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VOLUME XXXVII. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1925. NUMBER 28.
COUNTY BOARD MEETING
(Me of the Most Important Held in
Mirny Months
The Board of County Directors of
Kershaw County had before it at it*
regular monthly meeting on October
6th quite a, number of delegations and
committees from different parts of
the county in regard to the several
road projects in which they were in
terested.
Mr. W. L. Young, Mr. E. C. Stoke*,
ftnd others appeared in regard td the
location of the road which the board
of directors have agreed to build fo;*
the easier passage of the Midway
School truck into that section. The
board expressed itseH as being ready
to satisfy the needs of this commun
ity but that the people themselves
must give up their personal ideas and
differences and allow the road to be
run where it will be of most service.
Mr. James Rabon, Mr. R. B. Clark
son, Mr. R. T. Micklo, M. Bettys;
A. E. Miller, E. A. Bell, and Mr.
8. W. Kanes, engineer on survey, ap
peared in regard to the location of
(he Longtown- Rabon V Crossroads
Wateree Bridge road. After discus
sion and presentation of different
views the board decided to await the
.eport of the engineer as to the prop
er location of the entire route before
hearing any protest or recommenda
tion from any parties. : ?
Messrs. N. C. Kelley and W. E.
Kelley appeared in regard to road
from the Kelley place through the
plantation of Mr. J. L. Gettys to the
Lprigtown road. The board agreed to
take up the work usked for.
Messrs. L. A. Shiver and T. B.
Blyther appeared asking that portion
of the old Antioch Road to the south
east be opened up and widened for
the better service of the Antioch
school truck. The board agreed to
have this work done as soon as they
ran find opportunity. Messrs. Shiver
and Blyther expressed themselves as
very much gratified at the improve J
road condition brought about by the
present board in their section of the
county.
Petition was read ffom quite a
number of citizens of the Blaney sec
tion asking that the river bridge be
opened without cost on Sundays and
that a guard be placed at the river
bridge at night for the protection of
the bridge keepers. The board de- 1
dined to entertain either request.
The Board passed on all . the claims '
presented and approved all that were
<n proper shape for payment. This
s one of the quarterly meetings of
the board at which salaries of all
county officers are paid and the list
of claims passed upon was one of the
largest before the board during the
whole year.
Mr. J. T. Gettys, superintendent of
education, appeared before the board
n regard to the condition of the
schools of the county. He exhibited
letter from the Comptroller General's
office stating: that there was not one
dollar in the public treasury of Ker?
?.haw County for school use. He
showed that money would have to be
borrowed with the assistance of the
county board of directors to pay the
teachers' salaries for the first month
jf the school year, and for the pay
ment of certain urgent outstanding
claims in those districts where the
'axes would furnish a sum sufficient
'or their payment. The board direct
ed publication of the full statement
of the financial condition of the dif
ferent districts of the county that the
public may understand how urgent
?nd desperate the school situation is.
The Board stated its desire to do all !
*n its power to keep the schools in
operation. The common schools will
be entitled to state aid after the pay
ment of one month from their own
?oc.il levy. The high schools will have
to provide for three months from
their own funds before they will be
entitled to the state high school aid
and in some of theee high school dis
tricts there seems no way in sight
to provide the necessary funds, as the J
amount required is beyond the limit |
fixed by law to which the board of j
directors may go in borrowing for
"chool purposes.
The Board authorized the Chair
man to cooperate with the Treasurer
and County Superintendent of Educa
tion in borrowing $27,500.00 for thift
rtr*t month. The Board will be asked
next month to borrow again for the
operation of the achool# for that
month, and under the present law,
?t seems likely that some plan will
have to be deviled to borrow from
month to month of the school sossion
until U?o ?taU aid it appropriated.
The Board expressed iUelf at feel
BODY TAKES LONG TRIP
Frank Reiger, Who Died in Auto
CraHh, Buried in Oklahoma
The regard in which Frank Reiger,
first baseman of the Augusta Tygers,
who met a tragic death in an auto
mobile accident near Camden several
weeks ago was held by the citizens
of his home town, Enid, Okla., is
shown by the following article ap
pearing in the Enid Morning News,
?the day after* his funeral.
Cold, wet rain, driven by a raw
north wind, drizzled and swirled about
the casket of Frank Reiger, former
Enid baseball player and Western
Association home run king, which ar
rived here via Rock Island at 6 o'clock
Thursday night.
Conveyed from the baggage coach
to the hearse by silent, shivering
friends, the body began its long
journey over muddy roads and
through the fast gathering darkness
to Garber where Reiger's relative a
waited to receive their dead.
How different from Reiger's return
was his departure last April, when
I spring was bursting forth in all her
glory of bird-song, warm dancing sun
light and sweet scented blossoms.
It was a sunny day at Garber just
six short months- ago, that Prank,
tall, powerful, smiling, kissed his
sisters goodbye and mounted the
[Pullman steps to
to Augusta, Ga., where he had signed
to play baseball in the South Atlantic
league.
Thursday he returned but where j
spring and a bright %unny day. had i
ruled, fall ? cold bleak, dreary ? held j
sway. Where Reiger, with a smile
on his lips in the prime of manhood,
sprang lit holy to the Pullman step3,
his body? unsmiling, cold in death ? J
was lifted out of the baggage coach j
by sorrowing friends standing bare- 1
headed in the rain.
His favorite bat, the one that drove '
out long home runs when Reiger I
lived, is stilled forever now and fol- j
lowed him home in death, along with i
his uniform, shoes, socks, cap and
gloves.
The funeral services were simple,
as Frank would have wanted them
to be and occurred at 2 o'clock yester
day afternoon at the First Christian
church at Garber, Several Enid
baseball fans, who used to go to the
park to watch Reiger smash out his
long home runs, went to Garber yes
terday to attend the outfielder's
funeral and placed a large , floral
baseball on his bier.
In a quiet, secluded spot in the
Garber cemetery, close to the home
of friends Reiger loved, his body lies,
awaiting judgment of thatTast great
Umpire, whose decisions are never
questioned.
May the whispering; breezes that
gently stir the tall "prairie grass to
and fro above Reiger's grave sing
?sweet' requiems to his memory, as
he sleeps on and on.
Camden To Be Host
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Camden has extended a hearty invi
tation to the older boys' conference,
which is held under the auspices of
the State Young Men's Christian as
sociation, to meet in Camden Novem
ber 6, 7 and 8, according to T. B.
Lanham, state secretary of the Y. M.
C. A. The chamber of commerce and
the churches have extended a hearty
welcome and pJedged their co-opera -
tiou,. The secretary of the chamber
of commerce, B. G. Sanders, is giving
a good deal of time to this conference
in order to make il successful, Mr.
Lanham .says.
About 1 GO boys are expected to at
tend and these boys will come not
only from the Young Men's Christian
associations in the state but from the
high schools as well and will come
from the following counties: Lee,
Sumter, Lexiugton, Richland, Fair
field, I>ancaster, Chesterfield, Dar
lington and Kershaw.
A program is now being planned
which will bring to this conference
Home strong leaders to give addresses
and a number of the boys themselves
will bring message*. ? Wednesday's
State.
ing that there should be a public]
meeting called of the Trustees and
those interested in the situation with
the County" legislative delegation and
with the board to canvass the situa
tion* with the county Superintendent
of Education and to adopt every
means that can be put into effect to
keep the schools open during the year
and to provide the funds necessary to
that the bordeo may fall at equitably
at potiftlt upon all the districts.
THE GAME AT CHESTER
M '
A * Told By Thumis Hedneiwth in
Chester News
The Cheater Hi squad lost its
initial exhibition bout of the season
here Friday, when Camden downed
them 25-0. Quite a number of local
fans and a good many Camden fans
witnessed the game despite the dril
ling rain and wet grounds. Chester
?gave a creditable slewing against
Camden, who had practically all their
last year men back, while the Red
and White had much new material
and <5nly three '24 men were on the
field. The contest brought to light
promising material, and showed 'up
the weak points. About the time the
first scheduled contest comes Chester
will be prepared to make a strong bid
for the Catawba championship.
O'Donnell at right end played a
fine game, and DaVega at full back
in Coin's place showed up splendidly
on the defensive. Capt. Campbell
was a whale on the offensive, many
times opening huge holes in the line.
Moffat tackled well and used his
kicking to great advantage, one of
"his kicks traveling almost half the
length of the field. Yarborough, Col
lins and McDaniel played well, in fact
the whole team played a good de
fensive game.
Yarborough got the distinction of
making the first tackle of the season
when he downed Clyburn on Camden's
22-yard line. Camden scored early.
An end run of 51 yards by Haynes
placed the ball within scoring dis
tance. A pass, Clyburn to Haynes
for 8 yards scored the counter. A
relentless drive scored the second
touchdown, Haynes scoring. The
third counter also came in the second
period when Clyburn shot a pass to
Haynes for 32 yards. Clyburn kicked
goal. The closest Chester came to
scoring was in the third period. Capt.
Campbell blocked a punt and Chester
recovered on Camden's 29 yard line.
A series of plays put the ball on the
15 yard line. McDaniel failed at the
line. Moffat gained but inches, then
Caldwell shot a pass to DeVega for
y yards. With 1 yard to go, Mc
Daniel failed at the line and the ball
went over on the 6 yard line.
Camden scored late in the final
period. Good end runs and one com
plete pass, Clyburn to Haynes ac
counted for the concluding counter.
The game ended with the ball in
Camden's possession on her 24 yard
line.
Score by periods:
Chester 0 0 0 0 ? 0
Camden 6 13 0 6 ? 25
First downs, Chester 5, Camden 16.
Scoring, Touchdowns, Camden,
Haynes (4). ?
Bigham Appeal October ,
Columbia, Oct, 4. ? The appeal of
Edmund p. Bigham, of Florence
County, urider sentence of death for
the alleged murder of his brother,
L. Smiley Bigham, will be heard by
the state supreme court Monday,
October 12.
This will be the sixth time the case
has been before the supreme court.
The Bigham appeal is the first case
on the docks for the October session
of the court.
Bigham was convicted at his last
trial at the October 1924 term of
Horry County court. He is also under
indictment for the alleged murder of
four other members of his family.
Since his conviction last fall, the de
fendant has been confined lit thfe
death cell at the stato penitentiary |
at Columbia. -
Second Week Jurors
.Jurors for the second week of court
of general sessions drawn Tuesday
morning are as follows: L. J. Faulk
enberry, Kershaw; C. P. Blackmon,
Kershaw; John L. Phillips, Kershaw;
S. B. Hall, Bethune; F. S. Shirley,
Camden; S. F. Young, Westville;
O. F. Marshall, Camden; J. H. Frost,
Camden; R. B. Catoe, Kershaw; D. G.
Hiltou, Bethune; E. B. Ross, Lugoff;
O. M. Fort, Camden; J. G. Heath,
Blaney; J. L. Hinson, Lugoff; J. H.
Barfield, Kershaw; C. R. Bowen.i
Blaney; E. B. Lorick, Camden; W. T. |
Smith, Camden; L. F. Truesdale, Ker
shaw; T. A. Rosier, Bethune; T. B.
Blyther, Camden; II. K. Gardner, Oas
satt; S. A. Jones, Kershaw; L. M. j
Rose, Camden; J. B. Zemp, Camden;
T. B. Fletcher, Kershaw; F. L. Munn,
Bethune; G. C. Truesdale, Stoneboro;
W. C. Moore, Camden; John T.
Nettles, Camden; L. J. Baker, Be
thune; George Bullock, Camden; J. G.
Holley, Jefferson; S. W. Barfield,
Kershaw; Harwell Barfield, Camden;
'J. R Wittldjaa, Kerahaw. *
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BETHUNE NEWS NOTES
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Uem? of Interest u* fathered by Our
Regular Correspondent.
Bethune, S. C., Oct. 7. -Circle No.
One of the Presbyterian church wax
entertained by Mrs. J. M. Forbis
Wednesday afternoon. An interest
in* contest in which Mesdamvs W. K.
Rosier and Margaret Marion scored
highest featured the social hour. De
lightful refreshments consisting of
?ice cream and cake were served.
Mesdames J. P. Bethune and Mary
Bethune were joint hostesses of Circle
No. Two Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.
E. Z. Truesdell conducted tho study
class. Refreshments consisting of as
sorted wafers, sandwiches and iced
tea were served at tho conclusion of
the meeting.
Edith Clyburn entertained about a
Score of her little friends Friday af
ternoon, the occasion being her tenth
birthday anniversary. After enjoy
ing numerous games, refreshments!
consisting of ice cream and wafers
were a pleasurable conclusion of tho
afternoon.
Mrs. Eula Hatfield took her class
of the Methodist Sunday school on a
hike to Rig Springs Wednesday af
ternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles McKinnoh
and Mrs. W. A. McDowell were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. G. B. McKiunon in!
Lu ilea s te r W ed n esd a y .
Mrs. Mary Bethune left Sunday fori
a visit to her son Mr. K. M. Bethune
in Che raw.
Mrs. C. L. Mayes was the guest of
her daughter, Mrs. Steve Lane, in
Cartersville Sunday.
The following students of Coker
College spent Saturday night and
Sunday witJi their parents here:
Misses Frances Severance, Nancy
Best and Katherine Ward.
Mr. and Mrs. L. S. King, of Harts- j
ville were week-end guests of the,
latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. CJ. B.
King.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson of Kollock
were guests of Mrs. Johnson's sister,
Mrs. J. P. Bethune, Sunday.
Miss HSelen Pope Ward, who is
teaching in the high school at Heath
| Springs, spent the week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Ward.
Mrs. A. B. McLaurin entertained
the boys and" girls of the juvenile set
Friday evening. A sweet course was
served by the hostess.
Mr. W. E. Davis is having a modern
garage and gasoline filling station
erected just outside the town limits,
east, on the Jefferson Davis high
way.
Mr. W. H. Hammond and family
have moved into their handsome brick
residence, which has just been com
pleted.
Mr. and Mrs. George Kelly and
two little daughters left Monday for
Aztec, N. M., where they expect to
make their home.
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Bethune were I
the week-end guests of Mrs. Be
thune's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Blakley
in Clinton.
Neil Truesdel spent the week-end
at the Presbyterian College' in Clin
ton with his brother, June Truesdell.
Mrs. C. C. Padgett is spending some
time with relatives in Cheraw.
Mr. D. T. Yarbrough returned Fri
day from Orlando and other points
in Florida.
Miss Elise Hook was the week-end
guest of Mrs. Wiley Sheorn in Cain
den.
Mrs. Willingham and grand-daugh
ter, little Miss France* Hallford of
Columbia, arrived Saturday to spend
the winter with Mrs. Willingham'^
daughter, Mrs. L. K. Tompkins.
Mr. L. K. Yarbrough and family
of Ifartsville spent Tuesday with rel
atives here.
Mr. John McDonald and family of
ILartsviUe were guests of Mr. Mc
Donald's parents here Sunday.
Mrs. G. B. King, who has been
quite sick for two weeks, is able to
be up again.
Miss Thelma Hyatt of the Bishop
ville section entered school here Mon
day and will spend the winter at the
home of Mr. H. E. Hyatt.
Mrs. B. L. Norwood and children
and Mrs. E. Z. Truesdale and Miss
Stella Bethune spent Saturday in
Columbia.
Attending: World Serioi.
Former Judge Mendel L. Smith,
Mr*. Smith, Miss Dorothy Smith,
Mendel L. Smith, Jr., Messrs. T. Lee
Little and R. E. Stevenson left yes
terday for Washington to witness the
world's series base ball games to be
played tn that city between Washing
ton of the American League, and
Pitt?burf of the National League.
GOSNKIJ. GOES FREE
Nol Prwuttd For Killing of
Sheriff After Many MiHtrialn
Greenville, Oct. ?r>.~ The ' eat?o
against .lake Gosnell, charged with
shooting in this city on July 4, 1919,
of Sheriff Hendrix Rector, has been
nol prossed, according to information
obtained this morning.
This step was taken in the conclud
ing session of the court of general
sessions at Pickens during the week
end. Solicitor J. G, Leatherwood, of
the thirteenth judicial circuit, made
no statement in connection with the
final chapter on this case, which was j
one of the most long-drawn out and J
hardest fought in the history of the)
Piedmont section.
Gosnell, who was in the employ o i
the United States Government an a
prohibition agent, wns twl<;e tried for
the death of Rector, a mistrial re
sulting in each instance* The first
trial took place in this city, while
a change of venue caused the second
trial to be held in Pickens County,
the only other county in this circuit.
.Rector, who was sheriff at the
time of his death, was killed as ho
stood in a garage in this city. Kvi- j
dence brought out at the two tvials
showed that the men had been un
friendly for some time and the shoot
ing \\;as the climax to a series of
clashes between the two.
An effort was made by attorneys
for Gosnell to have the case tried
in the federal court on the ground
that (iosnell was an employe of the
United States Government and was
preparing to leave on a mission of
duty at- the time the shooting oc
curred. After ju hearing before Judge
H. W. Watkins, however, tho case
was remanded to the state courts.
In both the trials the case was
hard fought by an imposing array
of legal talent. Former Solicitor D.
W. Smoake was assisted in the prose
cution by the firm of Bonham, Price
& Poag, of this city, while Dean,
Cothran & Wyche were assisted in
the defense by Gary & Gary, of
Pickens, in the second trial of the
case., E. M. Blythe, of this city, was
also associated with the defense at
torneys during the trials.
Examination For Potttmaater.
The United States Civil Service an
nounces a competitive examination
for postmaster at McBee, S. C., the
examination to be held in the post
office at Camden, and examination
blanks can be obtained by calling
upon Misd M. Hogue. The date for
assembling of competitors . will be
stated in the admission cards mailed
applicants after the close of receipt
of applications. The position carries
a salary of f 1,400.
Mr. Faulkenberry Wins Car.
Mr. Lee Faulkenberry, of the West
ville section held the lucky number for
the Ford touring car given away by
six Camden firms Monday afternoon.
The winning number was 417,467.
For several months tickets have been
given by the firms participating ? in
the advertising scheme ? tickets with
each 25 cents purchase. And the day
of awarding the car saw a large
crowd here from all sections of this
and adjoining counties. The firms
participating were: Enterprise Mer
cantile Company, Home Furnishing
Company, Mackey Mercantile Com
pany, Carolina Motor Company, Lewis
& Christmas, and W. T. Smith. Cash
awards were aLso given on the seconJ
Saturday in each month and quite a
lot of interest was manifested by
those holding tickets. It proved a
trade winner to the men.
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FOUKTKKN K1LLKD ON KOAUS
Fatalities for September Keach High
Murk in South Carolina
Columbia, S. <?., Oct, !>.? Deaths on
stato highways reached another high
total in September, there being four
teen fatalities, according to the re
port of. Accidents Riven out yesterday
by Samuel McCiowan, chief highway
commissioner.
Thirty-five persons, were seriously
injured in the -77 accidents of the
month and 41 received minor injuries,
Three of the accidents wore at rail
way crossings and nine at public jroad
cm-sing*.
KvCkless driving continued to be
the principal cause of the accidents,
speeding coming second. The deaths
occurred in various manners, one be
ing due. to a live wire on t h?? high
way.
The report, follows;
"According to reports received by
the state highway department, there
were 77" accidents occurring on state
highways in Scpteinber. Fourteen
persons were killed, lift were seriously
injured ^ and 11 received minor in
jurios.
"There were 21 collisions between
motor ears, one of them being parked,
five with other vehicles and nine with
other objects. Sixteen cars were over
turned, 24 were driven off road, 01
were seriously damaged, 1H slightly
damaged and four vehicles were dam
aged.
"There were three accidents at rail
roud grade crossings, nine at public
road crossings and four 'on or at
bridges. Forty-one of the accident*
occurred in the day time and 3G after
dark. Fifty-eight were on straight
loads and (>1 on un paved road^.
Thirty-three of the accidents were re
ported as caused by careless driving,
21 by speeding, eight by recklessness
due to liquor, two by dazzling head
lights, two by no lights or poor lights,
(seven by defects tff the car and two
by defects of the road.
"Three persons were killed in onu
of the collissions of cars with trains,
one by collision of moving car with
1 parked car, four were killed when
cais overturned, one was killed by
collision of car with tree, one with
telegraph post, one with limb of tree
across road, and three pedestrians
were killed, two by moving earn and
one by live electric wire on highway."
Chicken Supper at Mt. Olivet
The ladies of Mt. Olivet Church will
serve a "chicken supper at the home
of Mr. L. iM. West on Friday evening,
October 9, 1026. Plates for adults
will be seventy- five cents and for
children twenty-five and fifty cents.
Ice cream will be served extra. . You
may htive your supper served at your
regular hour so come out and eat
with us.
Opportunity To Kill Boll Weevil*
At the experiment station aT Flor
ence in 1928 weevils were caged at;
different dates without any cotton
for food, but with suitable hibernation!
quarters. The object was to determine
how many would survive the Winter.
The results follow:
Number caged in September, 8,705;
number survived 2, or .022 per cent.
Number raged October 1-15, 5,708;
number survived 11, or .192 per cent.
Number caged October 16-31, 6,225; I
number survived 37, or .502 per cent.;
Number caged November 1-13, 979;
number survived 24, or 2.45 per cent.
The later they were forced to win
ter quarter* the greater per cent
came out alive the next spring.
By quick action ia destroying cot
ton stalks and forcing the weevil to
hibernate or starve we can reduce our
supply of weevil* next spring to a
minimum.
Farmers hav*: what might, he called
the opportunity of a lifetime this year
in this connection. How many will
take advantage of it?
J. W. Sanders, County Agent.
'UfiiiTT intfijtfr
Booth at State Fair
This year Kershaw County will for
the first time be Represented by a
booth at the state fair. This work is
being: undertaken by the Lugoff com
munity, which has had remarkably
fine exhibits at the county fair for
several years, having won blue rib
bons for two successive years.
The idea of having a community
booth at the state fair has been enter
tained for some time by the woman's
home demonstration^- club, of which
Mrs. H. P. Oglesby is president. Last
Thursday Mr. D. F. Rfird of Colum
bia, secretary of the fair association,
was invited to come over to Lugoff to
discuss this matter. Several promi
nent farmers were present at this
meeting and agreed to help in
furnishing farm products for exhibi
tion, and a school exhibit will be ar
ranged by the teachers.
Mrs. Oglesby is in charge of the
household exhibits and is going about
this in a systematic and business-like
way. She plans to make this the
best exhibit that Lugoff has ever
had, and no one who goes to the fair
from Kershaw County should miss
seeing it.
Commandery to Meet
Attention Sir Knights: ? You are
urged to attend stated conclave of
Camden Commandery Tuesday even
ing at 8 o'clock, October 18. Regular
business will be transacted.
J. M. Moseley, Commander.
Residence Damaged.
The residence of Officer Clem C.
! Brown on Haile street was quite bad
ly damaged by fire last Friday, the
blase having originated in the kitchen
of the residence. The fire department
reached the building before a great
deal of damage was done. His lost
covered by insurance.