorological^ jm4-r8clentiflc obser
vations and as a radio station.
Eiffel was widely knoWn as a,
builder of great metal bridges. He
also designed the sluices for the Pan- !
ama Canal when the French company
undertook to dig the waterway.
Thanks Their Friends.
The young ladies of the Southern]
Bell Telephone Company ask The
Chronicle to thank their numerous ;
friends who so kindly sent Christmas
remembrances to them during the hol
idays. The young ladies who toil at'
the switchboard day and night are
deeply appreciative of this thought
fulness.
of $40,000 for this bureau
The traihing school for feeble mind-1
?d at Clinton asks for an increase of
$25,000 for maintenance and $460,000
for new buildings.
Indus trial School for Boys, $20,000 j
more for maintenance and $125,000
more for new buildings.
Industrial School for Girls, $15*000
more for maintenance and $83,000- for
new buildings.
Reformaory for Negro Boys $18,000 1
more for maintenance and $35,000 for j
new buildings. '
Law enforcement fund in the gov
nor's office, increase of $10,000.
State Board of Health, $60,000 ad
ditional for tuberculosis camps.
The state tax commission makes re
quests for smaller amounts in some
instances and larger in others, with
a net increase of $15,000.
State Bank examiner's office, in
crease of $3,000.
Railroad Commission, nothing addi
tional for maintenance, nothing for
new building. Not even for weather
shods.
Board of fisheries, $2,500 additional
for maintenance.
Joint committee on printing, a little
bit leas than last year.
Commissioner of 'Agriculture, in
crease of $37,000 as follows: For
office, $8,000; for laboratory, $22,000,
for inspectors and Expenses, $14,000;
State Fair exhibit, $2,500. These in
creases to take care of proposed addi
tional duties -upon the 'department.
State Warehouse Commissioner's
office, $3,500.
Highway Department total increase ]
of $62,000, distributed over several
bureaus.
Outside of these few items there
are no notable requests made of the
legislature for increased appropria
l&rjfour-flfths of the contemplated
expenditures could be taken hltf ut
in Governor McLeod's proposed bond
issue for schools and penal and chari
table institutions without having to
BKTHUNK NKWH NOTK8.
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HuppeninffH of Interest As Told By
j ?- Our Correspondent.
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Bethune, S. C., Jan. 3.? At the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of
the Bank of Bethune the following
officers were re-elected: President,
A. B. McLaurin, vice presidont, D. T.
Y#rbrough; cashier, G. E. Parrott.
Four per cent dividend was paid.
Mrs. C. C. Price of Charleson spent
Friday jn town with relatives.
Mrs. B. L. Norwood and children of
i Me Bee were the guests of the former's
father, Mr. N. A. Bethune last Fri
day. . ,
Mr. Jesse Morgan and family of
,Monroer N. C., were the week end
guests of Mrs. Eva Morgan.
Little Miss Harriett Stevens of
Lancaster waB the guest of Margaret
Truesdell during the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. McCoy and children
ot NValhalla were the guests of Mrs.
A. B. McLaurin Sunday.
Miss Katherine Stevens of Lancas
ter spent several days wjth Miss
Kathleen Hyatt.
Dr. R. E. Severance of Columbia ia
spending several days with hi? pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Severance.
Mr. A. T. Bethune of Belmont, N.
C., was a visitor in town Tuesday
night.
Mr. Ralph Tiller of Pittsburg spent
Christmas with his mother, -Mrs.
Sallie, Tiller.
Mr. T. E. Hearon and family have
moved to his farm about ten miles
from here.
Mr. Mark* King and family and Miss
Louise King of Neeces, returned home
Tuesday after spending Several days
with relatives here.
Mr. Harry King of the University
of Florida wa^the guest of his sister,
Mrs. D. M. Mays, last week.
Mrs. C. W. Wilson and child of
Whitmire spent Thursday and Friday
with her mother, Mrs. C. L. Kelley.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Wall of An
drews spent Christmas day with the
former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M-.
O. Ward.
Mrs. Anna Stevens of Cheraw is the
guest of Mrs. W. E. Davis.
Mrs.; W. M. Stevens of Lancaster
spent Thursday with -friends here.
Mr. Mayo Davis left Tuesday for
A u burri Urnversity, Alabama.
Mr. N. A. Bethune, Miss Stellq Be
thune, -Mrs.-^r Z. Truesdell and chil?
dren were guests of relative^ in
Hartsville Thursday.
A surprise party was given Miss
Josie Black mo n Saturday evening by
members of the younger set. Miss
Blackmon had as her guest during the
holidays Miss Hattie Lyles, a school
mate, ot Darlington, l.
Mrs. L. M. Best delightfully enter
tained Friday evening with a four
table card party. At a late hour
jello and fruit cake were served.
A tourist party from Ohio, driving
a twin six Packard, en route to Flor
ida, ran off an enbankment at the
bridge of Lynches creek. None of the
occupants' were hurt. The, car'riWiB*
offered for sale and purchased by ne
groes for $300.09.
Attention, Veterans.
There will be a meeting of Camp
Richard Kirkland at the Court House
in Camden, on Saturday the 12th day
of January, 1924, at eleven o'clock
a. m. All Veterans are urged to be
present and come prepared to pay the
annual dues. There will be important
business to come before the meeting.
Those who are unable to attend on
account of sickneBs or from any other
cause, should send Iheir dues in by
some one else.
?? W. P. Russell,
? * ? - Commander.
To Erect Filling Station.
Mr. George T. Little is having the
house on the <A>raer of DeKalb and
Market street, across the street from
the Presbyterian church, rolled on to
another lot, making way for the erec
tion of a filling station on that cor
nier. Plans have been drawn by Ar
chitect Mitcham for the new building j
and it is said it will be a most elabo
rate one in every particular. It Will
have a corner entrance and being on
the main highway will ne doubt prove
a popular place. It will have all
modern conveniences, including rest
rooms for travelers, both men and
women. Sir. Little will lease the
building, but the lessee hee not been
?nnbuttcM 1 , ? ? ~ ? r
Mr. Johnnie Bran ha? "and Miss)
8 ill >. iirartham, both LbgofT, P. C., ^
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POLO AND GOLF MATCHES.
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[Featured Holiday Amusements With
Tourist Visitors.
The holidays passed merrily by in
Camden's winter colony, Many
dances, teas, dinners, polo matches
and golf tournaments Ailed the all
too rapidly moving hours for, the
many students from college, Hew
Year's eve was celebrated by several
parties, and a special picture at the
"Movies."
At the Kirk wood Mr. and Mrs. Kay*
mond Balfe entertained for a large
number pf guests with a supper and
dance in the Grill on New Years eve.
The American Legion dinner at the
Kershaw County Country Club was
also a feature of New Year's eve.
Saturday evening Mr. Frank Cour
son and Miss Ella Coursen gave a din
ner at the Kirkwood for Mrs. Kerr,
Mr. and Mrs. Newton 'Boykin, Miss
Olive Whitredge, Mr. and Mrs. Rob- J
ort McClellan and Mr. Louts Sledge, i
and on Saturday,, afternoon . Mr9.
Warren Harris opened her charming
Fair street' home for a card party.
There were five tables of bridge play
ers, who greatly enjoyed the hospitals
1ty of Mrs. Harris and her daughter,
Mrs. William Goodale.
Mrs. Frederick Robinson was hos
tess for a dozen ladies at a tea Thurs
day afternoon at the Kershaw Club,
which was also the scene of a large
dance on Friday evening. Many
young people from Columbia came
over for this affair.
Another delightful affair of the
holiday ' esson wss the luncheon and
card party given at 4Iobkirk Inn Sat
urday by Mrs. H. G. Marvin for her
sister,* Miss Charlotte Campbell, 0I2
Washington. The charming parlors of
quaint Hobkirk were never more at
tractive in their Christmas decoration
of holly and pine than on this delight
ful occasion.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert McClellan and family who
?were at the Kirkwood last season are
glad to again welcome them to Cam'
They are occupying the CQttftge
recently purchased by Mr, Frank
Cour&en and will be here for the win
ter. John McClellan is at home from
Saulb^ry school for the holidays.
Miss Freddie Bush, who has been
? spending the holidays with lier mother
and sister in Camden returned to New
"York oiTTuesday.
Mrs. Maurice Hechscher has arrived
from Philaclelphia for a prolonged
stay at the Court Inn, and Mr. and
JVfrs. Warren Smith, who have been
for the past month at the Court will
return this week to NeW York. . ?
Colonel and Mrs. Charles H. Green
leaf, of- Boston and Fr*neomar N.
are guestb of Mr, and Mrs. Karl P.
Abbott at the Kirkwood.
Mr. and Mrs, Cedric Major who
have been for several days at the
Kirkwood Jiave returned to New York.
Mrs. K. B. Wilcox has arrived from
Albany for her annual visit at the
.Kirkwood.
Walter Travis, who designed the
splendid championship eighteen hole
golf course at the Kirkwood, is play
ing over it daily in his usual form. On
Friday Robert W. Pomeroy and Rob
ert Barr DeAns defeated Raymond
Balfe and Walter, Travis by 1 up on
the : 18th hole, in a f oresome which
attracted considerable attention. .
Golfers noted recently on the Kirk
wood course were: Cedric* Major, Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Balfe, Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Lockwood, and John Lock
wood, Mr. and Mrs. Edmonds Putney,
Mr. E. C. Durfee, John McCle'iian,
George W. Betts, R. L. Mumpton, Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. Petot, Mrs.. Walter
Fischer and Mrs. Carl Fischer.
Playing over the Sarsfield course
daily are Dr. and Mrs. Dodge Peters,
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Smith, Mr. and
Mi's. Ralph Waldo Chase, Mr. A. D.
Partridge, Mr. Irving E. Raymond,
and James I. Raymond, Mrp. A.
Sharjte Hunter, Miss Mollie Stearns,
Mr. John G. Welton and Mr. Thomas
T. Mnckie.
I t Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Partridge have
arrived from Bedford, N. Y., for a
visit at' the Court Inn.
Mr. Ralph W. Chase has joined the
polo players during his stay in Cam
den, and is making a fine record on the
; field.
| POLO NOTES
Camden is to !\a*e fine polo .this
season if the early starts fine mounts
and enthusiasm Hr- an indication,
Captstn Spacer Fishe, of England,
[with the able assistance of Godfrey
Preece, ef Westbury, L. I., is manag
ing thennatch games this season. Two
good games were not Christmas
j-iry r.
HAD STOLEN A CAtt.
Charlie Addison in to Await Trial
For Theft of a Ford.
Charlie Addition, a negro, about 28
years of a ge, was arrested at hia home
on the Mozier place near i'assatt on
Christmas ove, where he had in* his
possession a Ford automobile box
longing to a Mr. Vinson, ? mail car
rier from Kembert in Sumter county.
About four weeks ago Mr. Vinson,
in company with a lady, parked his
lord in front of the Ma jostle Theatre
while they Nvitjjfliafid t htijucture: jjlay.
and when he left the theatre his car
had disappeared. He notified the po
lice, and they got on trail of thb car.
Tho nogro had driven the car to Char
lotte where he kept it for two weeks.
Returning to Cassatt he bantered a
white man for a trade, and in looking
over the car the white man noted the
number on the motor and reported it
tO the police. It proved to be Mr.
Vinson's car. Mr. Vinson being a mail
carrier had about twenty dollars
worth of postage stamps under tho
seat, Tho officers went back to tho
negro's home the following day and
wero again rewarded by finding most
of tfoe stamps. The car had been con
siderably abu&ed.
Addison is suspected of having
stolen other cars and a representative
of a bonding company was in Camden
yesterday, when he went into . the
Cassatt neighborhood to look over
pome cars the negro is said to have
sold in that section.
Dead From Accidents! Shot.
. Columbia, Dec. 30*? Harry Mixon,
twenty-two, of this city , who was
accidentally shot by Fred Faulk, of
Columbia, at Fairfax, last Tuesday,
died at a local hospital hero this af
ternoon.
According to Mrs. Elsie S. Mixon,
mother of the dead youth, Fret! Faulk
while the two young men were stand-'
nig in front of the residence of Mix
on's uncle at Fairfax, snapped aV)?
j volver, from which Faulk had thought
[lie had taken all the cartridges and
the one bullet in the weapon took ef
fect in tho abdomen of Mixon. The
Mixon family exonerated Faulk from
all blame, it is said.
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Meaeley- Waters. ______
Mr. Thomas Nathaniel Waters and
'MiBR-Snralr Jane "Moseley, both ~15f
Camden, were married at the home of
Judge of Probate McDowell on Sun
day morning last, and the .young cou
ple left immediately by automobile
for a trip to Charleston. Mr. Waters
is. an employe of the Camden post
office. ..
Services at Baptist Church.
There will be regular services at the
Camden Baptist church Sunday, Jan
uary 6th, 1924. Morning service at
11:15 o'clock, and evening service at
7:80. Dr. Xool, of Greenville, will
have charge of the services.
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Many Before the Recorder.
It is estimated there will be around
one hundred persons before Recorder
L. T. Mills Monday morning to an
swer to various charges for violation
of the new traffic ordinance. Most of
the charges have to do with not using
dimmers on the white way. Some few
speeders are on the list also. All of
the officers have been alert in watch
ing for violators and each one has
:a long list.
New Year's day before a large and
enthusiastic gallery a "Round Robin"
was played on Field No. 1 between
two teams from Charlotte and the
two CamdeQ teams. The blue and red
coats of the Charlotte men and the I
turquoise jackets of Camden as they
flashed back and forth over the field
scoring in rapid succession goals for
their respective teams aroused hearty
cheers and great enthusiasm from the
g^and stand..
Spectacular play by R. W. Chase,
Watson Pomeroy, Godfrey Preece and
Charles Little for Camden, and S. B.
Tanner, W. M. Cosby and E. C. Grif
fith for Charlotte brought the contest
to a tie at the end of eighth chuoker
feo that an extra one had to be ran off !
to decide the winners who were U>
meet in the final*.
So close was the skirmish that the
game was prolonged until It grew
almost too .dark to see, but the final
result was a victory for Camden by
four points. ? ?
A large contingent iuutuiud from
Charlotte for the ?Hrtch,~*nd in tin
party were many ladies. 'The interest
and enthusiasm was great and it is
hoped that Charlotte will saO& Afftia
gire Camden an opportunity to break
lances with her skilled players.
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AUUKXTtfl) FOR SPBKIHNG.
Unfortunute Affair Occurred on Muin
Street Monday.
George \V. Shove, sold to bo a prom
inent citiaen of Sumter, wau arrested
by Chief Whitaker and Office? ('ooley
New Year's Day charged with speed
ing. Witnuaae* statu that Mr. Shore
was driving thirty miU's an hour,
while the chief estimated his speed at
26 miles. In making the turn at the
postoffice a near collision with *
smaller ear was avoided only by a
jllimiw ^mr|fin. Mr, *Stu?* drove on n
short distance and turning in the
middle of the block, was stopped by ,
hoehiet d ayi wiSep 1<& II. 113, ...
the chief, who requested Mr. Shore to
put up' a bond of $10, to which /Mr.
Shore refused and a lively tusj^e- en
sued betwen the three men, Mr. Shoi* ?
being Anally overpowered and placed
in the lock-up, where he was later re
leased under a $25 bond. Mr. Shore's
wrists' were considerably bruised In
the tussle, otherwise no one was hurt.
In company with Mayor Jennings,
and attorneys Epps and Hodges, Mr.
Shore returned Wednesday and re
quested of Mayor Garrison an imme
Jiate hearing of his cose. This being
, contrary to the wishes of the police
| chief, this was denied the visitors,
Mayor Carmen making the state*
ment that he would have to uphold
his officers when it appeared that they
were wholly in the right, and the case
will be heard before the Recordor
Friday, January 11th, at 10 o'clock.
The streets were filled with people
at the lime of the occurrence and om*
people regret tho unfortunate noto- .
Wety given the incident.
We've Had 'Km ground Here.
"Any news out your way, Mr.
Lopp ? " asked the able editor of that
sprightly sheet, the Tumlinville Totfch
of Liberty and Tocsin of the Times,
"Well ? p'tu! ? no," replied Lafe
Lopp, of Clapboard Springs. "Nuth'n'
in perticlar, except that a feller by the
name of Dud Hoog waller is figuring
on starting a styre. % Gabe Gullick,
who has got a storo there, says the
new feller can't make good, but the
rest of us reckon we'll do all our
loafing and trading at tho new store
till we get as deep in debt us Hoog- *
waller will let us." ? ? -
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-rByangelhitHo Hold Service. ~
The Indian Evangelist, Rev. A. S.
Loekee, will conduct services at An
tioch church on Sunday morning at 11
o'clock, January 6th. Everyone is
cordially invited to attend this ser
vice. ? ? , -- ? L
Services at the Catholic church on
Sunday, January 6th, will be as fol
lows: Masses at 6:15 and 11 a. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Sermon at
each service. All are cordially invited
to attendr^:?^r*?^:^s^ , '
Barnhardt-MeCaskiH.
Coming as a .surprise to hi& friends
in Camden will be the announcement
of the marriage in Coneorci, North
Carolina, on Tuesday evening, Janu
ary 1st, at the home of the bride's
qi other, of Mr. Joseph Clyde Mc
Ciskill to Miss Sara Bernhardt, of
that city, Rev. Jesse C. Rowan, pastor
of the bride o/ftciating.
Owing to the recent bereavement in
both McCaskill's and Mies Barn*
hardt's families, no cards were issued
and only the immediate family wit
nessed the ceremony. Joe McCaskill is
one of Camden's very choicest young
men and numbers his friends by his
acquaintances* He is a graduate of
Davidson College and for past two
years has beey engaged in Y. M. C.
A. work and iiv now a student at Co
lumbia University, where he and his
bride are preparing themselves for
overseas work. - - , <,
Former Camden Lady Married.
Belated wedding cards announcing
the marriage of Miss Sarah Henrietta
Huggins to Baron George Mario Suri
ani have been received in Camden. The
marriage occurred on Friday, October
26th, and the newly weds are now re
siding at 158 West 75th Street, New
York City. Miss Huggins was the
daughter of the late W, W. Huggins,
of Camden, and will be pleasantly re
membered in Camden where she was
at one time engaged in the millinery
business. , _ ^
R. It Horten, father of McDavid s
Horton, ~tnn naming 'yditor of The J
State, was run over and badly hurt
near his home in Anderson the day
after Christmas by a car
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