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tAND MINGLE WITH THE CROWDS AT THE KERSHA^fOUNTY FAIR TO BE HELD IN CAMDEN NOV. 2,3,4,5. The Camden* Chronicle XXXIX. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1927. NUMBER 31. klrt recommends stripes B.uli( Hody of M*n Would llave All Prisoners Don Same Attire i fall term of criminal court for Khhaw county opened hero Monday Krning with Judge Hayne F. Rice Aiken presiding. Minor cases and I unusually heavy run of Hcjuor l*w Hlation* featured the hearings Kough Wednesday. Thirty-four deKdanU appeared to unawer charges Hi while the heaviest sentence imEed was for sixteen months, there K none as yet sentenced who esKm <1 service of time on the gang or prison. Bhc grand jury of Kershaw county e more went on record as favor every convict, whit? and black, Buing the stripes of ma convict. B^?e views were expressed in a preKtment at the July 1927 term of Krt when the jury stated that "we nk the regulation stripes should worn by all prisoners at all times." Bailure to comply with this recom ndation resulted, according to the Hy's belief, in the recent successful Haway of five criminals from the Hnty chain gang. Bw'e believe," states the presentHnt of this week in reviewing the ape of the five men, "that they Hid have been easily apprehended j they worn stripes. We would H that this matter be called to the Hntion of the board of directors by Hper order of the judge." Hhe presentment which also emHies a fine tribute to the sheriff H his forces for their admirable orcement of the law as well as a hly favorable report upon county airs in the hands of the board of ectors, is the work of J. B; Cure , as foreman, and the following Her gentlemen of Kershaw county Hd compose the grand jury? H. M. Anderson, Cassatt; S. S. Hkes, Cassatt; W. W. Horton, CasH; J. B. Marshall, Camden; C. V. He, Jr., Bethune; H. N". Barnes, Hden; C. M. Porter, Lugoff; T. H. Hng, Kershaw; D. A.' West, KerK,-. W. A. McDowell, Bethune; Shiver, Camden; J. L. Ford, I KB, W. Rhame, Camden; N. C.j Ha, Camden; J. e. Severance, Hhe; Charlton R. Croxton, Ker- I H W. D. McDowall, Camden. Hliam Bell, negro, appeared be the court to plead guilty to the of drawing and uttering ^Hnlcss check and was sentenced H&rve four months. Henry Martin, negro, was tried and Hd guilty of violating the prohiH>n law and was sentenced to nine ^^^aths. Holomon Davis, negro, was tried m found guilty of violating the prolition law and was sentenced to teen months. John Smith, negro, was tried and und guilty of violating the projhition law and was sentenced to seven onths. Charles Ellington, white youth, al> known as "Slim" Ellington, plead uilty to violating the prohibition iw and was sentenced to serve eight lonths. " ' ?:? Claude Copeland, white, plead guily to violating the prohibition law nd was sentenced to serve sixty ays. Richard Boyd, negro bootleg king >f Dusty Bend, near Camden, was up X this term for violation of the probation law pn three counts. He was ried on two ?&9?s, found guilty on and entered a plea of guilty as o the third charge. Dick drew a entence of one .year with .a flnp of 600 in one case and a straight senence of one year on the other. The entences, however, are to run cOnnrrgpUy. John Polk, white; was tried and ound guilty of violation of the prohibition la#, Sentence not yet. pa Bail * 1 <* Kt Boone, white, was tried and ound not guilty of non-support of rife and children. Sentence not yet *Med. i IA. D. Drakeford, negro, plead Qlty to assault and battery with inAt to kill. Sentence not passed. Shellie Motherahed, negro, V plead lUty to assault and battery Of a |h and aggravated nature. SenIce not passed. JamesxLong, negro, was tried and Und guilty of assault and battery La high and aggravated nature, btence not passeg. Scenty Long, pegrtt, was found not ORy of asshult and battery. H. R. Gartman, white, was tried ir absence and found. guilty of rioting the prohibition law,! A sealed totence was left. . - * Among others entering pleas ol illft* ?JiL , ? * ' ^aasa oviiwuvaa mil vet IMI8SCU P11? the following: LAW- Cl3d>urn, white, for vlOlatio: f* the prohibition law. I Vern?n Sheord, White, for violatln4 I * Prohibition law. Lewis Montgomery," negro, for vio pMeg the ppefaHrftion law. Lonnie Elliott, white, for violatin; L^'^MtBro^iT'n?ero', for .toj.t I V ? P^bibltioi* law. I fo, rioutlnt COUNTY FAIR NEXT WEEK it Won't lie Long Now Until Annual Fall Exhibit Will He Fut On Many visitors from point* throughout Kershaw o'ounty as well as from more distant places will be in Camden next week for the annual Kershaw county fair and Home-coming week. The fair this season is expected to be the very best ever staged and home-coming week will further serve to attract many former residents for the galu occasion. Many free amusements, including daily balloon ascensions, will be furnished the visitors. The big midway which will feature the Glen Miller shows will be crowded by shows of every description and will exhibit throughout the week beginning on Monday. The fair exhibition will be open to the public on Wednesday, November 2, and close on Saturday night, November 5. All entries must be in place by 11 a. m. Wednesday and must not be moved before 4 p. m. Saturday. Friday is educational day und schools all over the county will be closed in order for pupils and teachers to attend the fair. The fair association invites all school children and teachers to come and be their guests for the day. Saturday is colored school day and for that day. the same free acts and great display of exhibits will be provided. All teachers and pupils will be admitted free. Entertained For Nurses The outstanding social affair of last week was the dance given the graduate nurses, Misses Ola Rose Gregory and Margaret Scotta Thome, at Crescent Lake club Friday night by th6 alumnae of the Camden Hospital Twining School.' More than a hundred guests were present. Oldfashioned square-dancing, which has recently become so popular, began at 8:30 and punch, cake and candies Ighout the evening. ~ nego, tor violating w. l, negro, for viola?n law. gham, negro, for libit ion law. white, for violating w. white, for Violating w. . tins, negro, for viotion law. rley, white, for vioition law. >n, white, for violaion law. pby, white, for vioition law. negro, for violating iw. negro, for violating iw. white, for violating iw. n, white, for violaion law. jro, ple^sF"guilty to f Presentment, ble Judge H. F. Rice, erm, 1927, Kershaw general sessions: passed upon all bills We have inspected t house. We And the lition and very cleanve had it reported to e leaking places still the puurt house rooi are toeme of the tolition. We would call ! the Board qf Direc? ter and ask that it b? >nce. rm M court the grtmi led that the 'cenvicti fang be clothed if tention has been paic endation. Since thai prisoners have escap ^they could have-beer nded had thefcr : won We would-ask thai called to the attentioi f Directors by prop? iidge. ? > commend the sherifi force for their admir ?nt of law, especially le prohibition law._ d the county atldrdej he Board of pi rector have flfrund the affair in pie/hand* of thi >ctors efficiently am led end would repor bridges iwb the count] \6*u * -M tonk ind ?ro mwl th court torrtheir eon* d ^to us. Respectfull; 1. B.-thn*ton; forenwT urt Next Week > noned to serve for nee een noV^ed by eour jth?,nMj Kit JNRP**" 51 more Jefffcrv .wjjrf* Km been continued * pUBSCRU'TION CROOK NABBED J. I!. Duckworth tliirKcd With I'biiiK Mails To Defraud Greenville, Oct. ID.?Arrest of J. H. Duckworth in Lynchburg, Va , on charge of fraudulent uu of the mails in connection with a subscription campaign which he assisted in conducting last year for the Blease Weekly, published in Anderson, was announced yesterday by K. J. Mansfield, postal inspector with headquarters in Greenville. An indictment against Duckworth was returned in United States District Court, in Charleston, Monday, October 10, and his arrest was made Friday by Chief of Police D. C. Smith of Lynchburg. Duckworth is being held in custody there pending arrival of a certified copy of the Indictment. Particular charges against Duckworth are that the subscription campaign in which he participated was held but winners were never awarded campaign and offers of the prizes in the many prizes advertised. Publication of regulations of the The Blease Weekly, which was sent' through the mails is alleged. According to terms set forth in campaign advertisements, 11 automobiles, five college scholarships, watches, five sets of silver, were offered and in addition all contestants not winning prizes were to be given a commission of 10 per cent on the subscriptions secured. It is alleged that no prizes and no commissions were awarded. Report of the alleged fraudulent campaign was first mede *to postal inspectors by a Doctor Tijrnbull, of Gfaniteville, whose daughter was a contestant due to have won a prize. The bill of indictment against Duckworth was handed out in the eastern district of jjlouth Carditis, as it was in Columbia that headquarters for the subscription campaign were maintained. Investigation of the campaign by postal authorities failed to produce sufficient evidence to connect the publisher and editor of the paper, with the scheme as ones havIng knowledge of its alleged fraudt*lent nature. The newspaper was started in Andefcsort and was published for several months under the caption "Blease Weekly," with a picture of Senator Cole L. Blease of this state, inset in the mast head. The publication was suspended recently. Henry Howard, also wanted in connection with the alleged fraudulent scheme, has not been captuued. Howard and Duckworth . were in charge of the Columbia subscription office of the publication^ and monies collected by them and contestants, it is charged, was misappropriated and never sent to the Anderson office. Were Shooting Geese In a recent issue of The Chronicle we reported the fining of two negroei (for shooting squirrels?getting finet I of $26 each. We were misinformed ton this-matter as to the kind of game land also aa-'to the man working u| 1 the case?County Warden ?C. O I Stogner brought the case against thi (negroes instead of deputy Lane C | Shaw, and the offense was for shoot jing wild decoy Geese out of season. J Council of Farm Womea To Meet [ The Council of Farm )/Vomen o I Kershaw county will ? meet pn Satur jday, October 29th, at 11 o'clock'* ||the Camden high school. The ex I ecutive committee baa been fortunat ' I in securing the Rev. Moultrie Guerrj I of Hagood and Mrs. J. Whitma I Smith, District Director of cound '[for addresses on subjects In whlc . I both ere deeply interested. '.I', Mr. Guerry will speak on com II munity work And Mrs. Smith's tal || will be on the work of the chairm* I of the different committees, especial I fly. that of the chairman of finance. , The friends of these two speaker II will be cordially welcomed at th ? I meeting, also all members of th (county council and their friends ax 11 invited to attend* r| The ladles of the Home Deraoi . | stration clube of the county are askc | to bring a picnic lunch, which wi " I be served by members of thq Civi M League at 1 o'clock, r A? very interesting program hi f | been arranged for this meeting.' jl To H*M Asnpfl Meeting * * J| The Annual meeting of the As* * | dated Charities will be held at tl I Lyttleton Street Methodist Chun Mon neat Sunday, October the SOt * I following the evening service whl< Ml- i-U a Of.Mb - wa t AM Aitm nv y* won. eeen v*ev4. ; ' | being made to make thia a Communi M.Meeting which .will help .to arou ' I more interest in the organization ai thus increase and renew membs 1 ships. . | * I ?*> ' 1 1 bi ' "jr Dove Season 'Open L-r, II The annual hunting season f r. doves in frouth Csmgna/opened C d I tober 16 and will continue until J? o I nary 61, with the daily hag fimit I ( ing'- fixed -at 2b. j MR8. McTboD PASSES AWAV ; Sudden Death Claims Mother of Krr* ?h?w County's Sheriff Large numbers of town and count") folks from rural sections of Kershaw as well as Richland and other counlii ! **thert'd ttt Saint Pauls Methodist church on the old wire road leading to Columbia last Sabbath afternoon to pay tribute to the memory of Mrs, Susan Catherine McCaakill McC?>0<h whose sudden death on Saturday morning brought shock and sadjnesa.*p her community, f *!# 'McLeod had returned from a vialt to the state fair in Columbia on the jUU, ? vi.it with her : son-in-law, Sir. W. P. Trotter, and a jtw minutes before her death had been attending to * her household duties an(j chatting pleasantly With jher grand children when suddenly I M,.r , WBH found in a reI clining position where death had claimed her almost instantly, according to Dr. Grigsby who was hurriedly summoned. ?he was sixty-eight years of age and had resided in that eommunitv ?', her life' She w?? marSm /' H; MeLeod in January and six children survive this union. They are J. H. McLeod, Ker?{?W T?ty''* 8Wer.iff5 D- G McLeod, of West Wateree; Mrs. W. P. Trotter,; of-Columbia; ^liss Gertrude McLeod,, a registered nu*$e of Augusta; L. D. ?f ^re<mis; and T. A. McLeod, of Ellerbfr, ^. c. . Funeral arrangement* in 0f W- EvantJ' of ipid three clergymen took part in the seWites?Rev. W. V. Jerman, her ESfr; n Ju T' P^ler' of Gamd*n, a*d( Rev. Corbett. All paid tributes to * loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend of the community in which she resided. Remarks of friends and neighbors and the genuine sorrow manifested at her departure all bore testimony to the Christian life she Jiad led and the example she hft^t for those who would fojjow hfl^sr footsteps. v7?55?ns ?.f hi?h ideals, and a lovable Christian character, she drew friends to herself who mourn ner. passing. The small country church was filled to overflowing by her friends who hod gathered to pay a mark of final respect to one thev had known and loved. Her grave was covered with many wreaths of flowers sent by those who held her in high esteem. Besides the children mentioned a .<ve Mrs. McLeod is survived by her aged husband, Mr. L. H. McLeod, and also one sister and one brother? v r?ar? Elliott? of Florence, and Mr. John McCaskill, of West Wateroe. -early all of.her family rehched home in time to attend the funeral services. A " ?" Change of Venue Granted Orangeburg, Oct. 20.?Announcehient< was made here this afternoon ' ?2K?*"the office of Solicitor A. J ' effect that the case j of Hayden Hodge, indicted for firing I into., the automobile of Sheriff O. B L-Ljjnchouge-? of Dorchester county i some months ago, had beentranSSF ' Vn lu- t^ial from Dorchester t< ? Calhoun county. Also the case of W , B Tarkington, indicted for crimlna - libel in the same county', has beei transferred to Cklhoun county foi trial. The cases are scheduled to com< f up during the court at St. Matthews - which convenes the fourth Mond* t in November. . ^ t Hunnicutt.-Thomas. 'a Mr. and Mrs. W-. L. Hunnicutt an n jounce the maepiage of their daugh I? ?r'i.Y i*' to Mr* T* Thomas, o h Rockingham, N. C. The ceremon was performed at Bennettesville, * i* A;., Sunday evening, Oetobe* 23. k VMK Thomas has been engaged i n business vln. Camden with local fui I, -niture dealers as a salesman for th p?as. Jyeara- He 18 now s elated with the Winatead Furnitui e company, of Atlanta, Ga., And will I 18 Sit ?!!!??." ??nw*y- s- ct wh? ? Mr. and Mrs. Thom?s will make the! future home. 4 , ?- 3 ?? ld mt. To Meet At Mt- Zion R J.he Baptist Young Peoples Unic lc .will meal at Mt. Zion Baptist churt t?r ?! i ?ctdb f' 8(*h at - 3:( is oMcroclc. Every member in Ifce dl & trict is urged t? attend this myelin An interesting program has been a u;SpeLCitl mU8lc win ** cC 'mkhed byt the Camden Bi Y, p. \ * orcbjjtra. There wiU be an electii :h of officers at this meeUngs rh i Fur Tags From Shaw ?*wOteiy Gsire W*rde?? C n Stn S "e* *lu?*ts us to sUte that tho ?e desiring to sell furs can get fur ta, AJsSmv^ ?fpuiy Warden Une a Shi e C^^den.Iron and Brass Worl ' wo Tora ??nvictions with fines fe] ?!!*Veo ^5 reported ^ Sto2n^r in the Libei Z TV ?non w< n IrIL ecining for ?game fish s- J : ; 11 i tip , A. & l\ TO CKI.KBKATK I .oca I Stores To Observe Sixty-Eight Annive rsrtry of Founding As u fitting commemoration of the 68th Anniversary of their founding, The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company is holding a nation-wide celebration. The Company was founded in the year 1859 and has had a most remarkable growth in its 08 years of business life, Establishments identical to Cajmden'p own A ti P stores are scattered countrywide in thousands of communities in 32 states. Every store of this great chain is joining the celebration of the founding Of the business. According to the usual custom, th? public has been asked to participate in the event and will no doubt, do so in a way that affords many benefits. This participation is made possible by an expression of appreciation for the public's patrons and is typified , by drastic reductions in retail food prices during the period of the Anniversary celebration. The Great Atlantic &. Pacific Tea Company are the acknowledged originators of the chain-store method of doing business. They were the first to willingly conduct a business at a low margin of profit. The Company's founder, George Huntington Hartford, believed that the measure of his firm's business success could be entirely determined by the value his patrons received. With the idea in mind of making the customer's dollar buy more, Mr. Hartford openled his first store on Vesey Strtea*,' J New York City, in the year 1859. In the Company's first modest establishment, Mr. Hartford's idea took I root and met the popular acclaim of Vesey Street shoppers. The success of the first store prompted the open* ing of others, and year after year the firm expanded. Constant adherence to the founder's original policy has been followed and is the acknowledged reason for the life and growth of the A. &. P. Warning of Speed Traps Authorities to erect signs warning motorists of speed traps ahead was given to the state highwpy department at the meeting of the state highway commission Monday. Special mention was made by Chief Commissioner Ben M. Sawyer, in requesting the authority, of the town of Blaney in Kershaw county, which has been the subject of numerous complaints from motorists, according to Mr. Sawyer. Dr. E. S. Booth of Sumter offered an amendment, which was also passed, to the effect that the chief highway commissioner be asked to get the legislature to pass a law permitting the department to prescribe the speed limits in towns of less than 2,500 population. The committee passed a resolution i authorizing the department to relo. cate the highway through RJaney and -1 other towns maintaining speed traps to save the motorists from being im posed upon;?Columbia State. M HIGHWAY PROJECTS LET > . e _ J Names -of^ Firms and*- 'Figures For I Kershaw Coupfy Paving i*j Low bidders for approximately 8J | miles of concrete paving approxh Blmately seven miles of topsoil highl> I way and fjve reinforced concrete f bridges, submitted Tneftday morning at a public meeting: in the Jef ferson hotel. Were announced las ; j night by the state highway depart ' I ment after the bids had been tabu " la ted. Projects .in Kershaw Count: II were let as follows: f 1 Per the paving in Kershaw count: I of 10.605 miles of United States rout Wateree river to the city limits o n 1 and state route 26 froth th * Cskideh and from the dtp'limits Vo e 1 Camden to the Sumter county llrt tegr Rembert, Carolina Cdntractln 'e hoihpany, Spartanburg, $272,856.10. *]'. For the paving in Kershaw count; J of 11.668 miles of United State "* J i*oute \ between the Richland count Mine and the Wateree' river bridge R. G. Lassiter, Raleigh, N. C*, $240 861.20. ?hl ^0r construction in Kersht' M-ounty of two reinforced concret bridges culverts oh route 26, Simon* B" Mayrant company, Charleston, $27 *; 04.90. ? .i" ? '> Si Services For Men U'l On Sunday, October 80th; at "M >. m. services wilt be held in ti j onms over L. J. Whitaker*s store c J Rutledge street. These services wl be conducted hy Rev. T. L. WilHm g- All denominations will 1 se welcomed. pt?T 1 - ii j ( . iw Halloween Party on Monday c$. On Monday. October 31st from of o 6 o'clock there will be a Hall by reen party given at the home of M *T W, H. Pcarce on Fair street for t sre benefit of Circle Number One of t hy yybifaflgii Auxiliary. Admissi lr^ will be twenty-five cent*, refrei wd ments free. Gamee and contests :^-Pto,nd' ** rtavetfegLe-^ & i: ^--it s%Miat.it'xia ^ 1BETHI'NK NEWS NOTES liuppfiiingn 0f Interest an Told IIr Our Regular C'orrehpondt-nt | Bethune, Oct. 25. -On last Friday evening: the home of Mrs. M. G. King was given over to witches und If mats, black cats and other uncanny* creatures, when the members of thu Christian Endeavor society, with the teachers of the Ilethunu school, assembled for a Halloween party. I ho guests in appropriate costumes for the occasion were met on the balcony and greeted at the livingroom door by weird looking figures who led them into creepy places where fortunes were given them. There were contests and other forma of entertairpnent carrying out the spiHt.of fthe season. The usual Halloween decorations were in evidence and red apples, stick candy and peanuts were served. The members of the Bethune chap- ?1 ter U. D. C. met with Mrs. M. G. nni"* u Wednesday afternoon, lhis being the first meeting of the season a reorganization of the chap ter was in order which resulted as follows: president, Mrs. R. K. Tompkins; vice-president, Mrs. M. G. King; recording secretary, Mrs. A. B. McLaqrin; corresponding secretary, Mrs. E. Z. Truesdell; registrar, Mrs. Carrie Yarborough; historian, Miss ' Ptella Bethune; treasurer, Mrs. M O. Ward; custodian, Mrs. J. A. Mc- ----CaskiH; recorder of crosses, Mrs. /?!ter' Delegates appointed to attend the annual convention of the South Carolina U. D. C., which convenes in Charleston the first week in December, were Mrs. E. J. Truesdell and Mrs. M. G. King. Alternates, Mrs. A. B. McLaurin and Mrs. Loring Davis. It was decided that the regular meetings of the chapter should be held on Wednesday afternoon following the third Sunday in inonth. \uT*t ro*ular <>nthjy meeting of the Home Demonstration club &as held at the school house In the home economics room on Tuesday' afternoon. Baking biscuits and cinnamon rolls was demonstrated. Also a demonstration in" making Victoria topping was given. The Bethune football team played the McBee team on the home field Tuesday afternoon. The game resulted in a tie each team making a ' score of 7. T The Hyatt Park team Is Scheduled to play Bethune m at Bethune on rriday afternoon. Mrs. Margaret Marion returned from the Columbia hospital on Iftit Friday evening and is rapidly con- , valescing. > Born to Dr. and Mrs. R. A. Griffin Tuesday, Oct. 25th, a son, Mrs Charley M^tinnon has been critically ill for more thqn a week, requiring the services of a Miss Counts a trained nurse. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Robertson spent several days last week in Columbia the guests of Mr. and Mrs.' H. & V Mr. and Mrs, -A. R. Arthur have had as their guests their son and 4ia"p ^r Arthur of the Philadelphia. The latter ip remaining for several weeks visit. Mrs. Anna Stone of Mgitland, Fla., ? "Pending some time with friends ; and relatives in Bethune. vWatt" and Helen . Tope Ward of the Bamberg high i ?chool spent the week end at home. r l? C i WvtR* ?*>zl r ^P??4 a days , _ r^rr8!!!J,am?to11'Thom*? - . S?ey Haddon spent the week imO~' f visiting friends In Greenwoods Clinton and Columbia. . p , Misses. Thelma Smith .and Lula e L e WttJSams of Wfythtyp college f weir the *** w<ek /end8 U * v Jo8ey Clamsott col1 wfft M8 n 8^nd,n? few day^ e wi4h his parents. ' . v * Billing, of Lancaster, and Mrs> c- H. WaH of y Anderson were the week erid guests J?*' * Mrs,. M. O.' Ward. V ,Percy Mays and June Truesdell have been recent visitors t t0 P. C; as guests of Neil Truesdell. Miss Katherine Ward of . Coker w_ college- spent the week end at home. '* --1-" 1 "t.i. 1 T T X ^ aBd &?** $47$ r . 9**' N- 21.?October 2V never meant much in the life of GrAnt Saddlesnin until to?*y. 8 ^riving through Unioi, City, late le hursday night, Saddlemin reached 15 Ln Naw York and ill found he had lost, somewhere along g- the route, a handkerchief In which be was rolled; $470. , ii *>ot?iied the Union Ctiy m,. : and went home to bed. but not ? to-sleep. After midnight he drest^ 4 ed and went back over the route on foot. In front of the State Cap? -.*< luT" " -venue h! ^1 ,t IS*** ,rom which "vhe er*I thoueend .mueemrat .eekera ' on had emerged only an hour earlier he spied the** handkerchief in the of gutter. |^. ,h? *<70.