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a i ' \ *v r the Camden Chronicle 'y0LUME 4I' ?? CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROUNA, FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1929 ~ NUMBER 16. King Found Guilty Slaying His Wife Chester, July 9.-*-"Ouilty." This ne dearly spoken wand in u crowded ut hushed court room by the clerk ot ourt in Chester county ?t 6.26 o'clock his afternoon revealed to Rafe King, 7, alleged murderer ojf his young life, Faye Wilson King, 24, the verictof the jury of twelve "honest and rue" Chester men after slightly j^ore Imn two hours -deliberation. The verict carries the penalty of death \v ie electric chair. The accused man, sitting behind hi* uarocys yvitJi members of the famu y, received the decision of the jury ithout the slightest display of emoon. His aged father grasped his I vtA a mom nt later as the .judge diicted the sheriff to take charge of it prisoner, and King smiling, shook itorneys and left the y. Jow, chief for the a motion for a new ound of the clerk's the verdict had died iment of counsel, hear the motion tout 9:30 o'clock. * Rafe King, whose le of 14 months was i outhouse a few ng home^ kitchen at unty -on the night of ing in the charge of m, was placed in the 36 o'clock this aftergthy charge from ry, .the presiding its were taken, it is e -a verdict was discussing the case i hour before beginThe first ballot, it is iled the jury stand?rdict of murder and nth recommendation a the next ballot to verdict it was staird vote, agreement Ige Henry recessed the sheriff to call ras reached before lad the packed and n .been cleared' and >ut .of sight before .hat it hfld reached :t time being 6;0&. to the court room rrival of the judge delay the verdict i verdict had been wildfire and newsers who had left S o'clock when the hed back to the justice. Wh6n the word which the y had written on court room was city. e case were coming se&sion, two cal efforts being R. Hoey of Sheland Colonel Ar-' e state. Court rere 1 o'clock and ^fenry began his &ed more than an om was eo full se in front mf the 1 interpretation of 2 the jury for his >g began bene on id required eight ly particular to | id rapidly was to jury, which took ipward of 40 witl and testimony until last Thurs nesses took the alf and with the being withheld ax, the defense's ded before the U arguments be: arguments were ng Saturday and le Monday. Two orning. September 20 ^Rafo P. King, ??c?i by Judge tor county crimtbo electric chair ? He m, of the murWlbon Eng. today argued a arfal -hut it was ~ AjTapT Annual Encampment Club Boyh and Girls The annual 4-H Club abort course and encampment will bo held at Holland's I^ake on July 17th and IKth. The boys and girls are asked to mec; at the court house in Camden promptly at 0:30 on the morning of the 17th, and frorn'Oiere they will go to tho" pond. The requirements for attending the J camp will be the same as for the pre* j vious summer and it is hoped that there will be the largest attendance ever had at camp. This is quite a nice trip for the boys and girls an 1 every effort is being made to VG them a good program. Those helping in carrying oat this program will include Miss Lonnie I. Landrum, state home demonstration agentsWinthrop College; Tbeo Vaug han, Y, M. C. A. secretary, Clemson College; M. II. Brunson, entomologist specialist, Clemson College; Gus DuraAt, livestock. specialist of Clemson College; and M. C. MoCraw, representative Jtf. V. Potash Corporation, Florence. -Mrs. A. D. McArn of Camden will ?direct the music. It is hoped that every ^club boy and girl in the county will take advantage of this trip and come. The day of the 18th will be rally day for the club girls and a cup will be given to the club having the best attendance according to the enrollment, so be sure and have your club well represented. Life savers will direct the swimming. Everyone will leave for home after supper on 'the 18?h. Landowners Fall Out; One Jilan Meets Death "News reached Camden Tuesday afternoon of a tragedy that happened Tuesday morning in the Stokes Bridge section of'Lee county. W. M. McKenzie was stabbdd to death by W. J. Woodham or A. L. Wood ham. The fight is alleged to have taken place in a dispute as to a land Thre. The tragedy occurred - between 8 and'*? o'clock. All three men are said I to be prominent in their neighbor| hood. McKenzie was a well-to-do i bachelor and is said to have two aisterfc residing out of the state. An inquest was held overHhe body of McKenzie arid the verdict of the I coroner's jury vras to the effect that ! McKenzie came to his' death from j knife wounds in the hands of W. J. | Woodham or A. L. Woodham. i The younger Woodham is said to '"have been shot in the row and had |to be taken to n hospital in Florence. iThe elder Woodham is said to have iheen my6red also. To Go Abroad i Norman H. Huckabee, who has been at home on a vacation from n i year's teaching in the Batesburgj Leesville school will sail . Tuesday 1 night from New York on the "Hotter^ ! dam" for "France Where he will take a course in teaching at the University at "Tours. Mr. HuCkabee will be accompanied by Prof. Emmett Kil-j patrick of 'the University of South Carolina. "Not all of the time prill j be spent in study, though^ as they expect to vifftt points ?of interest in Europe. They will be away about six wedks. . j?* 1 peal will be taken. t Defense attorneys today stated that the case would be carried to the state supreme court on alleged errors by Judge Henry 1n ruling on admission and rejection of evidence. The filing of notice of appeal within tenj days automatically stays execution, j The accused heard the sentence i pronounced in the presence of an-, ; other large crowd, the court room ( being taxed to capacity. Judge Henry gave the convicted man a lecture nnd there were tears in the eyes of the Jurist as/he sentenced King. Thomas F. McDow, of York, chief defense counsel,'made the motion for a new trial. i Judge Henry adjourned court at 110:20 o'clock and left^for York to open a term of court there. Columbia, July 10.?Rafe F. King, under sentence of death for murder of his wife, Faye Wilson King, was refused admittance in the state prison this afternoon by penitentiary of*' Under the law of the state, a person under sentence of/death esnijet he admitted to the penitentiary more wttboot M 'mitt fwmtermor. Refused Use of Auto Young Man Suicides Because his father, R. B. Bennington, refused him the use of his car for u fishing trip, Leroy Kennington, 22, cursed his parents and committed 'suicide in Lancaster county Friday afternoon al>out 5 o'clock. A load from ix shotgun, fired into his body just above his heart, proved instantly fatal. A coroner's jury, headed by W. J. Small, coroner, rendered a verdict of suicide at 8 o'clock Saturday morning. Young Kennington, according to his family,'had been drinking and came to his father with the request for the car. He waa refused. Leaving the Keunington home he returned in about half an hour and cursed his father and mother. Then he went to the home of his grand* j father, 500 yards distant, where he had been staying for the last seven months. His grandfather, bn the front porch, heard the report of the gun shortly after. Kennington was found dead. Tfce Kennington farm is located 1 17 miles from Lancaster in the Mid, way section of Iamcaster county, a | mile /rain the spot where the Gregory tragedy was tenacted a year and a f half ago. Mrs. Gregory slew her hus- j j band in bed with an axe, two babies with a .razor and cut her own throat. : ! According to a^brother of the dead youth, .Kennington, single, and a fruit tree salesman and farmer, had not been .on the best of terms with hit father recently. His removal to hi* i grandfather's home came as a result of the dissension. Three brothers and three .sisters, in addition to the pa' reilte, survive. Funeral services were conducted at 5 o'clock Saturday after' noon.?Lancaster News. Little Girl Dies. Funeral services for Mamie L. Moseley, 8, who died last Thursday, were held Friday at the Hermitage Baptist church near this city,, with interment following in the Hermitage cenvdtery. The services were conducted by (Rev. C. L, Norman, pastor of the church, and Rev. W. M. Howell, of Biltmore, N. C. The little girl is survived by her father, A. Chap MoseYey, df'this city. Named on Board of Health Mr. Hughey Tindal has been named by city. council to serve on the Camid6n Board of Health to take the plJWe | of Dr. S. A. McCaskill who declined ! to serve longer. The other members ! of the board are Dr. W. R. Clyburn, | 1 Dr. C. A. West, W. M. Loffls and C. W. Billings. Commandery. Meetings Suspended All meeting^' of J6iw**deh -Commandi ery, No. 12, Knights Templar,'have t been suspended until September, nci cording to an announcement issued! yesterday by J. E. Ross, recorder. The next regular conclave, states Mr. Roks, will be held Tuesday evening. September 10. On Trip To Charleston Clprk of Court James H. Clyburn, Sheriff J. H. McLeod and Treasurer I#/' Wylie Hogue left Wednesday to attend the Federated Association of Oesrnty Officers in session in Charleston. They were accompanied on the trip by Mr. Murdoch Hough 0fT3*ssatt. The trip was made. ,, in M*. Hogue's ear. County Auditor B. E. Sparrow and j his family are also in attendance, ; they going by auto also. Presbyterians' Annual Picnic ] The annual picnic of the Presby- ,1 terian church and Sunday school will jbe held Friday afternoon, July 12, at i Holland's Pond. A truck has bee.. < 'provided to carry the children and 1 any who may care to go on it. The 1 trtiek will leave from the Sunday h school building ?t 5 o'clock. For) those who cannot come Wore six 1 i o'clock there will be abundant time 1 ; to go in bathing before supper which t will bo served at 7:30. The com- a mittee asks that every one who has c extra space in their car aak ?ome t lone who docs not have ' way. Mr. p N McCorkle is chairman of the t transportation committaa and all. a *ose Who have antra space a. wall I those who would care to go and,s . not have conveyance ana asked to; * L^n McOorWe on tha ptoomo and 0 thus provide means for all to get cordial invRatkwria extaml- ti |j7to' IW7 Praabytarian In dtoa dty F IBM!- , . . 1 - I' M,-1- -1.Rate Kino Case Cost York Jhvcn thousand dollars will bo lift- j ed from the treasury of York county to pay the cost of the trial of Rnfe F. Kit-g, Shiiron farmer,' charged with the death of his wife, Faye 'Wilson King. This is the estimate of J. C. Cornwell, deputy c\erk of Chester county's geuoial sessions court, where this week the trial of King moved through its stages and tonight approached the end ? Mr. Cornwell said today that he estimates the cost of the court, including witness fees and mileage, as well as other cost, will be in the neighborhood of $7,000. The bill of cost will be made up jby the deputy clerk, after payment of all expenses has been made, and will then be presented to the treas-1 urer of York county. Ttye money will \ be advanced from the treasury of Chester county, which will be reimbursed by York county from where I the trial was transferred on a chang of venue. The estimate of the cost does not include attorneys' fees on both sides. , Savon eminent lawyers are appearing on each side and while no calcu- ! i lotion could be made of this expense ! [it was indicated that the cost of the legal services for the defence and prosecution will run into the thousands of dollars.?Richard Young, in Charlotte News. Mrs. Trimnal Dead. Funeral services for Mrs. Nicey Rosetta Trimnal, 28, who died at the Camden hospital last Wednesday, were held at Antioch Baptist church near this city last Friday, with the Rev. T. P. Christmas directing the servioee. .Mrs. Trimnal is survived by her husband, Arthur Trimnal, and a numbejr of young children. Bethesda Presbyterian Church ? The rpastor will speak Sunday morning, July 14, on .the subject, "People Who Cleanse Life." At Sunday school next Sunday Mr. Hogue will give us the results off the contest between our Sunday school and that of Erarikfort, ?y, Our attendance last .Sunday was 96 and this means that many of our regular attendants were missed. " Floor ;the mid-week service next Wednesday evening we read Psalms 181 through 137 and study the 137th.The Junior 'Choir will meet dt. the chcurdh for practice on Satnrday evening at 8 o'clock instead of Friday | as the picnie will prevent many from ddikrhg. \Bllnday. school 10 a.m.; morning worship, 11:15; Mid-week service, Wednesday evening, 8 o'clock. You are cordially invited to all theqe services. Services at Baptist Church Sunday School at 10 o'clock. W. G. Wilson, superintendent. Preaching at 11 a.iu. Subject: "Hannah, the Mother of Samuel." Evening worship at 8:30. Subject: "Life From the Dead." Prayer meeting on Wednesday evening at 8:36 o'clock. B. Y. P. U. on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. The public is cordially incited to attend all services. Death of Mr. Huckabee Funeral services for Willis Stoney Huckabee, 36, who died at his home in this city early Saturday morning, were conducted Sunday afternoon at Beaverdam Church with Rev. C. L. Norman as the minister in charge of be services. Mr. Huckabee was a native of the lortheastern section of Kershaw rounty and for many years made his lome in and around this city. He was leld in high esteem and his. passing s mourned by numbers of friends. Surviving Mr. Huckabee, besides lis widow who before marriage wa* diss Eva West of this county, are wo daughters, Miss Mary ...Huckibee and Miss Betty Huckabee, and >ne son, Wood row Huckabee, all of 1 his-eityw > Mr. Huckabee is survived also by 1 hree brothers, C. L. Huckabee, Or- j ngeburg; E. M. Huckabee, Bethune; * - G. Huckabee, Camden; and three < istars, Mrs. James Wilson, Mrs. 'jt. * I. Elliott and Mrs. Hugh Myers, all 1 f Camden, Serving as active pallbearers were _ Im foU?itijg Camden friends of Mr. [nckeWt; John Laney, Henry Beard, ] r end ttuwy BBott. 1 oftRe*:- - - iTiH Tells of Health Work For Fast Two Months ... . Having been in operation only two months \v?- desire to express to ull our sincere appreciation for ail, courtesies and co-operation extended to us in our undertakings, says Dr. A. W. Humphries, Kershaw county health officer. Our field of usefulness is ever widening and with new problems constantly arising, interest is ever increasing. We have made search for the source of nine cases of typhoid fever in the county and assisted two of these to be placed in charge of physicians who secured admission for them to the Camden Hospital. This dreadful, deadly disease is entirely preventable by inoculations and especially by sanitation. Therefore, the incidence of cases is nothing to boast of but rather to be considered a reflection upon the community. Surrounding these cases we gave 1,239 inoculations and advice toward improving the sanitary conditions which ' were deplorable in mo8t instances. We located thre^" cases of active tuberculosis not under the care of a physician and found that there were n6l precautions being used to prevent the unlimited spread of this terrible 'scourge. We wish to stress the importance of institutional care of these cases and to urge all to assist any movement to help provide additional space for hospitals that admit this type of cases. Again, we wish to call attention to the marked increase in number of pellagra cases now prevalent in Kershaw county. There are various theories advanced as to the cause of this malady, but regardless of the specific factor we do know that when the human system is well nourished and up to par, very few if any disI eases prey upon it. Therefore it i3 vitally essential that we take special note of that fact during the period of financial depression and -lack of sufficient quantity and quality of food. Thus far we note the majority of cases in families of tenants and this affords an opportunity lor the land-owners to assist by encouraging them having a cow, chickens and an adequate supply of vegetables in their gardens. As an aid in prevention and cure of pellagra the Health Department furnishes Dried Brewer's Yeast at the price of twenty-five cents per pound. Usually about two pounds for each case is sufficient to effect a marked ..improvement, which may be maintained by' proper diet j and hygiene. In, order that we may complete our survey o^f the cases in the county as soon as possible we j should appreciate any and every one sending us the names and addresses of all persons affected. We desire to get in touch with every case since there are quite a number who need medical attention for symptoms arising from pellagra and other causes at the same time. Of vital importance to every one both for the present and future is the physical condition of the young children, since without a healthy mind and body we cannot reasonably expect a well qualified citizen to assume the tasks of life in just a few short years. Out of a total of 390 children examined we find 234 of them carrying defects of sufficient degree to need correction. Many of these are in families who have heretofore paid little attention to mat*. ! ters of this kind and only need to 1 be made aware of the existence. of 1 them. Yet others are in children who 1 are financially unable to procure the 1 necessary treatment. We wish to ex- J press to the Junior Welfare Workers 1 our appreciation for valuable assist- ^ ance in securing corrections for nineteen children by financing the costs ( of tonsil operations. We heartily ^ commend this work to other orgAnizations that may <fceire to perform some tangible act of kindness and ^ good. _ ^ Other phases of work such as physical examinations of all ages, visit- t ing promises for sanitary inspections t ind similar work, are very important } but not very interesting to relate, j 3uffice it to say that we always wel- fi :ome opportunities for edryfoe It matan not from what partof the county they may come. * y . . - * ?==? : Mr. Clifton Floyd Outlaw and Miaa a *earl Truesdale, both of (hi- I vtt, ^trdifty Tflil i.to Judge 1 <n U McDowell SotnTd?y, rty * ? ..-im.iuim. Woodward Airport Attracts Aviators IPPPP Work is steadily going forward toward completion of the mammoth hnngai ut Woodward field and also to the final finishing touches to the field. Already this field is attracting the attention of muny aviators. Several licensed pilots have tried to secure control of this field in order to train student aviators. Monday a representative of one of the largest aircraft corporations in the nation called on the airport commission with a view of getting control of the fletd for airmail Hnd passenger purposes. The commission has a good deal more work here yet to do and they will accept no offer from any individual or corporation for some time yet. Captain Krrett Williams, of Greenville, has become u regular visitor at Woodward Field and Monday the famous flyer again put in his appearance here with a party of five enroute from Myrtle Beach to Greenville. Flying with Captain Williams wera Jimmy Kroscop, Paul Bull, W. C. Fink, E. P. Cushman und R. S. Stribling, all of Greenville. To Fly Here From Washington Lieut. Cato Douglas Glover, at present Stationed ut the United States Naval Academy, will leave Washing ton tomorrow morning by air for a visit with his family in this city. Lieutenant Glover is expected tp land his ship on Woodward Field durngi the early hours of Saturday afternoon, according to officials of the airport. New Sign to Guide Flyers Aerial visitor* to Camden will no longer face the dangers of miscalculation in landing field directions or be forced to guess ' at 'railway station signs. Visible from almost any height will be the name of Camden as now displayed in bold, clear-cut lettering atop the city hall. The orange against a background of black sign has already attracted wide and favorable comment and its value to aviation locally will rato second only to the field for which it has been painted. At Camp Jackson Sixty-five members of Company , M, 118th Infantry of this city left I Sunday for Camp Jnckson where they will be in cajnp for two weeks. The men are under command of Captain Brevard Boykin and Lieutenant Cor,nelius H. Yates, Jr. Frances McLeod went along as the company's mascot. Lyttleton Street Methodist Church Sunday, July 14, Bible school, a.m., Mr. L. C. Shaw, superintendent. Classes for all who will attend. Epworth League, especially for young people, 7:80 p.m. Public worship, 11:15 a.m. and 8:15 p.m., conducted* by the pastor, Rev. George Pierce Watson. Morning theme: "Celebrated Characters Compared and Contrasted." Mid-week service, Wed-, nesday, 8:15 p.m. The public is most cordially invited to all the services of this ohugrdh. Charming music, congregational singing, studies of Bible truths applicable/to the issues of daily life. Come -and faring your friend**- ?- ?rr ryrrrr. ?t Fair Buildings Nearing Completion Two permanent exhibit buildings now in final stages of construction and a completed athletic field on the grounds of the Kershaw County Fair ueoeiatkm are -Oris week giving impressive evidence that this fall's ex?osition will bs^the meet sjpcpessfal n the history of the association. The main exhibit building on the en-acre show grounds, recently ac- "" juired in downtown Camden, measires forty-five by one hundred ten 'eet and has been especially designed o accommodate the many school and community displays. *ftie livestock ind poultry building will measure orty by one hundred feet. Probably the most intereqting ha. * ure of the new development will fan he athletic field which will bo two mndred feet wide, five hundred feet ong and have a heavy carpet of rrase. Movable bleacher stands will irovide ample seating arrangements. The association's new quartet* renting Main and Btril atresia, ara eadily accessible over paved streets md highway* from overjr direction r ad liberal pari** areas, sow being g tketjrtto care fori rmeid btsahi^;, vr : j". - . xi.