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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. *
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?==? :
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^;,
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