The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 09, 1926, Image 7
NEC HO BUN8 BLOCKADE.
And Badly !?!"? Federal Officer, in
North Carolina.
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Bryson City, N. C., July 3.?After
blockading a road near here in au effort
to catch a liquor car, Ralph Garrett,
federal prohibition officer, was
probably fatally injured and,/iia companion,
Jess Ball, waa severely hurt
yesterday when a negro driving a
large touring car is alleged to have
charged the blockade.
The i^egro, Sam Soerim, ia said to
have approached the obstruction in
the road, halted and reversed the car,
and then crashed into the blockade,
injuring the two men,, Garrett was
standing directly behind an automobile
which had been placed in the
middle of the road.
The negro waa captured and a
pistol is reported to have been taken
from him. He is alleged to have
snatched the pistol, and. fired one
shot which went wild. One of the
officers then shot him through the
arm. .
The car which the negro was driving
belonged to C. K. Ousley, Qt,
Thomasville, ,0a. Mr. and Mrs.
Ousley were In another car at. the
time which waa in front of the one
occupied by the negro.
The officers permitted the car in
which Mr. and Mrs. Ousley were riding
to pass through the blockade and
when the negro appeared he was ordered
to halt. He is alleged to have
speeded up his automobile In an attempt
to plunge through the obstruction
in the road.
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Cooper Resigns farm Loan Board
Washington, July 1.?Former Gov.
Robert A. Cooper, chairman. of the
federal farm loan board, has resigned
his position as chairman of the board,
it became known here tonight. This
resignation was submitted about
three weeks ago, effective this date
and is due, it is understood, to poor
health which Mr. Cooper has had for
some time. He was appointed in
August, 1922, to succeed former Congressman
A. F. Lever, Mr. Cooper
left Washington this afternoon for
Columbia.
A half dozen or more cotton mills
at Providence and Woonsocket, R. I.,
will be closed today for1 "a period of
ten days, it was announced Wednesday.
Business depression is given as
the cause. Several thousand employes
are affected.
i Stomach
I Out of Fix?
'Phone your grocer or druggist
for a case of this delicious digestant?a
glass with meals
gives .delightful relief, or no
charge for the first dozen used.
I Shivar Ale
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,Shivar Mineral Water a dinger
Nothing like it for renovating
old, worn-out stomachs, converting
food into rich blood
and sound flesh.
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If your regular dealer cannot
supply you, telephone
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Wholesale Distributors
: ? ' Notice
of Application for Discharge
, Notice is hereby given that one
month from date, July 12, 1925, at
11 a.m., I will make to the Probate
Court of Kershaw C6unty my final
return as Administrator of the estate
of Cora S. Boykin, deceased, and will
apply for a final discharge as such
Administrator. ^ ''
f? W. feOYKIN, V
Admr. Est.* Cora S^Boykin
Camden, S. C., June 11, 1926.
FINAL DISCHARGE
I, Notice is hereby given that one
month from this' date, on. Monday,
July 19, 1926, I will make to the '
Probate Judge of KershaW County
my final return as Administratrix of
the estate of Edward L. Gamble, deceased,
and on the same date I will
apply to the said court/for a final
discharge as bald Administratrix.
LOTTIE CAMtfLE.
Camden,-9. C., Jmig 17, 1926." ~
"FINAL discharg^U"^
Notice is h&reby given tnat one
month from this date, on Tuesday,
August 3, 1926, I will file with the
Probate Court of Kefshaw County my
final accounting as Guardian of the
estate of Martha . Workman, minor,
and on the same date I will apply '
to the said Court for a final discharge
from my trust as said Guardian. ]
D; A. BOYKIN.
Camden, S. C., June 30, 1926.
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Notice of Loot Certificate '
Notice is hereby given that Certifi- j
cate No. 1, representing Twenty
Shares of the Fidelity Building and
Loan Association of Camden, S. C.,
issued -lb T. J. Arrant*,- has - been
lost and that after due publication of 1
this notice I Will apply to said Aaso- 1
nation for a duplicate of the above 1
mentioned <^r^c<'^jyph Rl Rflf '
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TH1KTY.8KVR* DJ&AD
11 T*N of Fourth Of July Figure
Soekera in South
Thirty^even persons met violent
oaths and ttl least 113 person? were
mured in various mishaps which happened
in a dozen Southern states dur.
ing Sunday and Monday, the Fourth
of July season, available records reveal.
Not all of the casualties were
directly due to celebration of the
Fourth however.
Twenty of the fatalities resulted
from drownings, scattered through
nearly the whole tier of Southern
states. ? Automobile accidents claimed
16 lives, a boy died beneath the
wheels of a trolley car and one man
committed suicide.
Arkansas with nine fatalities, led
the list of states while Georgia and
Kentucky tied for second place with
six deaths each. South Carolina and
Maryland were together with three
fatalities foF third place. Alabama,
blorida and Mississippi had two each,
Louisiana, Virginia and North Carolina
had one each while no deaths
were reported from Tennessee.
Louisiana with at least 48 Injured
,e(Lil?e lis^ in that department with
Georgia second with 84 injured. Few
of the injuries resulted from fire
works. Arkansas had at least a score
hurt, while Alabama reported 18.
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Loses Leg in Crash. U
Chester, July 4.?Dewitt Knight, of
Lancaster, the lower part of whose
right leg was so severely crushed
Saturday night hftan automobile collision
on the Calhpun highway, approximately
two miles east of Chester,
that it had to be amputated was
reported tonight as not being out of
[complete darker,for a couple of days
f yet, but barring no unseen developments
would get through all right.
It is said that he was sitting on
one of the front fenders of the Lancaster
moving truck, with his legs
dangling down in front, en route
back home, when the Ford touring
automobile driven by two Richburg
negroes collided with the truck,
crushing his right leg. The* lower
part At the right leg was said to havs
been frightfully mangled, and he bled
considerable.
B^Pavid Blaekmon, also of Lancaster,
who was in the seat of W truck, |
does not seem to be hurt as badly as
first thought, and he will ibe able to {
leave the sanatorium probably in the)
next few days-.
The truck was not damaged very
badly; however the Ford was almost
wrecked.
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Frogs A-Plenty
Danville, Va.?Although citizens
were wont to believe there was a frog I
downpour along with a heavy rain-l
the other day, 'the weather]
bureau, Which' was appealed to, gave J
the idea ho solace. It was said lit-1
erplly thousands of tiny frogs appeared
on the streets in-some quar-j
ters after the rain and \yere scooped I
up in pails by iboys.
Traffic Cops Were "Robbers"
Gainesville, Fla., July 2.?Four]
motorcycle 4 policemen constituting]
Alachua County's traffic squad are!
out of work as a result of Governor I
John W. Martin's investigation into]
"Wholesale -robbery oL-motorists" on]
the public highways.' ,
Following' complaints by the executive
end others against the methods]
of the county police, Judge* A. Z. Ad-1
kins, of the Eighth Judicial District,
yesterday handed down a.decision de-j
daring the special law under which!
4<he. traffic officers > were appointed J
unconstitutional. Release of the!
traffic Squad followed. . '
A specific case of " wholesale rob-1
bery" brought to' attention of local!
authorities by Governor Martin, IJWas I
that of a student at the University of I
Floridly, whb had purchased a second I
hand car upon which he had several |
days to Obtain a license. The student!
left Gainesville oil route hbuie with!
$27, was arfested by a traffic officer]
and made to give bond of $25 -and!
told to report before magistrate on]
the appointed day. The student was]
told hi* case had been called the day j
before and the bond forfeited.
Good-Bye Brethren! |
A minister in a certain town in{
Alabama took permanent leave of his I
Jn the. following man-]
ner: 'Brethren and sisters, I come to I
iay good-hye. I don't think God loves ]
this church because none of you ever I
die. I doh't think you love each other, |
because I never marry any qf you. |
I don't think you love me, because |
you have not paid my salary. Your
donations are moldy fruit and wormy |
apples, and "by their fruits ye shall
know them." VT? j
"Brethren, I am going away to a
better place. I have been called to!
be chaplain of a penitentiary, wh ere J
I ?? TP cannot come, but I go to prepare
a plape for yoU, and may the I
?&&&&? your ,ouU-1
The Indian method o< ?b*Ttor-W?
lo born off the hair by mean, of a I
fNMad .tick, lighted In a flrd. |
1 Carolinian K.ll?i By Wife
Augueta, July 2.?Mrs. Lillian McI
Kie, of Hutchinson, Kansas, was held
I tonight on formal charges -of murder
1 following the death of her husband,
George McKie,- whom she shot here
today.
Police said Mrs. McKie attempted
to shoot herself after firing at her
husband but that the pistol did not
J explode. There were no witnesses to
Ithe shooting, which police said ocI
cur red while McKie was seated alone
in his automobile. McKie died at a
I hospital tonight.
Marital troubles, extending over' n
I period of a year or more are believed
I by authorities to have been the mo*
tive for the shooting. Mrs. McKie has
I declined to discuss the matter further
than to say, "I stfot him."
| McKie was a member of 'a prominent
Edgefield county, S. C., family.
He was an alumnus of Washington
and Lee university.
I No Pocket; No Money
J Atlanta, July 3.?Albert Allan,
J negro, who, despite the lack of cloth1
ing and the ai<l of a block of ice still
I suffered, from the heat last night,
was given thirty days in which to
I cool off today. Allen it was revealed
in police court owed his excessive
I heat to three drinks of corn liquor,
I After taking the drinks he to|^ Judge
I Callaway he went home and went to
I bed, but could not sleep. He walked
I around in an attempt to get and
J then took off all his clothing and
I went back to bed. But the bed was
Itoo hot. He got up and decided to
I walk around a bit, forgetting his lack
I of clothes. Early today a policeman
I found Allen peacefully reclining on a
1100 pounds bloc kof ice in front of a
I drug store. And. Allen, clotheless as
I he was on his icy bed, wsb contentI
edly fanning* himself with an enorI
motis piece of cardboard. At court
I this morning Allen still without
I clothes appeared before the judge
[wrapped in a jail blanket and still
| perspiring. The sentence was $10 or
80 days. And Allen having no clothes
| naturally had no pockets and with no
[pockets carried-no money, <
! Nine Lynchings First Six Months &
According to the records complied
I by Tuskegee Institute, a negro school
locatpd at Tuskefeee, Ala., there were
nine lynchings during the first six
I months of 1026, which is the same
as the number for the first six
I bX I#?#,, it Ut,4.p)org than the
number for the first six months of
1024, 6 less than the number 15 fpr
the firdt six months of 1924, 6 less
than the number J6 for the. first six
months of 1928, 21 less thai? the numjber
80 for the first six months of!
1922. and 27 less than the number 30 J
for the first six months of 1921.
The races of the persons lynched
-and the immhftg <n race wore: J
negro, 6; white, 2? Indian, 1. The!
offenses chtfrged were: murder/ 8; I
rape, 1; attempted rape, 2; making
improper proposals to women, 1;
burglary, 1; wounding officer of the]
law, 1.
The stateff in which lynchings oc-1
curred and the number in each state I
are as follows: Arkansas, 1; Florida,!
3; Kentucky, 1; Mississippi, 2; New!
Mexico, 1; Texas, 1. *
Three Buried Side b^ Side.
s RMgeville, July 8.?Funeral services
were held this morning at Cypress
Camp ground, near RidgevilleJ
over the remains of Mr. L. Manning
Rogers, his wife and daughter, Madeline.
The three bodies were laid to
rest side by side in one grave.
These were the three who lost their!
lives in an automobile accident, when!
their car was etrtick by a streetrcaiq
at Meeting and Anp streets in Charleston^
Tuesday afternoon.
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Cotton Crop Per Cent. Normal.
Columbia, July 3.?The condition
dt the cotton ci*p fo South Carolina
was 55 per cent of normal on June 25
compared with 70 on this date laqt
ywtj 60 in 1924 and a ten-yearaver-j
age of 71, according to the govern- I
ment report released through the office
-of Frank-Q, Black, agricultural J
statistician in South Carolina.
Generally speaking, the south and
east have.good stands and the progress,
of the crop is satisfactory,-. hut j
in the upper central add Piedmont J
sections a prolonged drought delayed
germination and on clay soils cotton]
PP??_ Up from rains begin-1
ning on June 19, so that'the crop in
this area Uf* from two to three weeks!
late. The general state of cultivation j
is good to excellent and the plant has!
a healthy appearance. A few locali- J
ties report boll weevils, but little
damage has beet) done. >
The figures for KeTshaw county arcu
56 pet* cent, for 1925 and 81 per cei*
for 1926.
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Mr. and Mrs, Elijah Ca?s? and William
Johnson have bey* arrested by
the police of T^pa, Fla., in connection
with tlx* killing of foor- parsons
whose bodies were found in e looming
house in that city on Monday.
FORMER CAMDEN MAN WRITES
OF CAMDEN AND HER NEEDS
Editor of The Chronicle:?-Camden
hue grown wonderfully and improved
immensely in the past year. Perhaps
you who ^ive here realise that fact,
perhaps not. But to one who was
raised in Camden, seeing it for the
first time in a twelvemonth Camden
flaupta the fact in his face. New
streets, -new homes, new business
houses, and new faces greet him at
every turn.
Who is responsible for this
growth? I do not live here but from
reports received 1 would venture to
guess that the recently retired city
government and the Camden and
Kershaw County Chamber of 'Com- I
merce have carried most of the load.
But Camden is a long way from its
goal. I Know of every ppportunity,
of every prospect in the cily and surrounding
territory. The city of my !
birth can go a long ways further up
the ladder of prosperity and growth.
I have heard the question asked a
thousand times: "What is wrong with
Camden?" Do you know? My opinion
is that there is no opportunity
offered, no chance given to the youth
of the city. You must hold the
bloom of youth to you. How many
of our younger men remain in Camden?
How many college graduates
are in business hare, exclusive of
lawyers and doctors?
Camden--must get out and dig!
You are not merely a tourist resort
town. The industrial opportunities
are unlimited. There is plenty of
power, labor, industrial sites to be
had. There are excellent transportation
facilities, There is everything
here for the big Industrial firms but
the backing of the citizens of Camden
.
Your chamber of commerce put on
a. small Boale advertising program
last fall as a trial. Mr., Sanders tells
me that the results were wonderful.
Camden has the inducements to offer
if it toiily will. Oamdeh must tell
people about itself and its business
men must get out <?f their narrow
path 'of thinking and put over the
propqsition. The only way to get
business in this day and tune is to
?0 after it. Tell your wares, make :
people want your service. A bigger
and better Camden means bigger and ]
better business for every merchant in 1
the city limits.
Don't be afraid to spend a dollar.
For every orie spent there wilf be 1
one and a fraction rolling in. !
Nothing is mote conducive to a '
bigger and wealthier city than a '
wholesome, ample, and not extrava- ]
gant, advertising campaign. Then
and only then will the country as a 1
whole know of Camden, South Caro- <
lina. ~ Queries will come rbllihg in on 1
every mail, people will make trips
here to see one of the proudest and j
best of the nud-JSouthern cities. ]
- And when you get people here 1
don't, be afraid to be hospitable to <
them.- Each and every one is a pos- ;
sible future citizen'of Camden. Make
them Tike you and your city. Don't h
drivb them away as' in one case that | <
came to my attention during my \
short visit: , |1
V-' A sign and decoration painter who 3
went "broke" in Florida, and I have t
no sympathy for that, came through ]
the city. He stopped to look for;i
work and said that if there were suf- | i
ficient opportunity presented ,Jie
might settle here. He did locate" a
small Job and went to the city clerk
to find out about a license. He was
told $2 for thdt Job or flO for a
/ear's license. This he decided was
igreeable enough. Later when about
Dne-bhird finished he was summoned
by a policeman and told to pay two
dollars a day or a year's license. The
matter was finally compromised on
but the painter left Camden highly
Insensed at his treatment and Camden
through her selfishness lost a
prospective citizen".
You must give everyone the best
inducements to remain here or a million
dollar advertising program will
(ail. If you-treat them right a small
oampaign will put over your objective,
And as to you, Mr." Editor, andf
/our contemporary: In your hands is
me. of the most powerful organs for
the betterment of Camden; Boost to
the limit, fight to the last ditch for
/our city. Put Camden in on every;hing
and her nahie everywhere.
Don't be afraid to editorialize. and i
;ell people what you think of exist-1
ng condition if wrong or detrimental, j
The people as a Whole arc, with you. '
Start agitation for a Camden advertising
fund through the city coot- ,"Wi
cil or chamber of commerce. Other 1
cities do it and grow. Why not Cantde??
.?A Former CamdenIte.
Camden, June 80.
Slipper Halts Broadway Traffic
New York, July 1.?A French heel
tied up Broadway traffic at the peek
of the rush hour this afternoon. It
becameLWjgdgedJn a trolley slot when.?
its wearer, a dainty, blonde, attempt- ~
ed to dodge across the street.
"It cost $0.98 and. I don't .want ttt
rum it!" she gasped while she ..tugged
at the slipper. Street car gonga
clanged, mo tor sr -: bonked and.
. chauffeurs yelled. The husky traffie
cop tried his brawn on the shoe to 'no
avail. Finally a motofmun pried the- ?
trolley slot fcpart with a crowbar and ;
restoired the slipper to its owner.
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