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I Yery Few Whites Attend Reception Washington, June 21.?iMore than s ooo Negroes and dwtn or so -Kites attended ? musical* *ud reception given her# tonight by Representative De Pfiest, , |he Jfegro Renublicen member of congress from Illinois, to which most of the Republican members of congress had Keen invited. ' >'* Representative Yates, former governor of the state that De Priest now serves, was amon* those present. De Priest, in a brief speech said he would a?k the Negroes "to repeat this Lain next February, when everybody is over their summer vacation/' Most of the members of congress left Washington yesterday after the adjournment of the two houses for a summer recess. There was a bridf reference in the speeches that prefaced the entertainment to the comment that followed the recent attendance of De Priest's wife at a White House tea. James Weldon Johnson, New York Negro, secretary of the National Asgociation for Advancement of the Colored People, said the statement made by De Priest had been "the only dignified n nil statesmanlike thing that has come out of all the buncombe and moonshine that has been thrown out in Washington in the last few days." De Priest a few moments later de<? clared there had been too much said in the press recently. "I gave out n public statement in which I said everything there was to say," he said. His wife was cheered vigorously as she went to the stage to receive a bouquet. - : . Pluck Cat Crossed His Path A black cat, time honored harbinger of ill fortune, ran acrcfas the road in front of Truman Proffett's automobile shortly before the machine wrecked and killed the Pelzer youth about midnight Sunday, according to I tale told yesterday by a companion iho came to Greenville in the car. "When Truman sarw the black cat be said, 'Oh! Oh! We're going to lire some hard luck,'" he said. Sometime later, as he was .approaching Gantt's station on the Piedmont road, the car skidded from the highway, turned over several times and stopped in a field."?Tuesday's Greenville News. YOUNG COLUMBIA MAN ' . ... Charged With Serious Offense in Bamberg County Denmark, June 21.?"Sonny Boy" Haynesworth of Columbia is being held in the Bamberg county jail without bond for assault on a Denmark high school girl Thursday afternoon. Haynesworth and some other young men went into a cafe here for dinner about 4 o'clock Thursday. 7 Haynes-1 1 worth met the young girl and asked her to go to ride. . She consented. Blhey went out on the highway toB~i\tds Savannah and after going a iw miles turned into a side road. B Hiptsworth, it is said, offered the Bfir/i drink, but she told him she iw not that kind. He then choked B hw, it is said, and assaulted her. Re brning to the road they met a young man Haynesworth knew, whom he asked to take the girl to her mother, which he did. I Haynesworth went to Columbia and was arrested there early this mornI !ng. (hiof of Police W. J. Hutto of I this place went , up and brought him I totne Bamberg, jail, where he now is. I i E. D. Carter was in town I loOKing into the case today, as was John Hughes Cooper, attorney of Co lumbia. I -No preliminary hearing will be held, the solicitor said, unless Haynes worth asks for it. Texas Rebukes Mrs. Hoover I Austin. Texas, June 18; .Only GovI en?or Dan Moody's signature was reI tonight to complete Texas Ieg uiature's rebuke to Mrs, Herbert I "oover for entertaining a negro conI fre8ST!l?n 3 w^e # 'Wihite House I The governor said he would S1?n The resolution but indicated he tv! v so some reluctance. I e house of representatives today concurred in the Senate resolution proposing that "'we bow our heads' |"i shame and regret and express in e strongest and most emphatic erms at our command our condemn^, on and humiliation at said conduct," I",. on the pant of the mistress the White House and her asln?s vo*e was ^ 10. v/fi passed the resolution Inst" fi'r Mrs.'" Helen Moore of Texas H-y ' ' .-sympathy for Mrs. "She is merely the agency , a v!l.at P?Dticai scheme," she B. i' is a part of the most unB0*PU:(,us political move on the part no publican leaders since reconB-nic:., days." Blazes Air Trails Hartford, Conn.?Largely through l-T'" The American Legion posts L tla ,s aro heing marked throughE state. The Legion has con-, K iH' a campaign for three years K?t tlying to the people of the J-ate morc air-minded. ~ City Milk Ordinance Reviewed by Officer John W. Wilson, city health officer, with Dr. Smith, the government mtUc inspector, and Mr. Weston, state milk inspector, visited all dairies and farms from which iuiik and milk products are brought, delivered, distributed, sold or offered -for sale in the city, for the purpose of checking and grading same, in compliance with the milk ordinance of the city, as follows: Rock Springs Dairy, grade A; Willow-Brook Dairy, grade A; all others, grade D. the lack of proper equipment reduces the grade. AH bottles, cans, packages and other containers enclosing milk or milk products shall be labeled with the name of the contents, the grade of the contents, and the word "raw." A physical examination and tuberculin test of all cows shall be made before any milk therefrom is sold in the city. A certificate signed by the veterinarian and filed with the health officer shall be the only valid evidence of the above tpst. Every person whose work brings him or her in contact with the production, handling, storage or transportation of milk or milk products shall file with the health officer >a physician's certificate certifying that snjd person is free from any disease capable of being spread through milk supplies. Notice shall be sent to the health officer within twenty-four hours by any milk producer or distributor upon any dairy farm or other premises any case of sickness or any infectious, contagious I or communicable disease that occurs. No cattle over six months old shall be kept within the city of Camden for a period of more than thirty day? unless such cattle shall have successfully passed the tuberculin test applied by a graduate veterinarian. In all cases of diphtheria, scarlet fever or typhoid fever no milk pro- | ducer oit* purveyor shall leave any milk bottles or other containers of description at the house or building where such disease exists, and no 1 milk containers of any description | left where the above diseases are shall be removed therefrom except under direction of the health officer. Every grocery store, restaurant, \ cafe, soda fountain or similar estab- j lishment selling or serving milk shall display a card furnished by the health officer stating the grade of milk and whether same is raw. Any person or persons who shall violate any of the provisions of the milk ordinance of the city of Camden, he or they, shall upon conviction before the recorder be punished -by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or be imprisoned not more than thirty days. WHY JOE TOLBERT HATES HIM Congressman Stevenson Tells Why Big Boss Abuses Him in Print Cheraw, June '25.?'Referring to the publication of The State of Josep.n W. Tolbert's attack on him, Congressman W. F. Stevenson says: "I am not surprised that Joseph W. Tolbert is bitter towards me since I j proved to the world that Joe's agents were, selling offices in South Carolina and Joe was carrying out the trades by having the vendees appointed. I also procured the passage of a law making it a penal offense either to sell or offer to sell, or buy or offer to buy political influence to have any appointment made. This embarrassed Joe's agents greatly. "Tolbert was in error in saying that I wanted to control post office appointments. When Harding came in I was informed that no one could get a postal job without Tolbert's indorsement, and I never undertook to interfere except to stop the sale, and if Joe didnt got any of the money paid his agents, he is a bigger 'sucker' than I ever supposed. "Naturally he is bitter. I started the expose" which has ousted him and a lot of other patronage vendors in the South, and naturally he is bitter. The dose is bitter and he makes a wry face, but he i? down and out all the same." Many at Greenwood for Rail Opening ' | Greenwood was thronged with isorrte 8,000 people on Wednesday, the occasion being the official opening of , the- now -railroad- line, the Georgia land Florida, from Greenwood to Augusta, when the first passenger trains were operated over the line. The firs-train arrived at Greenwood at noon carrying 610 passengers. The openihg of the new rail line gives Greenj wood five railroads. A part of the day's exercises included the opening of an airport and its dedication. The two principal guests invited, Governor Richards and William G. McAdoo, were unable to be present. C. kE. Jones, chairman of the state highway commission; James E. .Byrnes, excongressman; H. W. Purvis, president of the G. & F.; Congressman Dominick, W. 'S. Lee, president of thn Piedmont and Northern; Senators Greneker and Hodges and Representative MoCaslan were among the speakers of the day. Given League Chance s Providence, R. I.?Jack Carrara, 16 years old, pitcher for his home town team in The^American Legion Junior Baseball World series last year, has been taken on by the Boston Braves for % chance to sigrr ir hicnttve contract. The Legion will have almost half a million boys "playing in the junior world series this season. 1 1 I .in I in II LIFE STORY OF AN OLD MAN. MIIm a Threat Uaa Lived Almoet Te Hundred Ye*r &Urk. Many of our people remember tht aeveral weeks ago of Mr. MAms a Threat, an aged maa of near iegeland. He has mauy friends throughout the adjoining counties who will read with interest the folowing story of his life. It is written by Wiu V. Funderburk and appeared in the last issue of the Pageland Journal: On June 26, 1881, there came into the world in Andon County, N. C.? a sturdy boy baby endowed with an inheritance of unusual endurance. A hoy destined not only to see changes of vast importance take place in his native country, but to help make the history of that country what it Is today. This boy with such a power of physical sturdiuess still lives and enjoys the possession not only of wonderful ability of physiqud', but of *the maintainance of the faculties of mind far beyond what might be expected of a man of his age. On the 26th of this month all the kinsmen, neighbors and friends of the most wonderful man will meet at his beautiful home near * Jefferson to bring him their congratulations, their good wishes and to show as best they may the love and esteem they hold in their hearts for him. Miles Theat was the son of Thomas Threat and Holly Elliott Threat of Dutch descent. As was common to the boys of that time he went to the little log school with a big fire place in each end and a dirt floor. He wore home woven, home-made clothes. Ate the common but strength-giving food cooked in the open fire place used at that time and lived, a rugged life which fate destined the boys of those times to have in order that they might be (better able to cope with the hardships they were to meet with later in life. In the first years of his' young manhood he helped to cut out the first road that ran into the town of Monroe, N. C.p where they took a part of Anson county and a part of Mecklenburg county to make Union. He enlisted at the beginning of the War Between the States under Cap- j tain Neil F. Graham. He had married at the age of 23 to Rachel^ Emily Laney of Tradesville, S. C. There had been four ...children born to thera 4?t the opening of the war. He helped to dig the tunnel at Petersburg, and was not allowed to lie down or to spread a blanket for 26 days. He slept by taking naps in a squatting position. He nad three Ippthers in the blow-up at PeteireBurg. It was there that he took gangrene, treating the wouud with caustic and turpentine. He recovered enough to go back into camp as a guardsman but was not allowed to gp into battle any more. While .he lay in the hospital in Richmond, Virginia, his wife and fathW Visitwl him. His wife wore a dress that she had woven, made and dyed herself and she: received many compliments on this occasion for having such a "beautiful dress." He was present at the three-days* battle around Gettysburg, where he, with nine thousand others were taken prisoners. They were carried to New Port News, Virginin, where they stayed in prison three months. When Lee had surrendered and they were released from prison, the northern captain slurringly refiiarked, "How big does South Carolina look to you now" He replied, ."You all dreaded to meet the South Carolinians, though." . A few incidents of interest that he told me are as follows: He says thai it was Bill Clyburn who fired the first gun of the war at Fort Sumter. He was never sick except from the wound during the war. >He never stole a chicken during the whole war. There is only one man now living who was in his company, Mr. Alf Funderburk of Union county, N. C. He has only one first cousin now living, J. T. Funderburk, of Dudley community, Chesterfield county, S. C. He and Mr. L. Ws Ogburn of Jefferson have been close neighbors for 59 years and have never had any hard : feelings nor cross words in all that time. Isn't that a most beautiful friendship ? An amusing instance he relates about a Frenchman named Bill Pon- 1 ter. This fellow said to him one day, "Threat, I am going to quit fighting." "What for?" replied Mr. Threat. 1 "Well," he said, "I have only one I brother and he is able to fight for himself and 1 had a letter from my mother yesterday and she is its dead as he?I asked Mr. Threat did he say where the letter was posted. On another occasion another man told him that he knew Mr. Threat was a good man and that if the war lasted long enough he would be good too because said he, "I am praying like he?." Now at the close of this article about this grand old man I want to make this special request that as many of the U. D. C.'s as possibly can do so, assemble at his home on June 26th and let us g'ive 4iim the ' very best birthday celebration he has ver had. ' Columbia Officers Get Young Couple Arrested yesterday morning by County Policemay Eleazer in Wilson's peach .orchard near Pontine, Howard j MaoKnett, 18,-of Dover, Dela., and Kaherine > Stroh, 14, a ward of tho Childrens' Aid society of New York,] are being held by Richland county authorities for Delaware officers. - A Hudson automobile in which the youths had been sleeping through the night, was seized and Sheriff T. Alex Heisp is informed it was taken from crippled man named Sheet Jones in Delaware. "i" i The young people had had nothing to eat for more than a day they said and had completely exhausted their funds. < The girl is being held in the Columbia detention home for county officers. Delaware authorities reported that the girl either ran away or was kidnaped June 21. Yesterday she declared that she ran away of her own volition.?Wednesday's State. r Ocie Nix, 22, has confessed to poisoning his wife, 17, in Bowie county, Texas. Officers had to move him from Texarkana quickly to prevent a lynching. Young Man Dead From Scuffle With Friend Funeral services were scheduled to be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at Mount Pisgah Baptist church in Kershaw county, for I*ouis Clyburn, who died while playfully ruffling with a friend, Carson Dew, ate Saturday night in front of a filing station in Now Brookland. A coroner's jury investigating the death Sunday found that Clyburn came to his death from natural causes or heart trouble. It was found at the inquest that Clyburn and Dew were scuffling in front of the Gulf Filling station at State and 'Meeting treels just before the station closed or the night. In the scuffle Clyburn fell to the giound and crumpled up. No blow had been passed. T. D. Mitchell, brother-in-law of Dew, picked Clyburn up and carried him to the Columbia hospital but the young man was dead before tfcey reached the ! rospital. Dew was taken to the I^exington I county jail but at the conclusion of ,the inquest Sunday was released., Oyburn is survived by his widow, originally Miss Evelyn Singletary of Lumber ton, N. C., and one son, pobbic. lie also leaves two brothers, J. T. Clyburn and Jason Clyburn, both of Columbia, j Rev. M. B. Gunter was to conduct | the service at the graveside. The funeral party left the h^me of J. T. Clyburn, 2215 Bull street, at 11 o'clock Monday morning.?-Monday's Columbia Record. Iteds Promise Help New York, June 25.?About 3,000 persons attending a mass meeting sponsored by the Workers (Communist) party and the International Defense today pledged support of the textile strikers of Gastonia, N. C., who were arrested in connection with the killing of the Gastonia chief of police on June 7. William Z. Foster, Workers' party candidate for president last year, was among the speakers. r R E. CHEWNING I H Contractor and General I I Builder I I HO Years Experience 1 I Let me figure on your next |j I building jib. Floor dressing machine. V Sraker. Lenses Dimam/ Why Worry? ; when we can duplicate your broken lenses to your complete satisfaction? Just bring in the pieces. The expense is slight. THE HOFFER COMPANY Jeweler* and Optometrist* ?, .* ? 7 - * ..'vlVC" -.j . o EXCURSIONS ToAtlantic City, N. J., and Niagara Falls, N. Y. At following low round trip farea: To To Atlantic City Niagara Falls Barnwell, S. C. $29.86 $89.70 Colurrtbda 27.55 87.40 Camden 26. I* 86.00 * Cheater 25.25 35.10, Denmark 29.20 39.05 Lancaster 25.40 85.25 Newberry 28.20 38.05 Orangeburg 28.35 38.20 Prosperity 28.20 38.05 Ridgeway 26.90 36.75 Rock Hill 24.40 34.25 York 26.00 84.86 j Proportionate fares to all New Jersey seaslhore resorts. Tickets good for eighteen days. Atlantic City and other New Jersey resorts: ! DATES OF SALE; Pennsylvania R. K. Via Baltimore & Ohio R. R. j June 18th. June 26th. | July 2, 10, 30 July 10, 24. August 13, 27. August 7, 21. September 10, 1920. September 4, 18, 1929. Stop overs at Philadelphia, Wilmington, Del., Baltimore and Washington on return trip only. i i To Niagara Falls, N. Y.: i DATES OF SALE: Via Pennsylvania R. R. Via Baltimore & Ohio R. R.s Ju!,e June 20th. July 10. 24. ,i4 ,o August 7, 21. July 4* 18, September 4, 18. August 1, 15, 29. October 2, 1929. September 12, 26, 1929 I Stop overs at Buffalo, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Del., Baltimore und Washington on return trip only. A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SUMMER VACATION. Consult Ticket Agents. Southern Railway System j I Save While You Are Able To Earn Your earning capacity will be less, and eventually it will cease en- j tirely. Are you planning your efforts that when you can't earn any j , more your accumulated savings will take care of you and those deII pendent upon you ? The First National Bank II Of Camden, South Carolina HI * Hi ONLY NATIONAL BANK IN KERSHAW COUNTY