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Ijjjp T."v~r--- j-} , - A __ \ __ the Camden Chronic.i.f ME XXXIX. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA!'felUDAY. OCTOBER 7, 1927. " " NV^BuTtT"' 11"*,U- rOND TAKK8 VICTIM Kuniifr Man Drowns Near Boykin After Crash Into Fence The body of Andrew L. Jackson, forty-five years old white citizen, of flumter, was taken Irons the waters of Boykin Mill Pond Wednesday m afternoon, where it if *upnosed to have rested since about midnight fl Tuesday. There were no eye-witnesses to the accident which took the life of Mr. Jackson, and a coroner's inquest empaneled with Kershaw and Sumter j county men serving with " Coroner |l W, F. Russell brought in a verdict the effect that lie came to his ^ death by "falling or being thrown in ^ Boykin mill pond." ^ There were no evidences of foul play and an examination of the body Bt/y Dr. J. T. Hay showed there were ^ fio bruises. Thfe indications pointed the theory, that the unfortunate II.;.1 Iia<l been highly nervous and stated to a citizen of the Rein ^ hi > i section thut he had only a few Htloll.us in his pocketfand that it was Hall he possessed. . His Chevrolet ^ roadster had crushed into a post on ^ he left side of the road and Mr. ^ Jacksfrn, either through being dazed, Hor with suicidal intent, ' walked a Hft-u feet into water estimated to been twelve feet deep. Parties \ the neighborhood had noticed the Br standing there, but supposed the Bccupant had caught a ride. An in spection of the car revealed Mr. Jackson's hat and a slip of paper with name and address nervously. written on same. A search of the pond nearby revealed the body, with ^mands and fingers in a death grasp" >V(>p his chest. I A special dispatch from ^8|^piter to ^ he Charleston News and Courier ^ nder date of Wednesday gives the ^ llowing additional details: Sumter citizens we/e shocked late is afternoon to hear of the finding the body of Andrew L. Jackson'tn fkin'g Mill Pond, twenty-lWo miles Bn here on the Sumter-Camden ^^Riway. Mr. Jackson's car was in ^^B edge of the pond against a tree Bd a search resulted in the finding his body in the pond. A coroner's ^Bry returned a verdict that "death ^Bas caused by A. L. Jackson falling; B being thrown into the water." The body was brought back to ^Bumter late this afternoon and is at ^ n undertaker's establishment to, Mr. Jackson was about* "forty-five years of age and first came to i5um ti-r about twenty-five years ago as proprietor of the old Hotel Sum ter. Afterwards he built the Im pt rial Hotel. . He later engaged in brokerage and wholesale business, B'Ht of late has been a salesman for ^Barious/concerns. He is survived by his widow, whe before her marBid age was Miss ^lela Jackson of Hagood, daughter of A. K. San ders, former superintendent of State Penitentiary, and two < chikj Testimony at Inquest Dr. J. T..Hay, being duly .sworn' I said, "I was called in to examine the I p ,y A. L. Jackson. Coroner W. J. Russell summoned me'through Mr. Vincent. It is my opinion that* Jack Jon came to his death by MfoWHing. I l made a vemr close examination of! nis body and found no violence what soever." - I GiLlii. being ?worn said, "Ves terday afternoon I got a call that a I far was out of water and oil d0*n, from my place. I went down and found Mr. A. L. Jackson. The engine of his car. was real hot and [.Put some water |n it hnd also gave f?? a quart of oil. I left him and '? a few minutes he came by the jtstion and paid for the oil.- He had bills and made the, re ?trk that it was all the money that p owned in the wottd. Mr.r Jackson JJways appeared very nervoup but on occasion he was more than ever Wore. I saw the car . in the position yia: it is now. I helped Mr. Brown hcover the body from the water. I known Mr. Jackson for twenty I have never known him to *<' a drink. He wasn't drinking A afternoon I saw him. Where H JJ found him in the water was about 'fU on f?et deep." hemp Peele, being sworn said, "I tKW l on ?f the road by K?! ibnd*e at Boykins pond. I did jot know whose car it was. I told ?t. Truesdale about the car. This re,Lar?tUnd^ J1 or I2 o'clock. The . 1 told. hint ?* because r?o We c9m* tOT It My "wife told de?n^ fj* J***1 heard Some noise ?t the n 1 sleeping in thl must have been b rMtly morning. "1 Lw* Trw*?"1*' sworn said, I thisZ* f,V a quarter to seven I TTLitth* ?tore hi CAMI>EN MERCHANT PASSES Jacob Karesh Hud Coiir Been (.Connected With 1.4>cal Enterprised Jacob Karesh, seventy years of age, died at his home on Lyttleton street in this city Tuesday at noon following a sudden attack at his place of business earlier in the week. Mr. Karesh was a native of Russia and resided there until he yame to this country at the age of seventeen. He entered the mercantile business in Branchville, South Carolina, and was married early in life t<? Miss Augusta Harris of New York City. Mr. Karesh continued to make his I home in Branchville until he moved | with his family to take up residence in this city sixteen years ago. As a wholesale and retail grocery merchant of Camden Mr. Karesh had attained notable success and through his strict frugality and intense application to business interests he had emassed considerable property. In his home he was a delightful host and to his Bible and Orthodox Jewish faith he was ever) an earnest student. He was a Mason, Woodman, Knight of Pythias and a member of Beth Ei Temple of this city. j Funeral services were conducted j Wednesday by Rabbi Karesh of Columbia and interment followed in the Jewish cemetery of Camden. Besides his widow Mr. Karesh is survived by four sisters, two of whom are now living in Trestiny, Russia, and the following children: Mrs. H. L. Schlosburg of Camden;] Mrs. Alex Hirsch, Charleston; Mrs. Robert Babin, Camden; Mrs. 1 Abe Levy, j Lakeland, Fla.; Mrs. A. J. J Hellman, Chester, Xnd A. Sam Karesh of Camden. \ Civic League Opens Season of Work j The Civic League will resume active work with a meeting on Moriday, October 10, at 4 o'clock at the Grammar school building. A full attendance is urged. Plans will be formulated for the coming year and I urgent business must be attended td. ; . &i I B. Y. P. U. To Have Supper I The B. Y. P. U. of the Camden I Baptist church will have a chicken] Isupper Friday night, October. 14. Alii I members are requested to meet at, I the -church at' 80 o'clock and all I members having cars atfe especially | I requested to meet promptly. Presbyterian Notes . I ' 1 I ^ The Presbyterian ^Sunday School I observed , Rally Day, on .Sunday,! I October 2nd, by presenting a,pageant 1 on Sunday School . Extension. A, I speck 1 cpllection?at&a_ taken and I amounted tot $60. One hundred and [fifty members were present [> Oh October 11th at 8 p. m. the rtien |ofv- Betbesda Presbyterian church I will hold a meeting at the church. | The congregation is- again remindI ed that Sunday, October 9th, has J been set aside by our General As-. 1 sembly as . a day of prayer .and fastring, for a visitation of God's Spirit I upon His Church. The young people's meeting will (be held at 8 p. m. Sunday. Topic [on this'dati will be, "The Church," I and leader for the. evening will he | Miss Ahfta Burgess, ihr eni about eight or nine o'clock and found A. L. Jafckson's' name .written on a piece of paper which was on the bhck of the seat. He also had his name on a cigar b<5*. His phone number was also on, the piece of paper. Hie hat was in the car and his name written inside of it. Mr. Jackson usually comes by Rt was in my store y gnarday out I was out and did not See him. 1 FIRST WKKK JUKCRS Men to Serve First Week of October Term General Sen* ion*. Jurors were drawn Tuesday morn* ing to serve for the first week of the October term of court of general sessions which convenes on Monday morning, October Hi, with Judge Hayne F. Rice, presiding. The list, of jurors follows: D. C. Catoe, Kershaw; W. E. Hill, Camden; James Ray, Westville; J. E. Mclntyr^, Lugoff; R. E. Cautheji, 1 Kershaw; H. T. Mangum, Bethune; S. E. Ross, Blaney; B. H. Baum, h Camden; W. C. Moore, Camden; , C. V. Hammond, Stoncboro; S. R'. Kirkfand, Camden; G. F. Marshall, Camden; L. L. Fields, Bcthune; H. C. Raley, Bethune; E. H. Bowery Cns~ * satt; Thomas Knight, Kershaw; M. M. Baker, Bethune; R. B. , koss, Camden; T. J. Truesdale, Caindent Henry Pitts, Bethune; G. M. Moseley, Camden; J. M. Butler, Blaney; Joe Hough, Kershaw; J. E. Rhame, Camden; R. PL McCa.skill, Bethune; M. B. Rabon, Lugoff; W. T. Davis, Cassatt; C. P. Bradley, Ctrmden; J. T. Sin- < i clair, Camden; J. E. Barfield, KerHhaw, Dave Raley, Kershaw; W. D. Mahaffey, Bethune; J. W, Bllisory Blaney; *Claud West, Cassatt; R. R, Clarkson, Lugoff; E. J. Field|, Bethune. y ? yL Death of Mr. Moore I James Moore, an aged white matt, of the DeKalb section died at hi?> home in that section early Monday morning and the burial took place at Malvern Hill church on Tuesday, services being conducted by Rev. T. L. Willingham. Mr. Moore was 70 years of age and is survived by his wife and the following children: H. H. Moore, of Columbia; J. F. Moore, Spartanburg; Mrs. Willie Hinson, Mrs. J. W. Vaughn, Mrs. K. H. Woolen and James Moore, of Camden, and Mrs. T. ,Gregory, of Cantey. ^ Camden Commandery To Meet Camden Commandery No. . 12, j Knights Templar, will meet in stated: conclave Tuesday evening, October] 11 at eight o'clock for the purpose of | conferring the orders of the Red Cross and Knight of - Malta. Uniforms are not necessary, according to announcement by J. E. Ross, recorder. . Boy Drowned in River The body of Robert Howard, ten year old negro youth, was taken from-st|\e waters of Wateree river, early Thursday morning nearly in the exact spot where he sank Tuqs- j day afternoon while in bathing >\n the river. The accident happened j near a sand bar close by where the I city sewer empties into the river: near ' the Guignard plantation. The' drowning was witnessed by several; smaller boys who were unable toi help him. They reported the acci-! dent but his body was not fouttd until the wheels at the power plant were shut down.' The body of the lad was taken in charge by Champion and Haile and was viewed by the corOner, but relatives expressed the desire that no ..inquest be held, as they were satisfied it was an acci-j dent. Death of Mrs. Ferira _Mrs. Sarah S. Ferira. fpr.1 many y^ars a resident ,of Canuten, died at the home of^her niece, Mrs. Beulah Barfield, on Highland avenue* at 3 o'clock, Tuesday rfiorfclftg, October 4/ J y Mrs. -Ferira was a^ native of Orangeburg, having been born; - in that city on April 1, 186S, the seconj daughter of the fate James'* Daniel Brown and Ann Robinson. She Was the widow of the late William Henry {Ferira, of Chartyton, who preceded her to the grave nearly forty-three years ago. -She was descended from one of the pioneer .-families of Orangeburg county, of. old English ancestry, being a descendant of the Robinson and Ainswortb, families. She was /always noted fbr her unusual beauty,, *?nd he* jweet and gentle manner. She was a patient sufferer for more than four months. .The funeral was held from the-; residence of her niece at 11:80 o'clock Wednesday morning, serftces being' conducted by Rev. IT T. Peeler. She had made her home with her niece,1 Mrs. Beulah Benson Barfield, for many years, . The interment was in the Quaker cemetery in this city. Mrs. Ferira is survived by two nieces and one nephew: W.lira. Bar field of Camden; Mrs. Hairy L. I Thames, Sr., and Mr. Jaines IX BenI son of Charleston, sod a cousin, Mr*. * ??- ill. yt? T. K G. MILLER RELEASED < Farmer BparUnburg Treasurer Hume From Penitentiary L. G. Miller, former county treusufer of Spartanburg county who haa been in the state penitentiary serving a sentence of from two to four years for violating the state banking laws as president of the Bank of Duncan, has been released from the penitentiary and returned to his home in t^Mty yesterday, says the Spartanburg Journal of Friday. 'Miller served the minimum sentence his time expiring October 17, tut due to the fact the pardoning board had to pass on his record he could not be released. Miller was president pf the Bank Duncan while he was serving the <g>unty as treasurer, and upon the failure of the bank, charges were preferred against him for accepting deposits in the bank when he knew that the institution was insolvent. He entered a plea of guilty to the charges and was given the above sentence. In addition to bank charges he is indicted for conspiracy and breach of trust in connection with an alleged shortage of county funds in his office. Three of his alleged cocpnspirators are in the penitentiary St this time. They are F. J. Parham, C B. Poole and J. W. Kehoe. T? T._ Griffith and Smiley Ballenger are out on bond and J. W. Buchanan 1s fighting extradition in Washington, D. C. In the trial of the three defendants convicted for participation in the shortage in the treasurer's office Miller was used as a state's witness and it was mainly upon his testimony that the defendants were convicted. He has given bond for his appearance in court on the pending cases against him. Counties Gat Insurance Tax ^Insumnce Commissioner J. J. McMahan has distributed to the treasurers of the several counties of the State half of the insurance premium tax collected for<*t?aeh covering the first six months of the year, total $90,546.93. The other half is retained by the State treasurer for the dse of the, State government. Lancaster county received a prorata share of $971.02; York, $2,976.48; Chestei*. $2,124.02; Kershaw, $1,206.22; Chesterfield, $990.74; Fairfield, $631.07. Get-Together Meeting For Baptists; The men of the Camden Baptist ehurch will have a get-together meet-1 ing oh Thursday evening, October 13, and dinner will be served at one dollar per plate. Tickets for the dinner can be obtained through members of the committee which is composed of W. G. Wilson, M. G. Huckabee and S. F. Brasington.' ? L To Extend Its Bus Service / A public hearing is to be held in the state highway department's offices, state office building, <corner Senate and Sumter streets, Columbia, at 12 o'clock noon, Wednesday, October 19, in connection with the application of Camel City Coach company for Class A certificate of public convenience and necessity " to render motor bus service between Rockingham, N. C., and Sumter, S. C., ami between Camden and Cheraw, S. C. This hearing'Is forvthe purpose of determining the requirements of- pub* convenience ahd ^necessity In tha premise*. > Negro BaPber Dies Suddenly , John Govan, hegro, aged about 32 years, was found dead near his boarding' place' on Market street early Wednesday morning. Govan was a native of Qrangeburg and had beem a resident of Camden tor the pgst five years, where he had beer employed in-various local barbei shops. - He was fully dressed when found and apparently on his way t? his work. The men. had been suffering from heart . trouble for several weeks and it is supposed his demis< was sudden. Govan was fUnmarriec but had' Relatives in Orangeburg, ont of whom was. a brother, who cami , Wednesday to look after tys funera I arrangements, And the body will verj likclv be Orcngsburg fui burial. The remains were cared foi by Champion and Haile, colored un dei takers. Govan Carried Industrie Insurance to take c*re of hi* funera expenses. He was a quiet, ifi offensive and polUa'-darkey who ha served the white trade from hi y th bgrber and had man FIFTY DOLLAR 8QFIRKRL I WO Negr?e? I'lrnd Guilty of Violating State Game I.aw* I Sanj Hampton and Luck Miller, both negroes, plead guilty before Magistrate W. L. DePass, Jr., last Wednesday to a charge of violating the state game laws. The case was brought against the men by Lane C. ?Shaw, deputy game warden. The negroes had been hunting and, ?? they expressed it, killed, a squirrel I that cost them twenty-five dollars I each?the minimum fine now imposed for a violation of the state game and fish laws. Luck Miller was out of luck this time as well as his companion. I The law has been amended to such an extent that it is quite a serious offense now to violate the same. County Game Warden C. O. Stogner reports that sales to licenses have increased materially this year and Kershaw county stands foremost in sales. There is quite a bit of hunting territory in the numerous swamps of this county and those desiring to hunt are afraid to take a chance on hunting without a license. Three men were caught seining in Beaver Creek, near Liberty Hill, sevei al weeks ago, as they were catching game fish in the seine. Warden Stogner appeared on the scene and made them put up a minimum bond of twenty-five dollars each. The three men were from Chester-' field county and later went before Magistrate L. P. Thompson, who, fined them ten dollars each, under the old law. The case is scheduled to take a new turn in the courts, as they stopped payment on the $25 checks given for bond,"and the statfc game warden has taken ,an interest in the case. "might bo woll for hunters to familiarise themselves with the game laws before going oh a hunting expedition. Landlords wpuld do well ,to explain to tenants that a heavy' I fine and long sentence can be imposed under the new law, thereby saving them trouble and expense Violation of the law, in many cases, revokes the license and the j hunter is deprived of hunting during' the year. I Services at Antioch There will be services held at Antioch Baptist church on next Sunday, October 9th, at 11 o'clock in the morning. Kev. C. L. Norman will have charge of the services oik this' date. Everyone is invited to attend. Camden Boy Wins. In a contest to decide. the best young singer to represent the city of Asheville in a radio audition put on by the Atwater-Kent foundation, the winners were Mr. B. P. DeLoache for the men's voices and Miss Dorothy Hancock, of Asheville, for the ladies. Singer rqpresentiwr the variouk cities of North Carolina will sing from station WWNC, October 14 for public approvals . ?- . - Thole 'listening in on this contest have been asked to vote for their ' vorlte and mall the vote by card the following morning. The elnger. will be announced only by number. The atete winners will go to Atlanta and the final contest will be staged in New York. 'J Mr DeLach<5 ia wel1 on the way 23^3 r5?r*aentIn? North Carolina tCi ? fr^ndjshould remember to listen in over radio on the - date foi ?8 appearance and be lure to mail their vote. ??_ ' *' v. " u , ' PobIle Health Report Fo* Setfembei - J?!"*', Lou<8* M. Brown, of- the public health service, , makes the fol> lowing report: i Visits to preschool children \i School Children 6, Prenatal .4, Post1 J?/*1 8' 1 month to 1 year 8 [ Mid wives 7, Registrars 4, Doctors 15 Tuberculosis visits 14, Patients visit I cd at Ridgeway > Camp 3, Othei ; p?mmunicable diseases 4, Othc I Nursinfc visits 38, Social Servfc. ! visits 26, Specimens collected 5 j Potientsi sent to Hospital 2, School isited 3, Orthopedic cases treated 1 f serum inoculations 65 r C/iotning distributed 36 articles r Although .anti-typhoid serum fc i [21 i"MU,<"i0n A"**'. ? ?ma hMount was aec&fed. chough t. treat a few caaaa where there wa l ??* "ot.ct with a typhoid patl.n i ... t ,he chiidr, ?quite <*t>nditi( y thia Pa|L Of courae, there are tl J" ot ? ?? of Infect, toiwlla and^M :taeth.^^^^^g DESTROY 8TALKB EARLY Meetings Culled For Various Places in Kerahaw County Meeting tp the County Agents office on Tuesday October fourth, the County Agricultural Advisory board , which was organised last spring to work in co-operation with the County Agent, endoraad a proposed campaign for the immediate killing of all cotton stalks for the purpose of starving and driving into premature winter quarters tlnr myriads of boll weevils which are feasting on the succulent leaves of the cotton plant, preparing themselves for an undisturbed winter's rest so as to bo ready to emerge in force next spripg for his annual effort to dethrone King cottpn and wreak again the destruction which we have experienced this year, Members of the above named board consist of farmers who have made a success of their chosen occupation, us well us a number of business men whose interests are chiefly with the farmers. The determination of this board, therefore, to get behind a movement of this kind aqd push it for Kershaw county means that the practice of killing cotton stalks early has a value, which is too little known tt> the average farmer. Since the very beginning of the boll weevila march into the Cotton states the most effective blow which has ever ^>een rendered him has been that of taking his food away early in the fall, starving the adults and killing the eggs ami larvae liefore they complete their development. All authorities have arrived at * this agreement tftYqUgh Actual observation and testa. ~-r We have the greatest opportunity before us this year to strike this blow to next year's weevils that we have ever had, in that practically all of the cotton in the county Js open and will be picked within a very short time. This will allow the kil- ' I ' J? ling: of the Btalka from two to four weeks before a frost drives thii weevil into winter quarters, and1 it should be remembered that J the earlief^the job is dpjje the ' more effective it is. The plowing | down of cotton stalks after frost has | killed them has no value as a boll j weevil control because the weevil | has already gone into winter quar- .. % | ters with his stomach^full. J/ Any method which. kills the stalks , "J is effective, whether it be. plowing i them up with a lister or - shovel, ; .discing, or by the use of a stalk cut? vT;l ter. The important thing is >to kill the stalks?all of them?as soon as ^possible. Community action is most desirable^ but individual action Is worth * much although one's neighbor does not kill hit stalks. An energetic campaign has been planned for the week Of October tenth to fifteenth. Meetings will be " held; speakers will he furnished; motion pictures shown where viously announced. Anyone wishing JB a meeting in his community should notify the County Agent of his willingness to cooperate in getting out crowd at the school houfce. Everybody should .vconsider himself a committee of one to help get his neighbor interested in this important Free motion pictures will be shown at the fallowing placeq In connection these meetings but the pictures v to to shown will be of an entertaining nature and everybody! will miss L -something if they fail to attend*?? -Monday October 10th, Charlotte Thompson, Tuesday, October 11th, Midway, Wednesday, October 12th, , Mt. Pisgah, Thursday k October 13th, Shamrock, Friday, October 14th, , Three C's, Saturday, October 15th, ' . Tlmrod., All meetings start at 8 p.m. , ?1 u?-? 1: B. Y. 1*. U. Notes I ' * Last week Group three of the ? B. Y. P. U. led the program directed r by Miss-Mary Graham, the .topic r being "What Shall I Do. With Jesus." . e Those taking part were Misses. Nel( lie Dixon, Helen Baker, Mary ThompR son, MAry Lou Moseley, Mary Hornaby, Essie Watts. Mr. Fred Moseley >,| gavev a splendid talk. Special music was furnished by Miss Annabelle ,r Watts. Many visitors were present. R Officers of th* B Y. P. U. are 5 as follows; President, Mr. Fred is Mo?rlcv; vice" president, Mr. Julian t. Giaham; secretary anl treasurer, UT"k|r. B. A. Hornshx ntst, Mis* in Annabelle Watts. On w the aopial ie committee a e: Mifs Mary Graham, ed Mtsa Enca Mye s. Mrs. J. A. Watts, Mr. Fred "Moseley.