The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, September 02, 1927, Image 7
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;Ul?plie? or the City of Cam*
k for the Year 1927:
.Ajined by the Mayor and
" (i the City of Camden
[by authority of the same,
fallowing taxes be, and the
hereby levied, for the curfrom
the first of January,
he 31st day of December,
inclusive,
1. A tax of thirty (30)
ich and every dollar of real
,al property within the cor-1
it? of the City of Camden,
n the first day of January,
That all able-bodied male,
itween the ages of twenty*
ixty yeara, raiding within
ate limits of the City of]
I. C., not exempt from road
the laws of the State shall
streets, wayi and all parki
places under the direction
eet Commissioner or others
? appointed, for such space
iot exceeding six (6) days
ar; providing that at the
ceiving such notice any peray
to the said City of Camthree
($3.00) dollars, corntax,
which shall be received
the wo^k and that person
to work, as aforesaid, on
ts or public places or* to
commutation tax shall, on
before thp Recorder of the
amden, S. C., be fined not
ten ($10.00) dollars nor
i fifty ($60.00) dollars, or
>ned not less than ten days
than twenty days, and such
lent, may, at the discretion
corder of the City of Cam
iccompanjed with the addiuirement
of hard labor upon
ts or public places of the
of Camden.
The tax books for the colthe
City taxes will be open
fice of the said City Clerk
lurer, Camden, S. C., on the
of September, 1927, dnd rei
each day, except Sunday,
.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3
:30 p;m., until the first day
r, 192?#* inclusive.
That when the taxes and
its or any portion thereof
gainst any property_ or
the duplicate for the current
ir, shall not be paid on or
first day of October, 1927,
Clerk and Treasurer shall
0 add a penalty , of one per
;he City duplicate, and the
k and Treasurer shall colsame;
and if the said taxes
ssments and penalties are
>n or before the first day of
thereafter an additions'
f one per cent shall be added
ity Clerk and Treasurer on
duplicate and collected by
City Clerk and Treasurer;
said taxes, assessments and
are not paid on er before
of December, next th^rea
City Clerk and Treasurer
ie in the name of the City of
S. C., a warrant or execuuplicate
against said defaultayer
in th^ City of Camden,
gned by *nim in his Official
directed to the Chief of
the said City of Camden or
mber of the police force of
of Camden, S. C., requiring
manding him to levy the
distress and sell so much of
Lilting taxpayer's estate, real
lal or both, as may be sufficatisfy
the city taxes of said
and specifying therein the
:e amount of all his or her
hfc City Clerk and Treasurer
y such warrant issued shall
m suoh defaulter, one ($1.00)
tnd the Chief of Police or
lice officer shall collect from
faulter the following fees in
:ution of his office, to wit:
ing such warrant, one ($1.00)
for advertising sale, twentyts;
for making sale and dxeleed
of conveyance and putrchaser
.in possession, Three
dollars; for all sunfs levied
said, five, per cent; and the
f Splice ?is prohibited from
ing or collecting any greater
refor than is hereby allowed;
the chief of police nor the
erk and Treasurer shall rees
upon a nulla bona return.
6. Under and by virtue of
irrant or execution the chief
e shall seize and take exciteslefllDn
of so . much of the de:
taxpayer's estate, real or
1, or both as may be necessary
e the sum of money riameql
and said charges thereon;
er due advertisement, sell the
jfore' the Court HOupe doo'r in
y of Camden, County of Reran
a regular sales day, and
the usual hours for public
or cash, give, to the purchaser1
his complying with the terms
ale) a receipt for the purchase
but not make title to .the PWr
until the expirhtion of twelve
onths from the day of sale, if
perty sold be not redeemed as
fter provided, and annex said
to the duplicate warrant with
orsement thereon of "hi* action
ider, ahd shall, after- deductm
the proceeds of sale the cost
senses of said sale, pay over to
ty Clerk ?nd Treasurer the
charges and penances due.and;
d by said defaulting taxpayer;
on written notice given, or inion
ascertained from the re- j
of any mortgage or other lien
1 premises so sokh for taxes,
lold the excess, if any, until
I ted and directed by proper
1-authority as to mode of disy:-?n,
or by written consent of the
defaulting taxpayer that the said ?xfe*a
be paid over to mortgage or lien
: "editor, and according to priority if
i m<)r* than one,' provided, that the
?^ner or grantee of any mortgage
^editor may within twelve months
irom date of suSlrsele redeem such
Property by paying to the Chief of
t^'ce the taxes, costs, penalties and
-s^.-i.Tte'rsr.ss;
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amount of the purchase. price pf said
land so sold and thereupon the Chief
of Police shall pay back and refund
to the said purchaser the amount paid
on his' bid, with interest as above
stated, and the bid by the said purchaser
shall be then cancelled and revoked,
the owner or grantee remaining
in possession of his said land, |
provided further, that upon failure i
of defaulting taxpayer or other party
interested to redeem said land so sold
for taxes within twelve months as
stated, the chief of police shall make
title to the purchaser and put the
purchaser in possession of the property
sold and conveyed; provided further,
that in case of threatened waste
or damage to the premises by the
owrier or any other party, during the
twelve months, allowed for redemption,
the purchaser at said tax sale
shall have the right to apply to the
Court of Common Pleas or a Judge
thereof for injunction against such
waste and for a receiver to take
charge of the property until the end
ojf twelve months for redemption unless
sooner redeemed; provided further,
when any real estate is sold for
taxes in the said City of Camden, it
ahall be the duty of the chief of police
of the said City of Camden, before
delivering, title to such real estate to
the purchaser at such sale, to give
not 'less than thirty days notice to
any mortgagee or assignee of any
mortgage appearing on record as interested
in such real estate of such
sale in order . that such said real
estate, ea provided by law for the
owner thereof. Such notice shall
either be served on such mortgagee
or assignee in person or forwarded
to his last known post office address
by registered mail, or when his
whereabouts may hip known it may be
bad by publication upon petition and
order as is required fpr service of
summons by publication in/civil actions.
\
- Ratified by the Mayor atKh AldermCn
of the City of Camden, S. C., in
Council assembled thife 8th day of
August," J927.
v * C. P. DuBOSE, Mayor.
W. H. HAILE, ,
City Clerk and Treasurer. *
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NOTICE
' This- fiTTo notify any am^ali persons
not to hire, harbor or furnish
my son, James Dunham, colored, anything*
to eat or any place to stay.
He is only 17 years old and has run
away from home without any cause.
Any one disregarding this notice wiH
be prosecuted. (Signed)
GEORGE DUNHAM,
. : r Colored.
Bethune, S. C., Aug. 81, 1927.
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iin.I?i.n.?IT OK WILLIS C ASE
Review of Greenville Murder From
Enactment Until Present Date
Saturday, June 11, about midnight*
?.Sheriff Sam D. Willis was 'bhot
and killed at the door of his garage
at his home, 219 Fast Stone avenue. I
Bloodhounds tracked a man who
ran from the Willis yard io a point
north of the corner of Bennett street
and Swiss avenue, and witnesses said
they saw the man run. Some said
he appeared to jbe a negro or a white
man with his face blacked, and that
he ran stooped over like a football
player carrying a ball. It was first
supposed the man got away in an
automobile.
Mrs. Kthe) Willis, widow* of the
sheriff, said she was. in her room
of the home at the time of shooting,
heard the shots and went to the window.
She said she saw a dark figure
run o^t of the yard, that he ran so
close by her window she could have
shot him herself had she known what
had taken place, 1
June 12?Reward of $2,500 offered
for the sla ter, $1,000 by state, $1,000
by county, $600 by city, A theory
ttytt a bootlegger or gangster killed
the sheriff was being investigated.
June 13?The bootleg theory was
virtually abandoned by officers.
Large crowds attended funeral of
Sheriff Willis.
June 14 (11:30 m m.)?Deputy
Sheriff Henry S. "Townsend, close
friend of late sheriff, was taken from
the Willis home, where he was staying
with his wife and other friends
of the family, by officers, who headed
straight for Columbia and the state
penitentiary, notifying Townsend
when five miles out of Greenville that
he was under arrest for murder in
connection with Willis' death.
Townsend's first wordB, when told
'of the charge, officers s$id, were,
"Well, I'll be damnetf!" Officers
said he denied any connection with
the case.
June 15?C. I. (Baldy") Johnson
and Richard Cpx, who had been questioned
by officers for several days
in connection with the case, < were
placed in the county, [jail for "further
investigation.*' Officers indicate!
they were held as material witnesses!
Officials of W. L. Simpson Auto
company said Townsend telephoned
from his home, Walnut street, in
Overbrobk, for a taxi to take him to
the Willis Jaome within ten or fifteen
minutes after midnight Sunday morning,
following notification of the j
shooting.
Townsend, it developed, had been
a patient in Chick Springs hospital
for a minor operation from Thi^-sday,
the 9th, to Saturday afternoon, the
I 11th, the day of the killing. He was
(discharged from the health resort
I Saturday afternoon and brought to
i the city by Mrs. Townsend. His own
i .
automobile, officers said, was being
used by other officers on the night
of the killing,
Mrs. Willis, the widow, who had
been summoned to appear before the
grand jury before the arrest of Townsend,
was excused by the jury foreman,
who said the unexpected turn
of the case made her testimony unnecessary
at the time. Mrs. Willis,
thru attorneys, said she was willing
to tell the grand jury all she knew
at any time, but declined to make a
public statement.
June 16?Officers announced that
groceries purchased by Mrs. Willis
on night of slaying were left in her
sedan in the double garage at her
home when she came in earlier in the
night.
June 17 to 22?The Officers continued
investigation into case, examining
one hundred or more persons
but making no further arrests.
Johnson and Cox remained in jail,
the definite purpose for holding them
still unannounced.
j June 23 (6:30 p. m.)?Mrs. Ethel
Willis, 31, widow of the sheriff, was
arrested at her home as a co.-defendant
with Townsend, charged with
murder. The warrant was sworn out
by Detective Rogers and served by
Deupty Sheriff Jones Parkins, who,
with Deputy Crady Foster, stood
guard at the home where Mrs. Willis
was permitted to remain for the
night.
Johnson and Cox were ordered released
from the county jail by Detective
Rogers just after the warrant
was served upon Mrs. Willis. Officers
said they had been held only
as witnesses.
June 24?Mrs. Willis was placed
in the County Jail at 8:40 a. m.
June 27?-Solicitor dTeatherwood announced
that the State would resist
efforts to obtain bail for Mrs. Willis
and Townsend.
Defense attorneys announced that
habeas corpus proceedings would be
instituted in an effort to obtain release
from imprisonment of the two
defendants. Justice Cothran set
July 1 as the date for the hearing.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Willis remained in
the Greenville County Jail and Townsend
in the State Penitentiary.'Townsend,
given his first opportunity to
talk, told reporters he had no statement
to make. He declined to answer
questions.
June 29.?Governor Richards retained
Mendel L..Smith, of Camden,
and David W. Smoak, oljSreenville,
to aid in the prosecution. Solicitor
J. Lyles Glenn of theater, had been
previously designated to assist Solicitor
Leatherwood. ^
July 1.?Bail was granted Townsend
and Mrs. Willis by Associate
Justice I1. P. Cothran. Bond was
fixed at $3,000, and Mrs. Willis was
released afterwards. . ' July
2.?Townsend was brought
here from Columbia, signed his bond
and was released..
August 22?The Greenville County
Grand Jufy, after ex^nining evidence
of Detective Rogers for mow than
two hours, returned a true bill
against the deendants. Thursday,'
the 26th, was set as date for trial.
, The line-up of counsel now was:j
For the State, Attorney General
John M. Daniel, Solidtot J. jS. l**therwood,
former Judge Mendel L.
Smith and David W. Smoak; for the
defense, Dean, Cothran A itfyche.
Price A Poag, and. Blythe A Bonham.
YAugust 26?The ?ca?e was called,
the defendants arranged and drawing
of the jury began, with Judge
CAPTAIN EVANS RESIGNS
lli-atl of Penitentiary Guard Will
l.ea\e Karly Next Month
i olumfeia, Aug. ?&?? ?*plain Uenjamin
E. Kvans, captain of the guard
at the South Carolina penitentiary
since 1923, and for many years connected
with the penitentiary has
resigned from his position by letter,
copies of which were sent to Superintendent
J. N. Pear man and Governor
John G. Richards, ex-offtcio
chairman of the board of directors of
the penitentiary.
The resignation of Captain Kvans,
which came as a surprise to many of
thos* closely associated with him
WM accepted by Superintendent Pearman,
and yesterday afternoon beforii
practically evieVy inmate of the penitentiary
and mar^y members of the
guard, Captain Kvans made his farewell
address in the chapel.
CHptain Kvans' successor will be
J. Olin Sanders of Anderson, former
sheriff of Anderson county,
according to information from Anderson
reaching the governor's office,
which the governor classified
I as authentic.
Captain Kvans said yesterday
that he had no plans made for the
future and that he would return to
his former home, Abbeville, as soon
as his remaining time at the penitentiary
was up.
Western Indians used cactus spinea
for needles.
BILL HARBOR# DOUBT
HUI, I ni??.ity Appro^i.ti.p
I ndcr Single item
i*> John K. Aull
( olumbia, Aug. 29 Am >..?.
? *' All I IK It'Mhl'
in the salary of the president of the
tiuivefalty of South Carolina, *o a*
to make that salary $10,000 per year
instead of the $6,000 per year hereofore
paid the president; in addition
to this Increase the payment of $160
Per month ,e,| tor the house occupied
by the president of the University--the
same home which was
formerly occupied and owned by the
late President Melton; 238 different
offices profeNNorships, positions ahd
aarv'ir!- ***? iht h"d of "Phonal
bill ?b' *? ?r Hs th? *PPr?PH?tion
hows?a)) fchese may be necessary
down at the University of South
arollna. Youth must be served, and
1 ."U*! ^ WceM,ry t0 have a
salaried jiosition for every six or
bTin U iR not
ble in this column to editorialise. And
the University ?,f South Carolina is
taken only as an instance, because'
it is located here in Columbia, and
is the central school in the State's
^ educational system, as it
were.
But the point being made by those
who are insisting upon an appropriaJon
bill by the genera! assembly
which will show where the State's
money is going is that to lump a
one hundred per cent, increase in
salary and 238 positions, offices,
professorships and jobs, all in one
item totaling $319,480 for "personal
service," gives the members of the
general assembly no , opportunity
whatever to4pass upon the various
positions, nor the amount attached to
each, nor does it give the governor
of the State the privilege to exercise
his power of veto with regard to any
one of the < various positions, if he
Should no desire. An increase in
salii'y of $800 per year in some constitutional
office would likely.?be
cause it usually does?cause a wrangle
in the general assembly consuming
hours of time. It took years and
years to get the salary of the governor
of the State increased to $5,000
Per year and then to $7,500 per year.
It took years to get the salaries of
e justice of the supreme court
increased to $4,600 per year?they
now get that, and expense appropriations,
which carries them up to $6500
per year each. But without
the knowledge of a great many people
who try to keep in close' touch
with legislation, and probably without
the knowledge or consent of a
good many members of the legislature
themselves?certainly they could
not help themselves?bhe salary of
the president, of the university goes
up from $5,000 to $10,000 per year
and $150 per month is paid for the
rent of his home. The presidency
of the university is a big job, kml it
may be urged that he shouhK receive
more than the governor, ojke
chief justice, or a member of^Ununited
States Senate, who does^t
receive house rent. It may be urged
with a great deal of force that if the
State does not furnish him a suitable
home on the campus, that $150 per
month is not too much rent to pay
for the home of the late Dr. Melton
who accepted the presidency upon
condition that he be permitted to
live in his own home aifd not be required
to move to the campus. It
may be urged with a great deal of
force that, inasmuch houses on the
campus are provided for some of the
professors, $25 per month rent which
is; paid in addition to the salaries of
other professors who live out in the
city is little enough or too little.
But again, the point being made
by those who are looking to the next
appropriation bill is twb-fold.
Should not the ability of the State
to pay be taken into consideration by
tWe general assembly, and, in order
to take anything into consideration,
should not the bill be~.o prepared
tqat the general assembly?that is,
51*! individual members of i^n^y
.ICnow what they have before them in
a>$3l 9,480 "personal service" itebi,
a^d should not the governor also have
this information before him when
the bill comes down to him fpr approval
or for the disapproval of any
itfem in it? '
' A study of one month's vouchers
made up by the treasurer of the university
is interesting. Take th?
month of -May, for instance. One
Voucher on May 4 is to Dr. D. M
Douglas, president, <>f the University
balance of salary for January, February,
March and April, $1,666.66,
Another, is to a month's salary of the
president, $883.83. The general" assembly
just had > adjourned..; The
comptroller general was not author!
the appropriation acl
was approved, to pay on a* scale be
W>nd that for the preceding year
Hence the warrant or $1,666.66 rep
rfcaenteg the increase in salary?ai
iacrease of $416.66 per month, or on<
hundred per cent. One hundred an<
|^m^-three positions are ^ listet!
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sstructors, Associate instructors,
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stenographers, etc. There are also
various directors. Occasionally, as
the eye glances down thqj. list, the
name of one person appears more
than once. Then comes a list of
seventy-five associates and fellows
and mail carrier, etc? Then a list
of thirty-eight drawing wages. Then
two more assistants. Physical training,
music and art all have a somewhat
prominent place in the picture
?And maybe Justly SO. There U a
physical director, associate physical
director, director of student activities,
two gym instructors, a manuhl
training instructor, an associate ill
art, an instructor of dramatic art, an
instructor of (or in) art, a music
instructor, etc., etc. Th6 Instructor
of dramatic art, who'duriitg the j>aat
session was also director of the
I Columbia Sfage society, has moved
r from Columbia to the North, and nyill
not be here the coming spssloh. It
is not known whether his place has
yet been, filled at . the university.
' He'Was on a salary down there, however,
of only $180 per month, which
i supplemented his salary with the
Columbia Stage society. He tsiughi
i how to- act?show to act on the stage
! that Is-.
. * It should not be understood thai
, the University of South Carolina h
any exception in the manner in whicl
. appropriations are made. It is not
! Nor should it ibe understood tha
there is any disposition to say hen
> that the salary of , the presiden
- should not have been increased evei
t to $100,000 per year, or that even tei
- tiftvefr^ar mpny off tees,- position*, pro
. fessorships, jobs,' etc., would be to
-I many for the university. But th
i | need of an appropriation bill whic
e | will give the facts to the legislator
i which pasaes it, and-to the governc
I, who .signs it, is what is being atreSse
a. ?and lhat will probably be done net
JOHNS' KAKI.Y HOMK A>,AIN
I'Miuuuh North Carolina Leper Kc
fuara to Slay In l.oulklana
Asheville, N. C., Aug. 26.?Another
futile < in aln.ut U* bo addud
to the tragic story of John Karly and
his lit year* of struggle against
leprosy, lie i* going back to the
United Stales leprosarium at Carille,
La., from his refuge in the mountains
of Polk county.
That much was learned on good
authoritity yesterday, although the
veil of silence that has characterized
official actions in the case is still
I unbroken. J he federal government is
determined to take John Karly hack
to Louisiana and when the time comes
he will be taken.
When his presence in Polk county
at the home of his brother Matt
Karly became known there was a
feeling of uneasiness among the
j residents of the community, and this
has gradually grown as the agitation
for his removal became greater.
So far the government has been
very lenient in its actions but there
is a possibility that sterner measures
may be taken. All officials
who are connected with the case
in any way feel the utmost sympathy
for the afflicted man and they
all admit that there is not the slightlest
possibilitjJIhat Early is the vJcv
I tim of a grim jest and that he is not
suffering from leprosy, This point
has been carefully checked beyond
mistake. He is a leper and even
though in an isolated location the
danger of contact, however indirect,
constitutes a constant menace, it was
said.
Members of the Early family,
harassed by the constant struggle
of the leper against the toils of the
regulations imposed upon him as h
pj otection for society, have taken
every step they could devise this
time to secure permission for John
Karly to remain on the farm of his
brother in Polk county.
Apparently they are becoming
slowly convinced that they are contending
against something that they
cannot control. The federal government,
in cases where the public
( health is menaced, has extraordinary
powers and unless the Compromise,
whiqjl is believed to be in formation
now, is forthcoming soon, radical
steps may be taken to end a situation
that to many people iB rapidly becoming
intolerable.
In the meanwhile John Early, the
man whose presence in Polk county
j is causing .all the trouble, is wrenely
following his beloved fishing to
his heart's content. Somewhat of a
fatalist by reason of -the strange
buffetings of fate, he is not going to
be greatly concerned if he has' to
go back, and it now appears?that such
is ubout what he is going to have to
do.
According to naturalists, many
birds, die each yearN of bronchial
pneumonia because of too early mi-,
gration.
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Bleeders and trainers of canaries
claim that both the voice and the temper
of the songsters are spoiled by
jazz music.
w? ?
lama
I should bo killed 1
iffiSSd
INSECT '.Afcn
Powder
Liquid
PASTOR INDICTED FOR ARSON
Plans to Surrender to Answer to
Charge of Hunting His Home
Atlanta, Aug. 28.?The Rev. 8. P.
Miller, pastor of the South Boulevard
Christian church, was indicted today
oh charges of arson in connection
with the burning of his home a W?ek
ago. He plans to surrender tomorrow
and is ready for trial at any
time, his attorney said tonight.
The fire occurred last Tuesday,
firemen called to the scene declaring
that the house was locked sfnd *
that blazes were found in almost
every room. Mra Charles D. Barker,
owner of the house, and Olty
detectives who investigated the blaae,
we^e witnesses before the grand Jury
which fohnd the indictment.
Bond for Mr. Miller was fixed at
$2,000, and Sheriff Lowry stated he
would not arrested if he voluntarily
presented himself to make
bond.
Men are more vain than women, .
members of the Photographers' Association
of America declare. The
vainest men, they say, arc clergymen,
with actors a close second while the
meek and lowly genius displays the
least vanity of all.
Roy F. Atwood paid a record high
price of $224,000 for a New York
Stock Kxchange membership Thursday.
He bought the scat of Albert
Brumley. The price wns $0,000
above the last sale and $2,000 above
the previous peak price.
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KERSHAW LODGE No. 29
; .A. P. M.
Regular communication of
^this lodge is held Oil the
first Tuesday in each month
t < ? p.m. Visiting Brethren art Welcomed.
T. V. WALSH, '
k E- ROSS, Worshipful Master.
Secretary. 1-14.27
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? MONEY TO LOAN
e' At 6Vfc Per cent Interest
>r On improved city reel estate,
d Apply to Henry Savage, Jr.
ct Camden, S. C.
Till 17 *-?