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- NUMBER 11. VOLUME XXXVII. CAMDEN, SOUTH ONE NEGRO KILLED; ANOTHER WOUNDED ; FIGHT WITH OFFICERS * v Hen McKnight* middleaged negro, was killed and his brother, Murphy McKnight was seriously wounded an a result of a gun battle with officers staged .shortly after noon Wednesday near Jordan's store about fourteen miles northeast of Camden on . the 'Lock hart road. Earlier in the day. Magistrate's Constable W. F. Grooms, of Lee county, passed through Camden and after having Magistrate Nicholson countersign a warrant charging Mur phy McKnight with va misdemeanor, proceeded to the home of the negro, near Boontown, and here the officer was resisted, it is alleged, and dis armed by McKnight and his brother, Ben McKnight. Grooms returned to Camden and f? 'company with local officers re van ied his search with a warrant upon a more serious charge. Taking the two j*oung McKnight boys into custody at their home place the offi cers in three automobiles were pro feeding in the direction of Kershaw when they met and halted the elder negroes who were also traveling in an automobile. Constable Hunnicutt was in the act of placing the negroes under ar rest when, it is alleged, they opened lire upon him and other members pf the party. In the exchange of shots following none of the officers were wounded but one negro wa? instantly killed. 4 ? The other negro suffered a number of pistol wounds and is now under treatment at the Camden hospital where it is reported his condition is serious. Besides Constable Grooms and Hun- j nicutt members of the officers party I neluded State Constables Stokes and j Watkins. A coroner's jury under Judge W. F. j Hussell was immediately impanelled I to view the body at the scene of i the shooting and the verdict render ed was that Ben McKnight came to his death at the hands of officers in the discharge of duty. Three New Homes for Camden Attractive in every detail is the bungalow of hollow tile and brick under construction this week on Laurens Court for John K. deLoach. This home is under contract by G. A. Creed, local builder, with the plumbing and steam heating system being installed by A. A. Shanks. On Mackey street another home will shortly be ready for occupancy. This bungalow is of brick and frame < obstruction and will be the property of J. P. Lewis. Mr. and Mrs. 13. G. Sanders have recently moved into their new home of novel construction. Besides having] ample living quarters a double ga rage is attached to this home located un North Lyttleton street. Concert* in Wateree Mill Community The. Wateree Mill concert band will! give two concerts in front of Wat eree Baptist church Sunday morning 0:,'i0 and Sunday evening at 7:30. Only music of a religious .and patri otic nature is rendered in these con c erts and is worth coming a longj ways to hear. Special singing at the j evening services in Uje church imme diately after the concert. A cordial ?nvitation extended all to attend these) event*. f'astors* Association to Meet The Kershaw County Baptist Pas tors' Association will meet Monday, ?'vine 15th, at 10:30 in the Camden Baptist church. This movement re cently organized is making splendid Progress and its effects are already ^>eing felt in the Baptist work in the <-junty. Another Bank Closes I'endleton, June 10. ? The Bank of l'-nd!eton was closed yesterday. An examination by the bank examiner showed that the bank was insolvent. A notice stating that these facts and signed by the board of directors was posted on the front door of the bank "treeta that the cause of the trouble ^as the depreciation of securities Uken in 1920 and prtflotfsly. The closing was not dfte to any misman agement on the part of the preMpt I "tftagetoeat of the bank, It was I ?OUR PEGGY" Play To He Put on For Benefit of Caniden Hospital Association The Camden Hospital Association >Vill present "Our Peggy", a musical comedy of youth and college at the School Auditorium next Tuesday evening, June 1 6th at 8:30 o'clock. A cast of eighty local players, rang ing in ages from tiny tot to adult, ?has been assembled and the various groups are rehearsing daily under the direction of Charles Milliard, who ?needs no introduction to Camden au diences. Invariably Mr. Milliard pre sents an attraction that is replete with novelty and cleverness, no trace Of horse-play, slapstick comedy, or amateurish dragginess being in evi dence. "Our Peggy" contains something new by way of a $lot, has characters that appear as human beings ami not as stuge freaks and is written in a vein that will appeal to every playgoer. The choruses are unique 1 and beautifully c6stumed, the dances | difficult and artistic and the song i numbers are catchy music and clever lyric. Undoubtedly a packed house will greet the players when the cur tain rises on next Tuesday evening, j Misses Virginia Clarke and Betty Haile will appear in prominent roles, both having achieved distinction in dramatics at Winthrop College. Oth ers prominently cast are Mr. and Mrs. Clil'ton "McKain, Sam Kvans, j Charlie Kirkland, Basil Bruce, Gate ! wood Workman and Misses Ernestine j Bateman and Emily Lang. Street Improvements City construction forces during the past week have been engaged in widening First_ avenue which bounds the Sarsfield golf links and leads to the Saddle and Paddle club on Wat cree pond. Recently under the di rection of Commissioner W. D. Whit aker a- concrete culvert has been placed- on this street bridging Bre vard branch and this with improve ments now in progress will mean jmuch to travel ovor this roadway ; during the summer months. Notable among other civic . improve ments is the addition of concrete cul j verts and the subsequent disappear ance of ditches bounding the prop erty of J. A-. McCaskill and W. R. Gardner on North Broad street. This project was also handled by forces working under llr. Whitaker. Prominent Sumter Man Dead Stimter, S. C., June 6. ? Archie A. Brearley, a prominent citizen of St. Charles, Lee county, died at 9 o'clock Saturday morning from heart trouble due to over-exertion when a neigh bor's house burned. A A. ?rearley, Jr., Prof. H. C. Brearley, Clemson College; Rev. C. D. Brearley, SL Mat thews, and Misses Bessie and Frances Brearley are' surviving children. Camden Wilis First Game In their game with Wateree Mills last Friday afternoon the Camden city team scored nine runs against the count of five by the visitors. Clybum and Rush pitched for the locals be fore a generous crowd for the sea son's opening game. Today the Camden boys will travel to Bcthune and play the fast outfit of that place. Many are expected to go from this city to see the game. Special Meeting Kershaw Lodge Kershaw Lodge No. 29, A. F. M., will meet in special session on Thurs day night, June' 25, as announced by F. M. Campbell, W. M., for the pur pose of conferring the Fellowcraft degree upon a full class of candidates. : Rest Room in New Quarters Coming first among attractions now offered by Camden to the out of-town shopper and lady traveler is the new rest room located on the second floor of city hall. Here amid attractive and home-like surround ings is a place of recreation and com fort such as few cities offer their rural and tourist visitors with read ing tables, writing desks, baby crib3 and a competent maid in regular at tendance overlooking all. During a recent drive for subscrip tions and equipment for the rest room a committee headed by Mrs. R. Y. Steedman and Mrs. G. L. Black well was met with an enthusiastic re upoiuu! Jby local merchants ajv4_ busi ness men. and their donations have done much toward making the pres ent quarters so delightful. Mr* Steedman will have general supervision over the raat room aad nirimli her is exteaM * very cordial invitation to all visitors to Camden. - - f ** . W .v., ANOTHER CONSTABLE KILLED j Spartanburg Man Hud Kmived His ('urn mission Day of Death Spurtanbuig, Juno y.?-~ David Wil liams, SJ3, of tho Holly Springs sec tion of the county, who today receiv ed his commission from Gov. Thomas G. McLeod as state constable, was fa tally wounded on the porch of his home this afternoon at 6 o'clock as a result of a bullet said to have been find from the midst of a group of -five or six men, who were loitering along the highway 300 yards away. Sheriff Sam K. Miller was called to tho scene of the shooting and with ?the aid of officers arrested the four ^nert from the Holly Springs section in connection with the shooting. They are: Kd Campbell, Will Staton, Boss Jit nson and Perry Henson. No. specific charge was lodged against the men by the sheriff. - Ed Fitts was grazed by the same bullet that killed Williams, ^officers said. '? Constabe Wili'ams is tho second officer to be killed in Spartanburg county within a week. Rural Police man J. 11. Srtoddy was killed last Thursday while trying to make an ar rest in the Cross Anchor section of the county. Posses are still scouring the woods of the Cross Anchor sec tion for Oliver Harrison, charged with lhe murder. Handsome Auto Plates Signs representative of old King Haigler, friendly Catawba chieftain who first greeted the white settler to Camden, are now obtainable for your automobile. TlnJse attractive brass plates arc quite the proper rad iator ornament and identify the owner as coining from South Carolina's good town and help at the same time in advertising for ever greater things. These signs can be obtained from , the Chamber of Commerce or from Charlos E. DeLoaehe at one dollar each. j To Picnic at Boyden Arbor The First Baptist Sunday School will have their annual picnic, Thurs day Juno 18th at Boyden Arbor, Those with cars are requested to meet at the church at nine o'clock. Trucks will be provided for those who have no way. A good time is promised to all. McFadden Abandon* Appeal Rock Hill, June 10. ? Decision to abandon appeal from the sentence of three to six years imprisonment fol lowing conviction on a charge of man slaughter in connection with the fatal shooting of Dewey Simpson, 27, of Chester here late in February, was announced by attorneys for R. Morris McFadden, former motorcycle officer of the Rock Hill police force Colonel Bond Re-Elected Charleston, June 9. ? At a meeting of the board of visitors to the Citadel yesterday, Col. O. J. Bond, president, submitted his resignation, but was re-elected by the board for the en suing term. Col. Bond is quoted as saying that he desired to retire as president of the military college. He has been connected with the Citadel since its reopening in 1882 as a cadet, professor and president. He has also served as president of the Association of Graduates. The board also elected Mr. John J. Thomas, of Charleston, its chair man, Mr. Orlando Sheppard, of Edge field, being made honorary chairman. Mr. Thomas has been the vice chair man and has been chairman of the special committee on building which directed the construction and outfit ting of the buildings in Hampton Park. He is the only Charleston member of. the board. Gault-Barnhardt Wedding A marriage centering the interest of many friends in the Carolinas was that of Miss Lorene Gault of Camden. S. C., sister of Mrs. S. A. McCaskill of Camden, S. C., and Mr. Robert Barnhafdt of Charlotte, "N. C., which was quietly solepinized Saturday af ternoon at Kershaw, S. C., Rev. F. M. Hawley officiating. The bride is a pretty and accom plished young woman and is admired by a host of friends in Camden and elsewhere in South .Carolina. The groom is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Bamhardt, of Charlotte, N. C. He is associated with his father in business with the E. H. Clement Company of Charlotte. prelteTVt^lfcey are engaged in con* struction work between Charlotte and Rock Hill. Mr. Bamhardt and bride will make their home in the country until the construction work la completed. Mr. Bamhardt is a young man of ability and It widely popular. ? Ch arlo tte MKMOK1AL COINS 'to U?- Sold By Bank of Camden and Kirst National Bank The first consignment of Confed erate Memorial Half Dollars, minted by the United States Government as ?ii "tribute .to the valor of the Soldier of thr South/' whieh aranto be si multaneously released throughout the nation on July .Ird, has been receiv ed by the Bank of Camden and the First National Bank of Camden, ac cording to an announcement made today by those two banks. ? Citizens of Camden and Kershaw county now have the opportunity of makijig sure of obtaining some of the*<4 coveted memorial coins on thoir national distribution July llrd, by im mediately purchasing coin certifi cates, redeemable for the actual half dollars on .luly 3rd. As less than two million of the mempria coins are available to the entire South at this time, the South ern bankers committee, arranging de tails of their distribution has allo cated only a limited number to each city and county in the various South ern states. -Once these quotas are exhausted no further coins are ob tainable. ' . I The issuance of these commemora tive coins by the national government is an event of the greatest signifr | cance ttf the South. It is a gesture j of friendliness on the part- of the na tion to which the South will spoil- 1 .taneously respond. Not only do these coins have a high sentimental value through this ^national recognition of our Southern heroes but they also possess an addi-' tional worth, since <the modest pre mium at which the coins are sold .goes to the completion of the great monument to the Confederacy bein^ carved at Stone Mountain, Georgia. | I HIGHWAY CAR KILLS NEGRO Auto Was Driven By Columbia Law yer When Wreck Happened Lexington, June 8. ? Inquiry into the death of Thomas Drafts, Lexing ton county negro, who was fatally injured last night when the light tour ing car he occupied was in collision with the heavy official car of Rear Admiral* Samuel McGowan, chief highway commissioner of South Car olina, will be started by a coroner's jury at -10 o'clock tomorrow morning, it was announced tonight by Solici tor T. C. Callison. Drafts died in a Columbia hospital early today. Six other negroes who were with him in the automobile escaped with less serious injuries. Commissioner McGowan's automobile was reported to have been driven by Joseph Nettles, Columbia attorney, who was acconxpanied by?W. P. Child ress, special assistant to the highway commissioned, and Mrs. William Brooker, of Columbia. Mrs. Brooker was said to have suffered cuts about the face, having been catapulted through the windshield. The accident occurred near Lexing ton, on the Batcsburg-Lexington road, febout 9:30 o'clock last night. Sheriff II. C. Oswald was notified and ar ranged for Drafts to be taken to Columbia, where he was treated at the Good Samaritan hospital. Commissioner McGowan's automo bile, a heavy coupe of an expensive make, was badly damaged in the col lision and was towed into Columbia. It was the machine placed at his disposal upon his acceptance of his present position last March. Jury Exhonorates Nettlen l^xington, June 9. ? The death of Thomas Davis, negro fatally injured Sunday night when the automobile by which he was standing, was struck by the official car of Highway Com missioner McGowan, then driven by Joseph Nettles, Columbia lawyer, was an unavoidable accident, the coro ner's jury found here today. To Join Bank of Camden Force Miss Mary Edna CVyburn who has been doing clerical work at th^ county auditor's office will join the force of the Bank of Camden on July first. Sly- has had considerable experience in clerical work and will be a valu able addition to this bank in the book keeping department. Ball Game at Wateree Saturday Pacific Mills, of Columbia, and Wateree ball teams will meet on the Water** Mill diamond Saturday after noon beginning at 8:30. These two teams are pretty evenly matobed and a close and interesting fane I* looked for. ? HKTHUNK NKWH NOTES llfitw.of Interest us Gathered by Our Regular Correspondent. Hethune, S. (},, June ll. ? The Kp wortb League gave a social Friday evening at the homo of Mis. A. B. Mcl.au rin in the* form of a Quaker party. Punch was served throughout thr evening. ?<* Miss Kathleen McCaskill. who has been teaching school in Marion, is at Home for the Hummer. Mioses Lois and Mabel Wattfi, stu* ! dents ut NVinthrop College, returned home last week for their summer va cation, Mr. Robert JBradley, of Los An geles, Cal., is visiting his sisters, Misses Tysie and Emma Bradley and Mrs. Mary Bethunc. Little. Miss Mabel Lee, of Monroe, N, C., is visiting her sister. Mrs. Kva Morgan Mrs. Leslie Best aiid little daugh te5* Betty spent several days last weok with relatives in the Clyde sec tion. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Korbis were thle guests of Mr. and Mrsv Bright Williamson in Darlington last'week. l)r. R. K. Severence, of Columbia, spent Sunday at the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. ?L K. Severence. Misses Dargan Clyburn and Baron Lee were guests of friends in Char lotte Sunday. Rev. M. B. Gunter performed the marriage ceremony of his cousin, Miss Frances Williams to Mr. .1. M. Rob inson Tuesday evening at Keivcrn, S. C. Mrs. Robinson taught in the school here tho past two years. Mr. N. A. Bethunc celebrated his 78th birthday Saturday by inviting a number of his friends to dine with him. The following were present: Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Forbis, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. King, Rev W V, Jerman and his daughters, Mrs. Mark King and children of Noeces, Mrs. B. L. Norwood and family of McBee. Services were held in the. new Methodist church Sunday evening. Dr. McCoy, presiding elder, congratu lated the members on the erection of the handsome church. Short talks in the Ki*me veins were made by Rev. J. M. Forbis of the Presbyterian chufreh and Rev. M, B. Gunter of the Baptist church. EIGHT DEATHS ON UOAD Thirteen SeriouHly Injured in State During Past Month Eight persons were killed on stati highways during the month of May, according to the report of accidents given out Monday at the office of Samuel McGowan, chief highway com missioner. Thirteen persons were se riously injured and 31 received minor injuries in 69 accidents. The grade crossing again took its toll ? two deaths resulting from three accidents occurring at these. One of the deaths resulted from a person's jumping from a burning automobile Carelessness still headed the list of causes. The report as prepared by Robert G. Thomas, engineer in charge of records, follows : According to reports received by the state highway department, there were 59 accidents occurring on state highways in May. Eight persons were killed, 18 were seriously injurod and 31 received minor injuries. "There were 24 collisions between motor cars, one of them being parked, two with other vehicles, and five with other objects. Twenty-four cars were overturned, 11 were driven off the road, 50 were seriously damaged and 15 were slightly damaged. One mule Was killed, one was injured, and two vehicles were damaged. "There were three accidents at rail way grade crossings, one at a public road crossing and three at bridges. Thirty-five of the accidents occurred in the day time and '24 after dark. Thirty-seven were on straight roads, 19 on curves, 11 on paved roads and 44 on unpaved roads. "Twenty-five of the accidents were reported as caused by careless driving 16 by speeding, four by recklessness due to liquor, two by dazzling head lights, two by skidcling and five by defects of the car. Two persons were killed in two railway grade ac cidents, two were killed when cars overturned, one was killed by jump ing from burning car, and three pe destrians were killed, two being child f 9 ren. Fish Supper There will be a fish supper given by the Woman's Missionary Society] of Flint Hill Baptist church on the 18th of June, beginning at seven o'clock at Vaughan's mill. The pub lic is invited to attend. Proceeds for a good cause. -A. K, SehiWtUtf, i x tension bortl- 1 culturist of Clemson College, predict* that South Carolina will market 250 { car loads of peaches, 60 of which will come from Spartanborg county. The | state has never met before. IWRNTI8T8 MEBT IN COLUMBIA Session To Be Held at Jpffornon Hotel June 17, IK, It) The T>6th annual meeting; of the State Dental Association of South ?Carolina, will be hold at the Jeffer son Hotel, Columbia, S. C., Juno 17, 18, 19. A full attendance is uvged. ?We hnve a fine, up-to-the-minute program arranged. For the benefit of the public at large, it behooveh every member of the profession to attend this meeting and acquaint him self with newer discoveries and methods which will be illustrated by lectures and clinics, ? JPapots will be given by Dr. Le Grand Gucrry, Columbia, Dr. T. T. Moore, Columbia; Dn. R. JR. Byrnes, Atlanta, Gu.; Dr. Guy Harrison, Richmond, Va.; Dr. VV. T. MeFall, Greenville, ,S. C.; and Dr. K. C, Dye of Greenville. Time will be given for full discussion after each paper. Pro gressive clinics will be held by Dr. Clarence Dunn of Camden, Dr. Bol ton Hair of Spartanburg, Dr. E. P. Mickcl of Atlanta, \fv. B. 11. Byrnes of Atlanta, and Mr. Supplee of New York. The officers of the association for this year are: President, Dr. H M. flucks, Georgetown; vice- president, Dr. A. Weinberg, Sumter; second vice president, Dr. \V. K. Anderson, Ches <ter; recording secretary, Dr. K. C. Dye; directing secretary, Dr. B. X. Minus, Branehville; treasurer, Dr. J. A. Pike, Columbia. A social program has been arrang ed for the members of the associa tion. Several of the meetings will be open to the public and sonvo of the papers will be . illustrated by fttoreopticon views and moving pic tures. Dr. S. W. Foster of Atlanta, Gu.,.. president of American Dental Associ ation will be present and enter into discussion of various papers. ( WATKREE TEAM WINNING Defeated Lancaster at LanoJbtfcln^nd \ Columbia Mills at Camden^ ? The Wateree Mills basoball team ?has at last hit its stride from all appearance as its last victory over the strong Lancaster mill baseball team indicates. Wateree defeated Lancaster 7 to 6 * last Saturday in a hard fought , (game at Lancaster. Baker pitched the entire game for Wateree and held the opponents well in hand all the way. Sanders, Dority, Ed Barnes and Twltty hit well for Wateree. . / On the previous Saturday, Wateree defeated the Columbia mills team 7 to 3 in a well played game on Wateree Field. The entire team played well .with no outstanding star. Consistent batting in the fourth in ning netted Wateree six runs, enough to win the game. On Saturday, Wateree will play the strong Pacific mills team ? on ?Wateree Field. Pacific has a very .strong team' and Wateree will have to play hard to win. The Wateree team however is practicing hard daily and will be in good shape for the game. In conncction with the game there will be a band concert by the mill band and refreshments will be sold by the ladies of tho Wateree Mills Baptist Church. A prize of $2.50 in gold will be given to tho person holding the lucky ticket which will be drawn after the fifth inning. The admission will be 25c and the game will start promptly at 4 o'clock. Costa Money to Cut Corners Traffic regulations at the varioub corners in the city are now being strictly enforced, especially at the Confederate monument, corner of Broad and Laurens streets. Signs warning you to turn to the right were erected there last week and remained ?for some time but ladies of the United Daughters made a kick and they were taken down. Traffic markers have also been placed at the .intersection of DeKatb and Mill,. Broad and Chestnut, Lyttleton and Laurens and Laurens and Fair show ing the way to turn and you can rest, assured that these iuIos will be en forced. We know by experience for friend wife cut the corner at the monument a few days ago and it cost us two, perfectly good dollars in Re corder's Court. And we learn that we are not the only hut>by who had to cough up fop- friend- wife's wrong driving. - -V* Winthrop College, wH? 38 points woo over all woman's colleges and Universities of the United States b? the aaoma! telegraphic track meet.