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| The Camden Chronicle CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA,^FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 19?7. ~ NUMBER 27 roman Uses Razor To Slay Babes And Suicides After Clubbing Mate 1;thune it Scene of Horrible Slashing Affray in Which Three Live* Are Exacted By Woman Described " As Nervous Wreck. I\ Glenn Gregory, middle-aged mer of Midway in Lancaster inty, was placed in a Columbiaspital Sunday afternoon with the ;ht side of his head cut almost to ices, apparently by an ax, while ieral plana were being made for wife, Mrs. Mamie Gregory, and > small sons whose throats were ribly slaved at Bethune, twenty es from the Gregory home/ early iday morning. l coroner's Jury Sunday returned erdict that the children, GJenn, five, and Philip, .two, died by wounds inflieted by their her who lpter took her own life i the same weapon. The jury re Judge W. F. Russell wap com'd of J. E. Severance, foreman, K Bolton, C. C. Padgett, G, S. >e, C; L. Noland and L. W. res. is believed that Mrs. Gregory 7 Sunday in a fit of insanity ated her husband 'with a farm ax taking her two sons, went to nghbor, Mrs. A. G. Holden, and d to be driven to the home of father, Van Parker, at Bpthune, ty-five miles from the Gregory s. At that time, according to Holden, she was wearing - & t dress with a coa$ thrown it, and refused to stop to* m lore clothing. ? i her arrival at her father's Mrs. Gregory told Mrs. Holdaccording* to the latter'* r Ueti% that she was going indoors' ut on some clothes, and would the children* to give them ** A few minutes later she runnlng from the house with streaming from her oeck and dying by Mrs. Holden's autole. A search for the children 'led both of them on the back > of the house, dead, with throats cut. egory, the husband, was found wcious in his bed about 9 k Sunday morning by Curtis and Lester Ingram,, two bors, who wished him to open - ?re be operates at Midway. His head was cut in half a dozen places, and a rusted ax was standing by the beuside. A brother of Gregory said he recognized the implement as having been around the Gregory home. Nothing was known ait that time' )t Mrs. Gregory's death, but hearing that she had gone to her father's home, Sheriff J. H. Hunter, of [ Lancaster county, followed there I to question her about the attack on her husband. : When he arrived at the Parker home he found that Mrs. Gregory and the children were dead. Testimony by br. fe. Z. Truesdale ft the coroner's inquest at Bethune In Kershaw county uSunday ? afternoon revealed that Mrs. Gregory bad. h"" in ill health for nine months *n had bqen "a nervous wreck" i *>r three or four months. She-had recently undergone a major surreal operation * at a hospital fa Florence, he added. Testifying that the woman seemed nervous and districted Sunday -niormng about 6 o'clock when she jaked to be driven to her father's 0fne, Mrs, Hjolden told. the corogJi* JI!ry that Jhe ***** woman had fi that she bad quarreled with wr husband. At a late hour Thursday afternoon ?*8rory was still hovering between. life and * death at the ??Ptwt hospital m< Columbia. ?? was still unconscious and his fondition was reported as extremely Rrav<\ Gregory at one time lived r?mden where he was employed m* a salesman. He also formerly f Rided at Bethune and was conIherT^ witb7 the police department J?!'."'iN*** of Mrs. Holden a. Pher a/thl" U Smith- ?tenogram ovcr bodies A. JLSN* *"d",he l"? ? >?-u "2*y' '* * ,olIt ?this ? to my house *?ed * 10 Uke i..h l! rr hou?- She only c!vi~ "" ?" *dr.g. bu, 10 ?*lt h*' to put on a t, Hr we got V " t , father's she got out of the car and said she was going to get a dress to put on. She al^ said that she was going to give her baby some i water and the other boy said he wanted some too and she took them both around the house. In a few momenta she came running around the house with blood streaming from her neck and fell right near my car. I had my little girl in the car with me. I called some negroes to help me. On the way over she seemed very nervous and I asked her what the trouble was and she said that she had had a fuss with her husband that morning. That was about 6:00 a.m., she walked to my house. She made no remarks after getting out of the car. When she came to my house this morning she did not act right and seemed to be looking "around in my house for some thing. OH our way to her father's home we passed her father and I tried to stop but Mrs. Gregory said not to do it a a she did not want her father' to See her dressed this way." f Thomas Lee, sworn, testified as follows: "I stayed at home last night. I live on the R, L. Jones plantation. I came along the road here this morning about 9:30 and a lady was out in the road and she called mo to slop. She said that some ~6he had cut their throat. 1 went on down the road to ^Mr. Jones' house. Just before gping I saw a lady, fall on her knees In front of a car. ][ did not get out of the ear. I did not sea from what direction the lady came from that fell. I told Mr. Jones about it. This is all I know. I did not -see the children." Lee Jackson, sworn, testified as follows: . - *IvJhre on R.- L. - Jones' place. I came down the road this morning with ThOmaa Lee. A lady was in the road in front of Mr. Parkar'i house and she hailed us dawn. She said that some lady had cut their throat. About that, time I saw a lady stag' ger and fell right by an automobile. .. I stayed In the car. I went on .down to Mr. Jones house. I did not se^ anybody else at the Parker home but the *two ladies." Dr. E. Z. Truesdell, . sworn, testified is follows: 1 "At X stepped Out on ?.y lot this morning my ton said that Mr. Jones and Mr. Parker had brought him [ down there and he said Mamie Greg*''' 11 * \ " ' ory had killed herself and two sons. I went immediately to the Parker home and found the two children on the back porch. There was a rAzor lying on the floor. I saw a stream of blood on the porch. I also fonrid the body of Mrs. Mamie Gregory lying out in the front yard. 1 have . treated Mrs. Gregory. She hat been in bad health for the past nine She ?' * In VMmjtaj i Florence, S. C., where abe * had a major operation: They were aH cut J ?ContlWUil os tV I 1... i TO HELP CRIPPLES Vocational Rehabilitation Division Offerh Help To Needy. The State Department of Education in South Carolina, through its Vocational Rehabilitation division, is interested in learning of crippled people in the state for the purpose bf helping them prepare for jobs which they can learn to do. Many crippled persons who cap not do the same jobs they did before they, were hurt can be taught how to do other jobs just as well. A farmer' who can no longer plow because of the loss of a leg can be taught the poultry business. A carpenter who has lost an arm may learn to be a foreman in the building trade, A textile worker who has hurt his back on a job where he had to do heavy lifting can often learn to do some lighter job in the same mill. Many people who became crippled before they were old enough to work need special training before they can enter employment. , These different kinds of disabled persons who are over 16 years of age and who can be trained for jobs which they can do, may be helped by the state in getting vocational training and employment. In training crippled people for employment, the Rehabilitation Divi, slon makes use of public and private schools, shops, factories and offices throughout the state.' vU|sens, fraternal organizations, clvta ?clubs, religious and welfare societies, hospitals and public health ynits, and educational officials can assist in this rehabilitation program by reporting to the Department of Efh)C#tion names of disabled persons In their respective communities. u^Karehaw County people interested should get in touch with the county superintendent of education or write to R. C.? Thompson, State Department of Education, Columbia, S. C. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RAISES FUND TO CONTINUE ADVERTISING Through the activities of the Can* den C hamber of Commerce a cogsiderable sum of money has b?2? collected in order to put on a cm* paign of advertising in northern and eastern journals of wide circulation 1 his plan was carried out last year and it brought good results in bribing a larger number of visitors hdL' than ever before. Many citizens have not been proached about this fund and tfi Chamber of Commerce urgently **) quests that all those willing to tribute to this needed and nece&M&f fund will please phone the secretary r the amount they are willing to givti' which will not be payable until January 1, 1928. Those who have codJ tributed to the 1927-1928 adver7 tising fund and the amounts given* are as follows:> List of Contributors " j SriHot" uss Hobkirk i?? J. M. VillepiBuc 50;w H M ? ; .r.0.00 Carolina Motor' Co.' 5o'j|ji SS3S Burns & Barrett 5000 ?8 if Shannon ... .777'50.00 W7 H. Harris 5000 John T. Stevens 50 0O DeKaib Grocery ....... .''go.'oo J- B. Zemp ., 50 AO L. J- WhiUker ... .' 52'K L. A. Kirkland 7.7 2500 N. C. Arnett 25 00 C HWYaLtttIe ' 2<Sfc*? it. Yates 9KAA L. Schenk & Co. /7 25.00 A. &. P. Stores .v.-i 25 00 Camden Floral Company 25.00 HWh F?urni8h'n* C? 26.00' Hirach Bros. ? Co 25 00 H. G. Garrison, Sr 25.'00 * Gui,on 25.00 Camden Furniture Co. ... 2BOO *rfp Bake ShoI> " * * * 25 00 4*coSSf".gjg Welsh Motor Co ' ?* a*-: asrsjar.:':;' 8^%22Z?^. GrOCC.ry: 20.OO R- Stevenson 20 00 Camddn Candy Kitchen 15.00 j RHBe?ran.i!SS George Creed e-ntvefu Material Co.. lfiioo DeKalb Pharmacy ... ikaa wmpenvClothing Co- ' ' 15*00 R." S.' Williams Jo'^o WsJfc ::::: : w. T. Smith ......: Lomansky Broa ' " " '' ?'nn J. L. Moseley .... ' ' " c'nn m. m. Eva,,s & son.:;::::;:; 160 T?\iaJ .? ' \ $1,906.06Many I ublications Used The advertising has been prepared and has been placed in the following nationally known publications, and the figures represent the amount placed with each publication. Rovf*antiC# Monthly, Harpers, wXkWr?M ^.WoVld'i < cotktryGiin ^..&ribneri427 60 T?vel i0'1 C8Untr>' * 78.76 New York Times '. 77'7" " " J? 00 Herald-Tribune ...7 uAq New York "Sun ..777777 ^ New York Evening Post . ' ~ 39 20 Brooklyn Eagle 7 . . _ . 7 7 58 80 Christian Science Monitor ,.. 8&60 Evening Transcript', 50 40 Herald-Traveler ..>* K Philadelphia Public Ledger .. 134.00 Union-Republic,- Spring-field.'. 62.72 92.40 SSvSf,:;;;;:5: *83 Hartford Courant 16 80 ^gieter 17*92 SS&Pl Jo"""1 17.92 ioo.oo Total " S2452 All Membership Ron Followin* i. . ii,t ot mem. siisir*1" ' *? HaS? t mm. S Beese, Redfearn Motor Co., E. C. Zemp. Springs & Shannon, J. S. Lindsay, Jack Whitaker, H. G. Carrison, Sr., C. -W. Godfrey, J. W. T. LeSure, R. W. Pomerpy. J. M. Villepigue, S. J. Miller, Southern Rail; way, <N. C. Arnett, J< L. Mimn&ugh, 1 H. R. Lang, R. B. Pitts, S. L. Crol, ley, Mrs. B. C. Irby, G. A. Rhame, 1 J. E. Rhame, L. J. Whitaker, Choro | Cola Bottling Co., John Wilson, 1 president Northwestern Railway,- F, E. Coursen, J, R. Todd, Yadkin Rival 1 Power Co., Mrs. B. R. Truesdale, I Mrs. II. Savage, H. Savage, Sr., DeI Kalfo, Pharmacy, Ralph Ellis, Gaylord ' Tucker, Zemp ,4b DePass, The Fashion Shop, R. E. Stevenson, Mrs. R E. Stevenson, Miss E. L. Bobbins Camden Floral Company, W. H. Harris, Mrs. N.~RT Goodale, Mrs. B. G i Sanders, G. T. Little, Sr., G. T. Little, Jr., G. A. Creed, Cooley GiUis H. (J. Carrison, Jr., Mr*., H. G. Car JWOp, Jr., J. B. Zemp, Mra, J, B Zemp, ,W F. Nettles, T. J. Anketell J.? B. Crocker, C. P. Bassett,. R. E I)anforth, Southern Bell Yelephom Co., H. G. Marvin, W. ^HoMis, J : M. Vilkpigue A Co., Camden Ice Co. CamderPJBrick Co., Karl P. Abbott R. W. Thompson, J. K. I^ee, L. A Klrkland, J. H. McLeod, T. K. Trot tet, William King, R. W. Miteham ' City of Camden. C.'A.' West, C. P | DuBose, W.? R. Zemp, Camden Fur nitupe Company, C.H. Yates, D. R Williams,. L. I. Guion,*"B.--G. Sanders McDowell,sDavid Wolfe, N. Y Cafe, T. L. Littli, Mrs. T. L. Little J. H. Ctyburn, Hughey Tindall, Gui BeVeos, F, M. Wooten, C. C. Whita ker, A. S. Llewellyn, W. T. Redfearn D. A. Boykin, E. E. Mandeville, Mrs E. E. Mandeville, "Mrs. M. F. Charl ton," W. D. BarrStt, J. H. Burns, R Mi Kennedy, Jr., Mrs. R. M. Ken ' nedy, Jr., MVs. G. R. Cook, H. P Kendall, J. W. Corbett, Mrs. R. T Mary'e, M. H. Hey man, F. D Goodale, J. G. Richards, Camdei Candy Kitchen, N. G. Boykin, W. C , Seagle, Mra. Frederick Robinson,* W ! P. Mrs. LeRoy Davidson, A A, Sftanka, Southern States Suppl; I Co., .H. L. Scblosburg, Ccmde | Wholesale Grocery, L. A. Wittkow sky, Mrs. L. A. Wittkow sky. i -J9b- - ENTRIES COMING IN FAST i s jKernhaw County Fair Promising To He Extra Good Thin Year i So many demands have been made to r community booths and individual displays in the main building of the Kershaw Coainty Fair grounds, that it will be necessary to. house the poultry in tents, according to reports coming from County Agent J. W. Sanders and Miss Alma Burgess, the home demonstration agent. From all parts of the county comes reports that unusual interest will 1m? manifested this year. The premium lists will soon 'be ready for distribution, giving a detailed list of prizes to be competed for and all Vules and regulations. The County Fair committee has under consideration the purchase of quite an extensive tract of land within the city limits upoji which to build a commodious and permanent home for the fair. It has become an annual affair and seems to be grow-, ing in pdpular favor. The plan is to buy this tract of land, fence it in anfl make it large enough to amply tke *fcare of displays as well as rnish an arena large enough to take care of horse shows, horse traces and BtagC a football game, jetting the fair management reap 'some benefit from these paid ad'missions. i The dates for the fair this year |have been announced for November 2, 3, 4, and 5. Kills Fox With Auto An Elloree correspondent to the Orangeburg Times-Democrat writing: in that paper under date of September 22 says, "Mr. J. C. Campbell and S. D. Shuler have the honor jA being the first automobile fox punters of this community Last Tuesday afternoon while on their I way to Oakley in a Ford coupe they had the unique experience of running down 'a medium size grey fpx with their car. They were driving at a speed of around twenty-five miles an hour when the fox attempted to cross the road ahead of them but having the misfortune of not judging the distance accurately, thereby coming out in the road just in time to be run down by the automobile." Mr. A. A. Shanks, the well known plumbing and heating contractor, of Camden, tells us that while1 riding down one. morning last week through Kirkwood Commons, a fully grown i squirrel tried to cross '"the road in front of him and* the little rodent wasn't quick enough, got caught in The wheel and was instantly killed. Saturday Night Automobile Crash Claims Life Of Bennie Radcliffe j i . A Young Man Is Instantly Killed And Companion Serio&ly \ Injured in Wreck of Motor Cars on Bishopville-Camden Highway. Bennie Radeliffe, 21, was instantly killed when the automobile in which he was traveling crashed with another car on the Bishopville highway fifteen miles east of Camden early Saturday night, and l^awton Hall, 26, also u passenger in the light roadster waq placed in the Camden ^ hospital with serious injuries. Adderson McI>eod, negro, driver of the second car was also picked up by passers-by and brought to the hospital here where it vyas found necessary to remove ? badly crushed foot. '-i Radeliffe and McLeod are sup- j|j posed to have been traveling in the same direction at a lively rate of .'|3 speed when they were pocketed by a third car, parked along the road, which flashed its lights upon their approuch. There were no eye-witnesses except occupants of the parked car which is said to have disappeared immediately following the wreck. ;fj Bennie Radeliffe attended Clemson college following graduation from high school and last year was a student at the University of South Carolina. He was the son of-"'Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Radeliffe of ! near l^ucknow and was highly esteemed ' I by all who knew him. Besides his fAther and mother he is survived by one sister, Mrs. Emmie Marshall, and two brothers, W. T. Radeliffe and W. H. Radeliffe, Jr., all of whom reside east of Camden. Funeral services for young Rad- -|1h| cliffe were held at the family burial. M ground near Sandy Grove Sunday afternoon and,were conducted by. Rev. J. B. Hillhouse of the Bethune CfM Presbyterian church. .. Funeral of Mr. Ratcliffe, Bethune, S. C., Sept. 26.?-Bonnie V'- ^ Ratcliffe, who was killed in an automrtbile accident near Bishopville on Saturday night, was buried at the Ratcliffe cemetery Sunday afternoon. * The Rev. J. B. Hillhouse, of the Presbyterian church, . conducted the 1 funeral services. Young Mr., Ratcliffe was the son of Mr. Wade cliffe, Sr. He was graduated from the Bethune high school in 1924 and had completed his junior year at. the University of South CarolijHb Me U survived by his parents, two broths era, Willie. Ratcliffe and Wade Ratcliffe, Jr., and one sister, Mrs. Marsh ?besides many other relatives and a host of friends. U. D. t\ Chapter To Meet 4 The U. D. C. Chapter will meet on Monday afternoon, October 8, at the home of Miss Minnie Clyburn with Mrs. James H. Clyburn as asslstant hostess. The hour for Meet- :,|s ing is to bp. four o'clock and all mesnfore are asked to be prompt. I WORLD SERIES BY RADIO r Games Play by Play To Be Received r~' " - m - - - * By American Legion Post. The* LeRoy Belk Post American , | Legion is planning to .furnish base, \ ball fans in Camden the report of' . J the entire world series play by play, j While the National league pen- . / I nant has not-been cinched, owing to one of the closest races in base ball history, it looks dike the first game , ttbeduled"widi'ti&'Ntffr York Ameri? cans will be played, in Pittsburg on .] Wednesday, October 6th. > j This game a* well as all others >1 except the Sunday game will be \; heard over the radio at the Kershaw > ! County court house under / the ausi, pices of the Legion. Plenty of seats t will be available, electric fOps and t* everything necessary for comfort. ,!.i The Legion boys will charge a nornf inal admission fee and they hope ^ s baseball lovers will attend the radio ? \ matinees each day.' The money de? rived will go towards remodeling the * American .Legion hall on oast Den Kalb street. No radio will be heard e on Sunday's game, but the Legion --has made a*t?ng?ment? With the r> Western Ubfbn to funtiah the game b by wire, play by play, which will be' - called to the au.'lknce artd also wilt f be 'plaretf^Spfegmond' Score boird.' TUNNEY RETAINS CROWN Win* Over The Ex-Champion With Decision by Narrow Margin. ef > O No fight in all the history of the game haw ever centered attention in the United States, or throughout the world perhaps, like that of last night in which Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight, champion sought to regain his crown from his conqueror of a year ago, Gene Tunney. The fight started in the arena of the Soldiers Field, Chicago, at 10.66 o'clock, and for ten rounds of three minutes each, with an intermission of one minute between rounds, fight fans all over the world, as well as those at the ringside were held in almost breathless suspense, as the two gladiators fighting for a crown and all - the emoluments that go therewith, battled like demons. The first two rounds of the battle were not particularly interesting, both fighters apparently trying to size up his antagonist before getting down to the real business of the moment. From then on it was a real fight,, both the pugilists putting the best there was in themselves to win the decision. At times . both men were on the verge of a knockout. In the seventh round it appeared that Dempsey all but had Tunney out of the fight, but the champion ralHejt- ^nd from then to the >end fft'tKe tenth mill Tunney had the best of the going, and was declared the winner by the referee. At the close of the tenth round Dempsey I was led to his corner by his seconds, I so beaten and dazed that he apparently didn't realize that the fight (was over and that he had failed to I regain his lost laurels. The crowd at the fight was estimated at 160,000, and the gate receipts totaled approximately $2,800,000, which was the biggest crowd who ever witnessed a prize fight and the receipts were the largest ever taken in at a show of any kind in the world, so far us the records show. As is the case in all close contests there is sonae dispute about the correctness of the decision of the referee, it being claimed that when Tunney was down on his knees and holding the ropes in the seventh, the time keeper was slow in starting the counting of ten and that Tunney was really down longer than the time allowance for him to rise to his feet. A Freak Potato. Mr. J. H. Douglas, residing oa Route 4, out of Camden, brought to The Chronicle - office Tuesday a freak potato, weighing around four pounds. It is in,, the form of a snake and measures twenty inches in length. It came from a vine known at the Porto Rico<*variety. ~?> ! Fire Damages i> . - o Fire last Friday afternoon, said to have originated from a defective stove flue, caused damage amount ing to around $500 to the stock and ! fixtures of the Olympia Cafe oh I Broad street. The fire department > responded promptly and had a atub born fight before the flames wore ; subdued. " The fire had spread be. tween the ceiling and roof of the . cafe and the two adjoining stores, , all being the property of E. 5. Dibble and caused damage, to the three buildings amounting to something ^ like $1,000 or more. Both cafe and I. buildings carried insurance. ' ; : ! ? ; Belt on Owens Gets Parole % ? < f County chain gang authoritiet t were on Tuesday notified by Gover. nor John G. Richards to release - Belton Owens, the governor having issued a parole to that effect. Oweni ? was Convicted at the February , term of.,c9urt, the jury, bringing Ir s a verdict of manslaughter for the -{killing of Jack K. Smith, - a Weai Water** planter, at the Wateree . r'vc** toll bridge on the morning ol . December 1, 1924. The sentence - first read to serve at hard labor oi !* chain gang, but owing to the *g< of Owens it Was changed to do sue! i labor as he could perform. He wai L tfiven a straight sentence of fiv< but since that time thein - wcUi.v,B*,,ivnre has gone mt< 5 *{teei> *** Profits by ^ chang. u ss well as through executive 'clem w~ Y, 'V* ~ '