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*\ > ? ' " * ?" *1s * ?? ' V - <?* ' ?& " * V; '; " ,, ? ' ; ? . ?'. .''V ? v ?' 'V ' ' ' V **" V The Camden Chronicle VOLUME XXXVII. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1928. NUMBER 22 KOI NI> DKAi) BY SIDE OF ROAIJ Cheltfrfield County Man Mysterious ly Killed on Road Columbia, S. C., August 20.?K. 1\ Kuinwater, head of tho Rainwater Furniture Company, of Cheraw, and one of Chesterfield county's promi nent men, was found killed Wednes day "iff*11 ut o'clock on the So oiety Ifitl highway seven miles from Cheraw, according to information re ceived here today. Four bullet holes were found in his head and death (was believed to have been instantaneous. A coroner's jury has been empan nellcd and a thorough investigation is being made. Mr. Rainwater made frequent trips into the country to make collections and look after other features of his business. He is be lieved to have been returning from such an tecursion. He was not known to have an enemy and his tragic end is a shock to hi? com munity. A pistol believed to have been Mr. Rainwater's was found near the ear. The victim is believed to have been thrown from his car or else to have fallen out. A party of automobilistb was driving along the tyghway and noticed the car ditched at the side of tho road. Thoy investigated and found Mr. Rainwater's body on the other side of the car bleeding -4>r<j| , fusely. They hastened to Cheraw apd gave the alarm. Mr. Rainwater was 3ft years old and leaves a wife and four children. New Traffic Officer Mr. A. R. Mayers, known to his friends as "Cooney" Mayers, has been appointed motorcycle traffic officer to succeed J. W. <?oIe, who has re signed to make Florida his home. Mayor Garrison has recently or dered suits made of regulation c.on viet stripes and when a prisoner elect* to take tho days he will bv made to wear the regulation stripes. The police expect by this means to collect more fines for the humiliation will make them come across if there be any possible chance of him getting the money for the fine. \ Mischievous Youngster* Several lads in the northern part of the city one night last week re moved six of the silent policemen at various street intersections and threw them into manholes of the sewer*. Policemen' were stationed at various places and succeeded in catching one young fellow who was fined $10 for removing the property and $2.50 for destruction of property. Several other young fellows are sus pected of being in on the depredations and other arrest* taay follow. o A Beautiful Show Window. The Fashion Shop -has a beautifui display in their show window this week. Several articles of women'-* apparel are displayed on a carpet of green grass, making a most pleasing picture. Tho window display is the work of Mr. Sam Karesh, the propri etor, and shows extremely good taste. To Close Economy Home. tiaffney, Aug. 26. ? At a meeting of ? he trustees of Economy Home hel'J today at the institution it was decid ed to close the home as soon as ))laces could be found for the gjjildren. The state board of public welfare will ??are for the South Carolina children and the other states will be supposed '.o care for theirs. Dr. Nesbitt of GatTney, who is the }>(??> ident and chairman of the board trustees, has just returned from a -'journ at Battle Creek, Mich., and '?ho action was taken after he had <a !t-d a meeting- of the trustees to day. The home is situated near Kings station on the Southern railway ?'bout six miles from Blacksburg. Ih< r.- are about fiO children at tho tution. Old Tires for Shoe Soles ^ hi- re do all the used tires go ? ' -;?>t week three carloads of them ?a ?< hipped from Seattle, Wash., to Kona district of Hawaii, where ?I a pa nose make soles for shoes from ?Id automobile tires and sell them for P< r pair. Another large shipment accumulated at Seattle for the next ? amer. Soles are cut from the caa "K? and canvas tops are stitched on. This footwear is said to laat from ; ;,ur to six months and generally sells fishermen and laborers m Krar and pineapple plantations. The solos Are cut symmetrically so that **>th shoe* fit ^either foot. By ehang Ir>g them about from day to day the 4s equalised. - ? , - - - - y UK I II I \ K NEWS NOTES Item* of Interest us Gathered by Our Regular Correspondent. Bethune, S. C., August 26. ? Mrs. J. N. McLaurin was hostess to Circle No. 2 of the Presbyterian church Wednesday afternoon. After dispos- | ing of th? business of the meet'ing, a social hour was enjoyed. Delicious refreshments consisting of ice cream and cake were served. The hostess was as^isrtcd by her niece. Miss Mary McKinnon. The School Improvement associa tion met in ?the high school auditorium Friday afternoon. The meeting was given over to t>he discussion of, im provements to be made before the opening of school on September 14th. " Rev. J. M. For bis' appointment was filled Sunday evening by the Christ ian Endeavor society, under the lead ership of Miss Carrie Yarbrough. Mr. Forbis was granted leave of absence' during the month of August. Mrs. S. H. McCaskill and children were visitors here Friday. . Misses Kathleen McCaskill and Stella Befohune and June Truesdal^, left Monday morning for a week's stay in HendersonviUe. Dr. H. E. Severance of Columbia spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Severance en route to the mountains of North Carolina. He I 'was accompanied by his sister, Miss Eva Severance. M;*s. D* J. Clyburn and sons, IV D. and R. F. Clyburn were quests in the home of Mrs. Clyburn's niece, Mrs. Helms, in Statesvilie, N. last week. Mrs. J. A. McCaskill returned Sat urday morning from an extended visit to her daughter, Mrs. C. ()< ' Terry in Ray City, (la. Mi v. Frank Lee was a visitor Sat urday in Monroe. Accompanying him ! wan his little niece, Julia Barrett, who | had been spending some time with ; relatives here. J Mr. Lory Bethune, of Bradenton, , Fla., slopped over a few days with i relatives here enroute from Detroit, j Mich. While in Detroit Mr. Bethune ? purchased a Buick sedan in whieh tin* J return trip was made. " A party consisting of Mr. and Mrs. ? R. E. McCaskill, Mrs. A. K. Mc ! Laurin, Misses Mary McLaurin, Lixzie Kate Davis, Helen Pope and Katherine Ward left Friday morning j over the Seaboard for a ten days' stay : in Washington, Baltimore and other j places of interest. \ , Mr. T. H. Josey returned home Wednesday from the Columbia hos pital where he underwent an opera tion. Invitations have been received hero j to the marriage of Miss Martha Benn, of Uniontown, Ala., to Mr. H. L. Oliver, of Georgetown on the third of September in the First Presby terian church in Uniontown. Miss Be tin is pleasantly known here, hav ing been a frequent visitor to Be thune during the four years she spent at Chicora College, where she was graduated in the class of 1924. Miss Carrie Yarbrough left Tues day morning for Uniontown, Ala., | where she will act as bridesmaid in ; the Benn-Oliver wedding. j Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sturgeon and ? niece, Miss Juani,ta Sturgeon, of Den ! mark, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. :J. D. Lafitte. j Miss Mamie Lou McDonald of Ker j shaw is visiting Mrs. Loring Davis. Miss Ora Warden of Cheraw is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. C. C. Pad gett. Little Miss Mary Gertrude Estridge is spending some time with her sister, Mrs. L. M. Yarbrough in Elloree. Mrs. A. J. Smith has been quit? ill but is now convalescing nicely. I Captured a Still I A forty-gallon capacity still was captured Sunday afternoon in the [ Buffalo section of the county and two barrels of mash ready to be made ( into peach brandy was destroyed. The j outfit is said to have been located l on lands owned by P. L. McNaughton, a prominent farmer of that section I and is said to have been in the sand , hills within two hundred yards of Mc : Naugbton's house. Instead of being , on the usual branch, water for the operations was hauled in wagonx. Signs indicated that the outfit had been in operation a few days prev ious. No one was found at the still but arrests will very likely follow. Officers participating in the raid were Sheriff (J. C. Welsh, Deputy Henry McLeod, Magistrate's Con stable W. L. Hunnicutt. Constable 8. P. W?tkin# and WiH Denton. EDITOR KILLS MAN. Shut Inttnded For Judge Hits Inno cent By Kt under o ? Ka.n Las Vegas, N. M,, Aug. 21. ? Call Magee, Albuquerque editor and storm center of New Mexico politics, ?hot a?<d killcxl John B, Las&ater, a state employee, in a hotel here to night, when in a fight with former District Judge D. J, Leatyft his polit ical enemy, he drew a revolver and find suddenly. Lassater was a by s Under . Magee fired two shots after ho had been knocked to the floor by Leahy, the first shot Striking Lass a tor and the second wounding Leahy it? the arm. Leahy \sas the district judge who tried Magee in two cases, both of which gained national publicity. Leahy walked into the hotel, wit noses of the shooting said, and im mediately approached Magee and be gan pummelling him. Magee was taken into custody by Sheriff Lorenzo Delgado of San Mi guel county, but.no charge had been filed against ?h i in early tonight.1 The political feud between former Judge (Jeorge Leahy and Magee teac'hcd its crux in January 192o*j Ltahy's court condemned Magee for criminal 'libel in connection with the publication of editorials attacking i former chief executive J. \V. Marker, I of I ho State. IU cause he criticised in other edi ! torials, Leahy's court, while other i j charges in connection with criminal I libel cases were pending Judge Leahy hailed Magee into his court on | charges of contempt July, 1924* and ! then sentenced him to three months ' imprisonment, and th.e Albuquerque editor served a day and a night in jail j before tlovernor Hinkle again granted j him a pardon. In the contempt case the enmity be tween Leahy and Magee reached its height, when Magee declared in reply ? to \hc judge's query about his de 1 fense that "this is no court." Leahy then pronounced his sentence, brand ' ing Magee with a number of deroga , tory terms. Magee is editor of the New Mexico i State Tribune, of Albuquerque. Be j fc*4'e cominjc to New Mexico, tie said he had lived in Oklahoma. Ho had ; been prominent in politics for many (years. Death of Aged Colored Man. Joe Reed, respected colored citizen, and for many , years follower of the brick masonJs trade, died at his home in the northern part of the city Mon day night and was buried the follow ing afternoon in the ^amden colored cemetery. Uncle Joe was nearing teighty years in age and was an active figure in the, early building days of Camden's business district. He leaves a number of relatives surviving among whom is a twin brother, John Reed, who still serves as a painter in Camden. I A Family Reunion. The relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Jo seph Sheheen assembled at their home on North Mill Street for a fam ily reunion Sunday. Several friends from neighbor towns wero also in vited and all told, there were forty people to partake of Mr. and Mrs. Shetoeen's hospitality. Mr. and Mrs. Sheheen came to Camden from across the water twenty-eight years ago and during that time by their industry and straig-ht dealings have prospered and have made many loyal friends in their adopted town. | T1IK TAX SITUATION. l{t*eurch CommiUe? liivlte* Sug ^Htionx For Improve went. The Chronicle is in receipt ol a let ter/from W. H. Mills, secretary of the research committco of the tax confei ? ence, (ind signed by Geo.' B, Cromer and Bright Williamson, with the re quest that we publish same. The com munication is addresses! to the . tax payers of South Carolina and reads, as follows: "As is well known to all of you, the present system of taxation in the State is exceedingly unsatisfactory. On July 16th, a conference on taxa tion was called by Governor McLeod, at which this resolution was adopted: 'That a committee of Seventeen be appointed by the Chairman to take into consideration and study the whole tax situation in this State, with full power and authority to make such recommendations to an adjourn ed meeting of this Conference as they think will provide a ju*t and equita ble system of taxation for the State. * "This Committee met in Columbia op August 7th and decided to open an office to serve as a clearing house on this most vital* matter. We, therefore invite any and all citizens of South Carolina, who have criticisms of the present system, or suggestions ftrita improvement, to put them in writing and send them to us. The present art dress is: The Tax Conference, No. 1210' Loan and Exchange Bank build ing, Columbia, S. C. "The meetings of this Committee and' all of its sub-committees will all bo public. We shall be glad to have siny one /interested attend any or all meetings and discussions of the Com mittee*. Notices of these meetings will be published." Undergoes Operation Julian Moore, Hartsville's gallant ,fire department driver, who was so ) severely injured in an automobile ? wreck something like two years ag% ' and who has already been to a hos pital three times, was taken to the \ Columbia hospital Monday? -for a 'fourth operation. While the opera j tion was a very serious one it is hoped ! that the patient will be benefited by if. The knife was necessary before ' a brace could be used, which Mr. ' Moore has been most desirous for 'some time to affix in order to assist him in getting more use of himself, t Hartsviile Messenger. Mr. Moore was injured when his lea!*, traveling at a fast rate, turned lover and was wrecked at the toll bridge near Camden. . I Joel G. Reames Dead. Joel G. Reames, one of Bishop viile's most highly rcspected citizens died at his. home on College street here about 1 o'clock last Saturday morning after an illness of * several months, during which time he was confined at home most of the time. Mr. Reames was f>2 years of age, his birthday being on Friday before his death shortly after midnight on fiat urday. Joel Green Reames was born near the town of Bishopville and had lived here all his life. He was a son of the late F. S. and E. J. Reames. Another remarkable incident is the fact tha^ his mother still survives, now being 84 years of age. She is a daughtei of the late Mrs. Abigail DuRant who died about a year ago at the advanc ed age of 102. The death of Mr. Reames is the first of the family of ' nine children who have departed. I Mr. Reames was married many I years ago to Miss Josephine Cross well, who also survives him, together with the following children: Leo Reames of Charlotte, N. C., 1 Miss Mary Emma Reames of Florence, and Joel (J. Reames, Jr., of Bishopville.-^?. Bishopville Messenger. THERE'S A REASON Represented in the advertising columns of The Chronicle this week are nine of the largest, and wealthiest corporations an 1 business houses in the nation, or in the world. They are the Gen eral Motors Company, Sears Roebuck and Company, Fireaton Tire and Rubber Company, Hudson-Kssex Motor Company, South ern Railway Company, Portland Cement Association, William Wrigley Corporation, Standard Otl Company and the Ford Motor Company ? representing billions of dollars. This advertising corner to The Chronicle through our New York re.presentatives, the American Press, and is unsolicited on our part. Not many countrv papers in South Carolina or in the South can boast of suc'i an advertising patronage, and that these gigantic corporation with the biggest brains of the nation should select this newnpape: and this territory in which to ask for patronage is a distinct compliment to this newspaper and the territory in which it is pub lished. These great corporations have gotten newspaper adver tising down to a science and not mere guess work, and if they did not think Camden and Kershaw County a good territory and The Chronicle a good medium in which to carry this advertising they would not be using it. They get results. I/>ca! merchants might take a tip from them. TIMELY ADVICE. Hank Sends Out Valuable Suggcs* tions to Farmers, Tho Peoples Hank of Can Hi on is thiH week mailing to many of its far imr patrons Romo timely* advice in the form of a circular letter with the hope that it will fall into the hands of some who pay heed ami not only better their own condition, but the community in gciierai, The letter reads as follows: ? 'The greatly improved crop pro- 1 duct ion this season over last year id such that we want to heartily eon* gnatulato those who, with tho help of kind Providence, produced them and will be not only directly benefitted, but will greatfly benefit financially the community in general. "It is doubly satisfying to note that in addition to producing about twice the amount of cotton raised last year and a prospect of obtaining be tween 20 and 25 cents per pound for it, there ik a great increase in corn and other fod stuffs. This means that thousands of dollar* will be kept at home during tho next twelve months, instead of being sent to tho North and West for corn and hay as was the case during the past several months, "These conditions should enable all thoso who foil behind in paying their debts and saving, up something last year to catch up this Fall .and put themselves in much better financial condition for the future. "There" are, of course, soma who never seem to care about the future, who live only in the present and are content with merely paying up their debts, spending what |s left over for many things .they can <lo without and depending on stretching their credit to the limit to borrow again fq# the i next crop production. We sincerely hone you are- --not?among this unthril ty class. "The only way to improve one's financial condition, is to take advan tage of a good crop year by laying up some of the proceeds against the bad year which we have very frequently, for when we make a partial crop fail ure, it takes practically all to pay up the notes and mortgages, and two bad crops coming together would mean foreclosure and ruin. We had a very good crop year in 1923, but.* many farmers failed to take proper advan tage of it, consequently the bad crops of 1924 left them with debts not fully paid and credit badly impaired for 1925, to such an extent that there wag actual want for necessities ,of life for themselves and families. "All of which points to the follow ing warnings: "Pay all debts as' promptly as pos sible to restore credit. : "Spend only what money is left j over for actual necessities, i "Remember that an automobile is a thing that is very expensive to keep up and run around in. It wi'll cost you from $400 to $600 a year to do it, not including cost of accidents. "Bank with us at interest every dollar possible Where it will earn something and be available when the bad year comes. "Remember that to 'him who hath, shall be given. Therefore be thrifty and save." Has Three Pet Deer Greenwood, Aug. 22. ? Mrs. M. C. Byrd has three pet deer in the yard of her home. The animals were sent to her by her son, ('apt. W. C. Byrd, from Manaehua, Nicaragua, where he has been stationed for several months. The deer are none the worse for their long voyage, having been on the way since ^August 3. Capt. Byrd has proceeded to Hamp ton Roads, Va., where he will bp on duty for some tjme. I Recorder Imposes Heavy Fine A local barber by the name of Willie Lamar was before Recorder Mills Monday morning charged with disorderly conduct and intimidating a witness. Umar had h fight with Britt Williams, .another negro, and was placed under arrest and released on bond. In the meantime Lamar attacked Williams on Main street and beat him up badly. The recorder fined the barber $l,r? for the first offense and $75 for 'the last escapade making a total of $00. Surface Closets Must lio A recent order from the city coun cil require? that all surface closets in the business district will have to be discontinued. This is a good move on the part of the city and will make the hu:'incvj? ?eetion more sanitary. | Making aStronj: Mid For Cotton. Springs & Shannon, the oldest cot ton buyers m this county, are making a strong bid to buy cotton sold on the local market this year. They have an advertisement in this week's Chroni cle in which they state they can place from 10,000 to J 2,000 bales with mills with which they aro connected. They state that they are in position to pay full prices for same and invite the fanners to submit samples to them in ! both large lots and single bales. cm SCHOOLS TO OPKN Kxwmiiuitinus To llo Ilcld Friday and Saturday of Next Week The Camden City School will open on Monday, September 7th, at 0 a.m. Friday and Saturday of the prev ious week the school will be open ai 0 a.m. for tho examination of student* who failed on one or two subject * during the past year, Those who do not pass on these examinations wiU not be allowed advancement to higher grades. High school students will re port on Saturday only. > All parents 'who Have children t.? enter the first grade are requested to enroll such pupils on Friday and Sut uula> , September 4th and 5th, in order to ascertain whether or not the class will be too large for two teach crs to handle. On Saturday afternoon at 1 o'cjock a gtneval teachers' meeting will be held in tlu- school auditorium. Parents are requested to have pupils buy books during the week be fore school opens and have them t,> carry such books to the schools on Monday. A regular schedule of work will be curried out with all the teach ers ' conducting supervised study poriods on tho lessons for the follow ing. Parents are also requested to enter the pupils on the first. Any pupils entering later than Monday. September 7th, wHT be required t'.? consult with the superintendent be fore being enrolled. Vaccination for smallpox prevention is required bv law and all students will be required to comply with the law before beini? ewndled. All indications point to u veYy heavy enrollment so if your chil dren are not present on thq first day they may be subjected to some in convenience as to section placement. KILLED BY NE<;ilO Physician Had Answered Call to Drink-Crazed Ne^ro Farmvillo, N. C., Aug. 20.-? Dr. II. P. Moseley, widely known phj/Slcian and -a member of a prominent Lenoir County family, was shot to death by Frank Frizzell, negro, tonight when he went to the home of the negro in response u> a professional call. Friz zell was arrested and was rushed out of town for safekeeping in the jail at Raleigh. A load of buckshot was fired into the physician's body, c'aus ing almost instant death. The shooting oceurre<l on a farm half a mile from F&rmviMe. Mrs. Moseley accompanied her 'husband, and remained near while Dr. Moseley went to 'it-he negro's home. When no one answered at the front door the physician went around to the back. ; Mrs. Moseley was attracted by shots and hurried around the side of the house to find her husband on the ground dying and Frizzell, apparently , drink crazed standing by "with a gun in his hand. The negro pointed the gun at her Mrs. Moseley said, but two white men, passing in an auto mobile rushed to her aid and put Frizzell to, flight. An examination showed the doad of buckshot had en tered the physician's left breast, sev ering tho jugular vein. Within a few minutes practically the entire male population of Farm ville was on the scene and Frizzell, who had in the meantime been cap tured, was placed in a fast car and I started for Raleigh. Last reports re [ ceived here said tfie officers with the negro had been informed a crowd was waiting for them between Wilson and Raleigh and that it had been decided to place him in jail at Wilson. Cause of the shooting is a mystery here. Dr. Moseley, who was a World War veteran, was graduated from, the Richmond Medical College, and served as an intern in St. Vincent's hospital, Norfolk. He married Mis-* Kunice Andrews, of Wilmington, dur ing the war. Catholic Church Services Services will be held, at, the Cath olic t hurch on Sunday morning at 7:M0. Rev. Quinn, of Sumter, will be in charge of the services. Rotten wood is used in the polish ing of the fine parts of the highest gmdf Swiss and French watches. Kuimtfn University will have about 7f? more students this session than last, according to a statement of the dean, Dr. R. N\ Ihiniel. The main part of the increase will be for mer students returning. The in?titutio? will open on September 8.- The en rollment is expected to be 800. Green- . ville Woman's College also open# on September 8. \ ... ? . v- A **'