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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
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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.
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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 .
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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.
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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
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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.'
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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B. Y. 1*. U. Notes
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* 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.