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???? ?whW ,T?, ' " _ NUMBER 19. lghent Tribunal Grants Injunction (.Saturday's Columbia State) [outtfi ou? lined in the'highway act jyiJ4, commonly caHed the "Pay^ou-tia" act, are the controlling t(K in building roadB in South Carl#) accoid'ng to an opinion hand* down hi the state supreme court, doeumc i t settling a controversy ch hah been discussed mote than >l~that is, whether the state highi department is bound hard and it ?by the outes named in the jwsy act or whether It had discre, to relocate roads When it thought idvsniageous so to do. he caw was that of.B. H, Boy kin, B- C. Truesdale, Henry Dens (pin, Mary Deas Boykin, B. H. hu, Mary C. Boykin, J. W. Canexecutor of the estate of A. H. (kin, Thomas Haile, H. I. EmanA. W. Humphries and M. B. May. jg on behalf of themselves and tr taxpayers in Kershaw county, i* highway No. 26, petitioners, iniit the state highway departit of South Caronna, defendant, i petitioners sought a permanent motion to restrain -the highway vtment from constructing and d surfacing a section of road about and one-naif miles long, proposu a substitute for that part of ktay No. 26, (between ftemtoert Camden. The petitioners alid the highway department h^T [authority to make this Bifbstitu|-or relocation. rr. [he supreme court granted the inUon, the Opinion being by John Stabler, associate justice. e court quotes somewhat at |th from the highway act of 1924, [ first section of which reads; lere is hereby (treated and estabkd a statewide connected system hard surface, top soil and other wdable types of public roads, eh shall be constructed by the tc and ever after maintained- as tc highways. Such state highjtb shall be known as the state bway system, and shall consist of hways on the following described teg, which routes shall be taken (rand maintained-by the highway (urtment immediately after the ap>val of this act " Following this section are the ines of the counties in alphabetical ler, and under each a description roads to be constructed and mainjycLaCh cottntyi-reuit|^| C^"from Camden southeasterly My of route 26 to the (Sumter m ',ne and in Sumter' county t Kershaw, county line north of Mtert on route .No. 26.mouthWJUd yen' store.-. . . * " ht petitidhs kUiMgi thsl highway jjtte of ebout IS milefe, la rec N u auch; that the highway irtment is determined to abandon Jrtdroute 26 and has "planned RJ!Fw*y laying the eat*-. bne-flfth of a ??? 0 Subater county lino, running altogether over another! lud.way distance froih l tX? v a P nM? Mulberry Jdiw ahotftfOTr miles south of 7";. 11 18 set forth that this MJE: ru!l8> ^om me to two distant from route 26 and goes JJP,.* J* and undeveloped terw |L; :Jat th? highway department P>? the right to ^relocate" hot. the power sought to be JOOipiMff Eif ?,ne ?* location" hut! F. ?fcnodonment.^ Ettinf' ^ LY " was meant a general on rather than a specific locah^co,.., mie, th.t the "present Cajne * "ntwIUnf MMortaj* TkL H tracks of .the present pju 'h PCOn"d\ lie aN,"' Otiaens [from oi'n^S?- PreM reports sent llititrv Sumter county citizens Itrur- bilked the I of If >K the Boykin Mill ?ecIden '^wayv N^>26 (SumterEon 7hAay>: 'The fact is. the huh.,. / 7 h,&hway. that has been Ker, . f prolonged, litigation is [ uk. m ,m? y the matter [tyc;,, nn o cHoulJ by Kershaw rouutv Highway 26 in Sumr ( upu 7camP1^dto the KerL SEular,^Ii.?0*,',3r SHI Lp??' Ameri "* Om Leroy Foetid D t?r. U? N ?^3? fjf?, b; P arc orirJ!X! *- All Legionr Lugoff Man Named 4s Master Farmer Clemson College, July 28.?The ex.tension service and the Progressive ratt^M ^Vei for the ! 'thirty days a campaign to demI2 C #9 WOuld ** n?'??d the Fortvrtwn,Ter8 f0r South Carolina. IW r M* wer* &COred hy Th*P .Newman, representing ers ?2SL *{!? Parmt!r- The farmmade w .aPe th* one8 who thPr^fn2,L ^ f.8 J go*** and will STJf ?"*1? if W** Amb? n at * meeting at Clemson College Thursday, August 1(5 tSSlL r;r^;?Weef At thfsU time 2m? <25* cert,ftcfttea will be awarded to fifteen master farmers. The fXw: counties they represent . S?' ?*i B# Watson, Ridge Springs, W.jL Bmith, Hanfpton: H. L, Lake, Aiken; J. R. Fairev ^wJs' Cuiier, Orangeburg; Draki aJS!!' s?>art?**>ur?r; TWade oS5!l?. t fr8?. ; JameA R Reid, 'Pfcff VjFF?:WhiSE Sumter; C. W Wer8, Marionfr:' B. Clarkson, WilljamMliurg; g w MtavDorA^r; A. >T Beth?; 5Svf m?de ?mark?W? that will be given out at the taShtlSr f " ^ ^De ?f the **' ^entv^t^T8 ot Farmer?' Week; J^epty states have now named feasor farmers and it is thought that of th?W 6<>0th Carolina 25 nV. l!trmierilvmrt e<WaJ to the rec. j I?* in the country. It j8 ex?^ited 2S? i"" Brt ?r master. of && tSfSt,.*"1- * "Urged KERSHAW NBW8 NOTBS News Notes Gathered jpT*? The Kra of That Place IJf Wi8' ihe inf^rnt 8on' of Mr- and m^V?,r^wy * <*?* aged nine hi* JJii' JL Jr8 cradle and broke .^?ne. He was taken to a ftl st *n Charlotte by his parents e h * 8et* *r- and Mrs. Mackey were accompanied to CharfeS ^,F&?Jn.n^bert M?*" j^tj?' tKe Tace for?office ^MaStw !5lw^S2S5? co"nty on the ground of nOn-reaidence in. that county, thia Announcement td fSSVliS rtm^tne Lancaster county side. ' I ?f*8ie R- Truesdale, of Kera aT'aJ:roUnce8 on^agement and ter IttS, # of W daughSargh EHiatoeth Truesdaie, N C ^nLof Wtl.on Lin Au*nat take place th"e %? & B^teKrSSLwjffS0^' .wa*V thJrLw!?td ^ fire? but none of was sh^ dnS? The mi? i About eleven o'clock ^the foreneonand fire occurred ^W^sSSS? in &* afternoon! ?}r* WWfcerry. states that he fs Erlftf how the fire ocI W? -n a? Articular pains to mm ?W ? Watered out when the 2fLSUt viOWin* Mr' Raulkenberry his lo88 at About $850.00 And no insurance. - - s JokU,?LFord ^?ad?ter bccupied by 5^a5fW r8^fld Lo1llni? Horton, of the Abney section, and a Ford tourwSi Johnnie Jones; ey'' ete^n,JMU ifir .i0e 8Hd "HonIi2-ai ? fidlored, ran into a ooHisiofr in the incorporated I lit?>?U. of the town in front; oJ the ifershiwv to SjU.1..?' ^?'i'| 8' ong^he I ?* 3N?> <art were' badly " JT" *7? i^mnie Bowers received Bowera SS^tSSSl^^ ffiCe' Mr* gnncgC^.iALSS!! kAiided into town, whUe the other caa^waa going out of <town on the Bethune road Ltlen t^y F* ? tbe Point at which [the accident occurred. |, Abe Smith, farmer of Lumpkin county, Ga., is under arrest^followmg the discovery of the dismembered body ofTGeorge Walden, 18, who disappeared a year ago on the farm. \BoII Weevils Active\~-~WnYns (sOUfitff ~~Affetil ? i Boll weevil activity throughout the county has been increasing ; very, rapidly during the paat ten dags and the County Farm Agent wishes*ta say to-the farmers of the county that the situation is" fast becoming serious with the crops throe weeks late and continued rains assisting the weevils in their work. Those farmers whose cotton is promising should not be" misled by thinking the weevil is not active if they do not see a great many squares falling. The way to determine weevil damage is to make a- close examination of squares that rook healthy while they are still on the stalk. (Proper use of calcium I arsenate dust is rrcogbiced means of combatting the peel. Attention to this must be made at once if any' value it to bt had from its appHca* 4km to this year's cotton crop. It LBLif jJp*! when^ the STfifi is SatAff up. Mrn. Thoman Repot* sesses Coffee Shoppe " " T,M" The auction sale hold to dispose of stock and fixtures of the Betty Thomas Coffee Shoppe, recently closed through its inability to meet financial obligations as set out in an assignment for the benefit of creditors, drew a crowd estimated at one hundred when the doors of the place were opened to the public Monday morning for the first time in several weeks. Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas, organiser and guiding genius of the business through several changes in ita ownership, again came into possession of the defunct corporation when she placed a bid of $930. lb for the stock and fixtures. The bid of Mrs. Thomas was ac? cepted after separate bids pa- the same items had been offttud in an amount totaling $928.15. Other items of equipment were bid in by firms holding mortgages which included the following: x Soda fountain, valued at $3,000, ^ the" Liquid Carbonic company for $1,260. Wurlitzer piano, valued at $300, to the Smith-Elliott Music company for 11IL4 iwHFountain carbonator, valued at $100 to the Liquid Carbonic company for $26. Of total . proceeds of the fMjlv amounting altogether to $980.15, prp* ferred claims will exact $426, iftjpE" ing $800 rental and $125 talks. '' Other preferred claims as proved by law, including attorney's fees and commissions, will amount to $375, It is estimated. Creditors' claims whfeh are said to amount to $3,t00 will be paid on a basis of approximately ten percent from the remaining $800fderived at the sale. " ^ The sale was directed by B. M. Smith, assignee, who had as bidder* many prominent merchants and business men of Camden. Henry Savagg Jr., has been acting as agent for th* creditors. ? --?? s f At the time of it* voluntary clos^ _ Ihg the Betty Thomas Coffee Shoppe, incorporated, was operated by Dupont Hancock who was serving as its president, secretary, treasurer and board of directors. He Msumed full control following a brief term as a partner in the firm with John Reykard of this city.' The shop was first incorporated when Hancock joined equally with W. P. Thomas and Mrs. Elisabeth Thomas in operating the business. Prior to this venture it was conducted by the Thomases and, several years ago for a limited time only, by B. K. Baum of Camden. ;-"\?rs. Thomas stated Monday afternoon that it was her intentiorf to open the shop at an early date. The stock add service to be offered, she declared, will be of much the same class as that prevailing /during her previous connections w^ith the place. Young Kirkland Hurt ; In Fall From Plane An associated press dispatch from Washington dated July 27 tells of the ihjury to young T. J. Kirkland, Jr., In a plane crash. The report .from Washington reads as follows: "The navy department was advised today that Ensign Forrest L. McGurk of Philadelphia was drowned when an airplane in which he was -flying crashed into the haifepr at Newport, jt I. His companions, Lieut. T, J. Kirkland, Jr., and Machinist's Mate Sloan were injured bat wars rescued. .44Ensign McGurk was attached to the Tender Wright and was a member of the naval reserve. His father, Daniel McGurk, lives at 608 Washington street, Portsmouth, Ohio." Lieutenant Kirkland is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Kirkland, of this dity, and his wife* who was Miss Celeste Rowlette, of Columbia, was on a visit here when the news of the accident was received. Private mes^er that her huswwjm bot seriously, injured. And this good news caused, relief to the Ipany friends of the young flyer. s i ' Mrs. Bradley Dead . Mrs. Elizabeth Rdbecca Bradley, a native of this county, died on July 28, 1928, at the age of eighty-one year*. She leaves to mourn her death three daughters?Mrs. Mary Munn, of Jefferson: Mrs. Janie Morgan, of Kershaw; and Mrs. Hattie Robinson, of Cassatt. There are Jim *i* sons?-David Bradley, Burtdll Bradley, Lemuel Bradley, Peny Bradley and Henry Bradley, all?of I Kershaw County. Surviving also are 42 living grand children and 48 mat grand children. From childhood she was a consecrated Christian member of the Providence Baptist Church of Jtershaw "County, and was dearly loved by all who knew bar. Funeral services wore isttttSy&ar" (iirl Killed In Crash Clyde Baker Injured Miss Alethea Carl Turner, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. 1 urner of Winntfb<?r<;, died at the Columbia hospital at 8:30 last night from injuries received in an automobile accident which occurred about nine miles from Wiunsbore on the road to Strothern yesterday morning. Her father is superintendent of education of Fairfteld county. (. M. Baker of Camden, who was in the car with her, was painfully injured, and is also at the local hospital. His injuries are not believed to be very serious, though very painful, and apparently he will recover. He suffered a broken left arm, u hurt houlder, and bruises about the head. Miss Turner's skull was fractured and she was hurt otherwise, ftnallv resulting in her death. The two who were seriously hurt were riding in the rumble aeat of a hfht coupe. Two others, Tom Lem? Catherine Turner, also of Winnsboro, occupied the front seat, and My. Lemmond was driving. The car in which they were riding was I passed, Mr. Baker said, by another car. leaving a cloud of dust, through which it was impossible to see the road. Thei met another car from the opposite direction, and could not see it in time. The front wheels locked while both were traveling pretty fast. The coupe turned over several times, snd was a total wreck. The occupants of the front seat were not hurt veI7 but mean bruises The accident occurred in front of a house and the injured were picked ;Up and carried inside. An ambulance was called, and one of MdCormick's cars answered. The injured were , brought to the Baptist hospital. ? Miss Turner is survived by her parents, Bit. and Mrs. W. W. Turner; two brothers, W. W. Turner, Jr., a medical student at Emory university, and Dorman Turner of Winnsboro; and three sisters, Dorothy Turner of \\ innsboro, Beth Turner, librarian at Duke university, and Ruth Young Turner, Winndboro. Miss Turner was a splendid young woman of lovely traits of character. She wft? very popular among the young people of Winnsboro, and her death is a profound shock to the entire corumunity. She was a member of the tisihf jyntor class at Wir>, ro^ ^P ^e*c' has classmates throughout ^ the state _to _ whom her death will be the cause of much sincere grief. Mr. Baker was resting as welL as! could be expected at a late hour last night. The other occupants of the car were not admitted to the hospital as patients.?-Wednesday's Columbia State. Native of This CouMty Dead in Kentucky Cincinnati, Ohio, July 26.?Announcement wus made in thia city late today of the death of Afcert Latta, A widely known capitalist, who was born in Kershaw county. South Carolina, 66 years ago, the scion of a prominent South Carolina family, long interested iii the development of Southern states industries and utilities. ?*He was quite active in this city at one time and was interested in many public works throughout the Ohio v*]ley.c Of recent years he made the city of Louisy Ville, Ky., his headquarters and became interested in several leading financial concerns previous to his practical retirement. He became suddenly ill late Monday and was taken to the Louisville hospital where his trouble wss diagnosed as ah internal hemorrhage which Anally caused his death, as his condition became so serious that it. was decided hot to take him back to his Apartments in a Louisville hotel. The Latta family in this city was active in the development of AreAghting apparatus snd Are engines which became known as the best of twhr kind throughout the entire Y?rid. J (L|tt? took a prominent part in the most important commercial movemerits and commercial,, trade and Anancial organisations of Louisville and^the Ohfo valley, as well as remarkable Interest in all Southern states trade and business movements during his entire business career. Had Relative Here Mr. Latta was a nephew of Judge W. P. Russell, of this city, and Judge Russell was advised of his death by wire. (Mr. Latta was bom in Camden. but later moved with his parents to Westville. Later he moved to Pageland where he suffered tl>e loss of a leg from white swelling. Notwithstanding his handicap he went to Monroe, N. where he was Engaged in teaching. He was a jeweler at Camden for h number of years, and from here went to Alabama, then to Denver, Colorado, and Anally settled at Louisville. Ky., where he conducted a large jewelry business. He later sold out his jewelry business and became interested in the Kentucky wagon company and other large business interests and had amased a large amount cf capital and property.' Ha is survived by a widow and one son, and on daughter. - - ? - President Callat has contributed to the peace of Mexico by announcing that ha does.not expect to continue in office past the first of December, wb?r Mi tAfji expiree. Farmers and Leaders To Discuss Problems Ciemson College, July 28.?During Farmers' Week here Auk 18-18, when hosts of South Carolina's leading farmers are here, the Extension Service will take advantage of an opportunity to bring them together with specittlisth, manufacturers ami others to plan for the more general use ol labor-saving farm implements, more general development of the live-stock industry, and the greater utilisation of the sweet potato us a profitable cash crop. These should turn out to be three of the greatest moves toward agricultural prosperity made in recent years, according to Dr. W. W. Long, director of the Extension Service. With completion of the Livestock Development Train's tour, comes the question: How can Clemson College beat help bring true this dream of greater farming with livestock? All Interested farmers will be called to sit in with animal husbandmen and other leaders at this conference, give the benefit of their suggestions, and pledge their support to the great move expected t<Poriginate there that Thursday morning. All farmers will be caller! on to suggest which labor-saving imple-1 ments have been most valuable Uy them and which devices they most desire to have perfected. Implement manufacturers will be there to get acquainted with special needs and to see in what ways our machines must be adapted to local conditions before South Carolina farmers will have the same advantages as other sections in reducing labor costs, which form the greatest single item of crop expense. This conference will have the laudable purpose of making a farmer's work more valuable. Although thte sweet potato is South Carolina's fifth crop in value, and has proven highly profitable to a few who mve given It due consideration, the Extension Service is calling interested farmers into conference Friday of Farmer's Week to learn if the College cannot be of some service in making this one of the State's big cash crops. BETHUNE NEWS NOT|68 Happenings of Interest ss Told By Our Regulpr Correspondent. Bethune, Augi 1^?Miss Eva Mae Hunter and Sheeley Joyner, of the Timrod section, were married^ here lqst Sunday morning by Magistrate C. C? Phte. * \ ~ ' Mrs. R. L. Church and children have been visiting the formers mother at Laurinburg, N. C. Mrs. Downs Monroe, of Clinton, has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. T. R. Bethune. Mr. C. O. Terry, Of Ray City, Ga., arrived last Friday to join Mrs. Terry and children who have been here some time visiting relatives. Mrs. Nancy King and little Betty Best, spent several days in Columbia last week, the guests of Mrs. King's granddaughter* Mrs. Marsh. Misses Stella Bethune and Carrie Yarbrough have returned from Asheville where they 1iaye been attending summer schooL Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Brapt were recent guests of Mr. and Mra. Wand on their return from their honey# moon in the- mountains of North Carolina. *|ifr* <^nd Mrs. Richard Williams, of Greenwood, spent a day in town last week in the interest of Lander College and at the same time renewing old acquaintances. Mrs. W. R. Rosier and Miss Mabel Watts have returned from Winthrop summer school. Robert Diibose, Alvin Clyburn, Mack Davis and Theodore Clyburn are at home again after having been at York for some time in the employ of the State Highway department. ~ Miss Eva Severance attended a convention of the Baptist Young Peoples Union in Greenville last week. Miss Clara Gordon has as her guests this week Misses Lula DowlTng, of Swansea, Margaret Fennel Laney and Ruby Gordon, of Camden. Mra. A. K. MoLaurin, Misses Mary .Louise McLaurin and Lizzie Kate Devis epent last weekend at Myrtle Beach. .. --I Miss Gladys Baker Is spending some time in Hartsville the guest of Miss Kitty Best. Lester King, of Columbia, is at home for a week's vacation. Miss Beulah Pennington, of Hartsvllle. is the guest this week of Miss Annie Willie Gardner. Mrs. Gusse Row%.vpf Florence, and her nephew Frank VeltJoe, of Canton, N. C., were the guests last Wednesday Of Mr.andMrs. L. D. Robert son. Mrs. Randolph and little daughter, of Lamar, have been the guests of the formers parents, Mr. and Mrs. I J. E. Severance. Mr. and MrB. J. E. Copeland have had as their guests Mrs. Dixon with her son and daughter from Little Rock, Ark. It has been more than twenty years since Mrs. Dixon -has been in South Carolina where she is renewing tld acquaintances with a great daal of pleasure. Ifiae-MHdred Billings, of Lancaster/ I was the guest of friends here last week.- - ' .Mr. and Mra. C. C. Pate and family and Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Padgett joined sheriff J. H. McLeod and others in a 1 delightful fish fry at Holland's pond Ttrepdav fvoninif. The Rev. Ernest Kolb, of Sumter, is conducting a very Interesting m vtval meeting' at the Baptist church ItMa week. - ' - Doctors Diagnose Case of Leprosy on Negro That the Greenwood doctor who firht ?ut*pe<.U)d leprosy in the case of a young Camden negro boy named William Fletcher is right is the opinion of experts who have studied the case. It will be recalled, some daya ago, the Greenwood doctor, who wan visiting In Camden, took a pair of shoes to the boy's shoe shine place to he cleaned and polished, Noting the Ixty's condition he made a closer inspection and concluded that it whh a case of leprosy and so convinced was he that he did not go back for his shoes but left them there. He reported the case to the couuty and state health authorities and the boy was brought to Columbia and given a thorough examination lbv the state health authorities. Blood tests were ! mads at the laboratories of the State Board of Health in Columbia. Pieces | yf skin and blood from the boy's body were examined. An X-ray of the negro's bones was also made here. Blood tests were made to eliminate the possibility of other diseases that might cloud the diagnosis. Dr. A. H. Hayden, epidemiologist of the State Board of Health, who has been in charge of the diagnosing of the case, sent a portion of the negro's skin to Dr. Kenneth M. Lynch, professor of pathology of the Medical College in Charleston. His diagnosis was leprosy. Dr. O. L. Denny, of the Carrville leprosarium, hg#'also written to the South Carolina health authorities in regard to the mutter, and it is probable that the negro will be sent to the leper "colony'7 within a faw days. The young negro has been a leper for yea re, it is said. but due to the fact that leprosy seldom develops in this sectipn of the country, the disease wha not diagnosed as leprosy until recently. Dr. Hayden states that he will probably bring the leper to Columftxia again before he is sent to Carrville. and have a clinic for the benefit or the doctors of Columbia and other South Carolina cities who care to make a study of the disease. Dr. Hayden also proposes to make 'MF investigation in tne section of Kershaw county where the negro reside;, to determine if there are other lepers there. The young negro is now with his family at his home.?Greenwood Index-Journal. Boys and Giria Hold Gamp At Holland's m< fc * Ope hundred thirty-five boys and girls of this county found recreation" and instruction at the seventh annual short course and encampment, of Four-H clUbs held last week at Holland's pond near this city. The encampment lasted through Wednesday. Thursday and Friday and was staged under direction of J. W. Sanders, farm agent, and Miss Alma Burgess, home demonstration agent of Ker shew county. The course of instruction consisted of special demonstrations and lectures iu care, growing, and Judging of livestock, growing farm crops, selecting, seed corn, soil fertility and other ; allied sufejectffor the boys, and handwork and room and the making of pock*tbook*.fpr the girls, ; Recreation ^consisted of swimming, games, stunts, song?, and motion pio? > tures. Two Red OrosC itfe* guards were on duty during each of the swimming periods.?- ? The Farm Agent was assisted by T. L. Vaughan, Asst. State Boys Club Leader, A; L. DuRapt, . .Extension Animal Husbandman,Jmd A. A. McKeown, District Agricultural Agent, all of damson Coliegf.. .The Home Agent was assieU* tacMrs. Harriett Johnson, State Girls Clulb Leader, .of , Winthrop College, Mia* Marlon Burgess of Summerton, 'and Mlaa Blva tWchlw^whJ attended the camp. All dub members entered enthusiastically into every phase of the program which. was*<k#igned for ..in*,,, traction and recreation so aa to serve . as a splendid outing as well as a course of stud/Vfbr those attending. Here the rural boys-and girls from every section of Kershaw county came together and made new acquaintances, broadened their experiences in inistive and leadership and* otherwise profited from attendance of the canmp. Many of the children's parents visited the camp on Thursday ' and Friday to observe the work of the camp and a. numlber of visitors from Camden art) surrounding territory attended the closing program on Friday and enjoyed dinner wffh~tlMf club meuJbers as their guests. ?_ Announces Thrift Sale Kitchen Cabinets ~uji " ^ ~=v" * r' j The Camden Furniture Company begins tomorrow another one of their gigantic sales of Sailers Kitchen Cabinets. They have been unusually successful in putting these useful pieces of kitchen .equipment in homes in Kershaw county, and this sale will -. no dotfbt go over big. : The large advertisement in the center oftnis paper telle of some excellent premiums that will go to buyers of the sew cabinets. These new crtbliu'ts aiii'iiuf; made rn uults . s variety of colors and the makers