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The camden Chronicle | VOLUME 44. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY IS, IMS - , NUMBER 15. ]| '" ?????????? p i . ?- -?L~- "1 ?. jjui, i i-, uMgg?!gsgy^^^^^^M^*i?p,Ti*TiHBPtT'ffffy'ffrBr^r*>BTrwfLU? ? v . Mayer Conies CJear Of Murder Charge / " 1 v 1 The jury in the trial of A. R. M?yer, charged with the killing of r. g. Williams in this city on the night of April 1, 1981, rendered a verdict of not guilty after a short deliberation. The case was begun Monday and Anal arguments were made Tuesday morning. It S. Williams was alderman from vard two of this city. Mayer was the motor Are truck driver. The) main witness for the defense was the defendant himself, <* who took the< stand and told how the deceased had alienated his wife's affection and that I he had warned him repeatedly to de* j sist. He further testified that the night of the shooting, he again went to Williams on Main 'street and warned him, whereupon Williams cursed the defendant and advanced upon him with a revolver. Mayer wrenched the pistol from his hand, and drawing his own pistol he struck Williams over the Head with it. Roth pistols were used in the firing that ensued, it was charged. Williams died a few hours later at a Hospital, having suffered a total of sixteen wounds. Mayer claimed self defehse. On# two witnesses testified for the state-J. Q. Godwin and L. L. McCaskill. Dr. Coxfcett's statement as to the wounds was read to the jury. Those testifying for the defense were E. N. Workman, John Taylor, Alva Rush, G. B. DeBruhl, JB?n Davis, Haryjn Smith, W. B.. Smith, C. L. Gardner and W. D. Whitaker?their j testimony being mostly confined to! telling of having seen the deceased with the defendant's wife at various ! times. ... The jury hearing this case were L. Perry Mackey, foreman, Waddy Kirkley, T, L. iStewart, Jack Youhg, H. J. West; J. R. West, S. L. Rush, Melvin S. Truesdale, Louis Loman-, sky, Joseph M. Smith, T. Lee Little-1 Iiughey Tindal. rge crowds were in t attendance' ghout the trial and thq interest ntense. 2: ? icitor A. F. iSpigner was xas?istthe prosecution by E. D. Blakeof Camden, while the defendant epresented by M. L. Smith and . Johnson of the Camden bar. | jion Meeting ' j Largely Attended' regular July meeting of James Belk Post No. 17 of the AmerLegion held Monday at Legion uarters was well attended by ers from all over Kershaw r, as well as many visitors, utant General James C. Dozier, umbia, was the principal epeakthe evening. General Dozier is igressional medal . aa is Commander-fJlect Richmond n Hilton, who was also present, vas an unusual distinction havese two honor men of the legoth present. "Preparedness" he subject of General Dozier's| nd he spoke most impressively i the subject of being prepared ea of peace as well a? "plur.ifo sr visitors?vwere: Attorney Jim'ilcox, of Columbia, and Dar-,; lJ Past iState Commander 1-^vy; Legionnaires IHarry John Sibert, of Sumtor; Pelzcr hony, of Rock HiH; Judge 1. F. d, a Confederate veteran and indcr of Camp Rkhard Kirk-( I~-? "as also a guest oi zne evening. { ^hoh visitor was presented and say a few words. Mr.- Levy W of Commander-Elect Hilton's re>rd and his work in the It,egion. kr in the evening Mr. Hilton excised hi? appreciation for the help le local post had been in aiding his' PMoa a.A -?Hte commander, and that texpr-t-i, tg the best of his ability,* earr^' legion to new goals. j ?gular business of the post was j rritd out and the meeting closed. J Mei-ting at Beaver Dam >t 1 of meetings will begin eav"' liam Baptist church on according to Rev.; i v tmas' ^e Pastor. Rev. , r an* Pastor of the Baptist rc a" l^ckhart, will do the, ,n- The public is cordially inL? 10 worship there and visiting 1 ra will be welcome. ' Frogg From Clopds a*? < lo' Tex" JuJy 8.?-That it . t: fT0^ Carlsbad, N. M., iz] torv ?f Clay Simpson and <^D.j They figure a tornado carried ' tfWmrg hailstone# from If#rt** ? P?rhtf s. ^ # Planning Visit To Experiment Farm Tuesday, July 19, has been set aside as Kershaw county day at the Sandhill Experiment Station. Everybody in the county is invited to attend. It is very urgent now that we learn and use every method which will make farming more profitable. The Sandhill Experiment Station has found out many practical and valuable truths which our farmers could and should use to their advantage. Men, women, boys and girls from alT over the county and business people are ail urged to attend. The courtty officials^ bankers, merchants, sdhool trustee?; teachers, 4-H club members and noiv-members?in fact, everybody in the county should attend. This Experiment Station is as much ours as anybody's and Tuesday, the 19th, has been officially designated as Kershaw County Day. Mr. J. A. Riley, Superintendent of the Station and other officials there have extended the people of Kershaw county I through your county agent a most cordial invitation to bring as many of our people as will come. Some of tlie things to be seen and studied at the Experiment Station are: The excellent dairy cattle and how they are handled and their value; dairy b*ra and equipment; annual and permanent pastures both on low land and on dry sandy uplands (which so many people have thought?impossible); a new lysimeter; peach orchard; grapes; grass; garden; asparagus; corn; soybeans; soybeans in fertilizer experiments; placement of fertilizer experiments; variety tests of cowpeas; the use of commercial fertilizers as to kinds, amounts and methods of use should be valuable information for our people. Everybody is requested to bring a picnic lunch and have a big joint picnic. k 'Notable speakers have been invited to address the Kershaw county vis- j itors during the lunch or picnic hour. Among the speakers invited are Mr. David R. Coker, Congressman W. F.| Stevenson, Mr. S. L. Jeffords, Extension Agronomist from Clemson Col-' lege and Mr. A. A. McKeown, District Extension Agent. We are requested to arrive at the Experiment Station not later than 10 a. m. All who will go through Camden are requested to assemble at the court house at 9:1b a. m. in order that we may leave and arrive at the Experiment Station in a group which will help a lot. 1 " It would be well to bring, a notebook and pencil. Farmers are urged to bring their; wives and other members of their families. Please notify your neighbors. ' .? go, folks, all of us who can | possibly do so, and prove that we are interested in helping ourselves to better our conditions. Remember, it's Tuesday, July 1?Bring lun<*i. ?ring your family. Notify your neighbors. Let's help ourselves and our families by learning more and nrore, urges Henry D. Green, county agent. t Men's Clothing Plant Put Back To Work 4 Norfolk, Va., July 8.?Sam Finkelstein and Company, Inc., local manufacturer's of men's clothing, will put six hundred persons to work this I week and next to bring their capacity] of the plant to full time operations with a quota of 700 workers. This announcement was made today by Samuel Lyons, organizer and manager of the plant who gave as the reason for the move his belief that tiro' raw - material market has nvW I been stabilized and the next price, movement will be upward. Farm Tour. Everybody in Kershaw County who is interested in farming is urged for his or her own good to attend the Kershaw County Day at the -Sandhill Experiment Station, Tuesday, July 19, leaving court house in Camden a 9 a. m., arriving Experiment Station at 10 a. m. ^ New Carrier on Star Route Mail | Frank L. Munn, of the Mt section, who was the successful bid-^ der at <he letting of the contract for carrying the **?* route ^toek Hilt and Camden, |on his duttee as carrier lait Friday, July 1- Mr. Munn waa former game warden for Kerahaw county^Ker haw Era. sr. * ^ ,.*.* wr - - ; "If" Kipling Had Written It Like This! "If you can see what some folks call 'depreesipn' " ,As nothing but a spin of Fortune's wheel; If you can keep your poise and self-possession ^Jo matter what you think or how you feel; If you can view a stupid situation A^l cluttered up with 'Ifs' and 'aiws' and 4buts' And take it at its proper valuation?A challenge to your common sen^ and 'guts'; , If you can rise above the moss and muddle, If you can glimpse a rainbow through the clouds * When Doubt and Dread and Fear are in a huddle And hope is being measured for a shroud; 1 If you can. keep a saving gen&e of humor For stories that are slightly inexadt; If you can disregard Report'and Rumor, And not accept a statement as a fact; If you can spread the gospel of successes, If you can stir the spirit that instills The latent life in lathes ana looms and presses And lift the stream above a thousand mills; If, briefly you can spend an extra dollar; If you can pry the sacred.Roll apart 0 And buy anothe^fhirt or shoe or collar And act as if it didn't break your heart; r . If you have faith in those with wihom you labor, And trust in those with whom you make a trade; If you believe in friend and next door neighbor And heed examples pioneers 'have made; If you exlpect the sun to rise tomorrow; If you are sure that somewhere skies are blue? Wake up and pack away the futile sorrow For better days are largely up to YOU!" v;:" Author Unknown. 11 Sam Hammond Dies After Short Illness "- It was <with sorrow that the lifelong frineds of 'Sam D. Hammond, beamed of his passing on Monday, | July 11. He was in his fifty-fourth r year and had only been sick for about a week and a patient at the Camden ! hospital; only a few days, when the end came. | Mr. Hainbiond was a painter by I trade. He served during the Spanisb1 American war as a member of Company M. Firet (South Carolina Infantry, volunteering for service on May 5, 1898, and receiving his honoorable discharge November 10, 1898. He was very .popular with his comrades then and after again taking up civil- _ ian life, being always jovial in manr ner. He was a great lover of dogs and many received excellent training through him: and obeyed their master's every command readily. The deceased is survived byjiis wife, who before marriage was Mise Emj ma Mickle, of West Wateree, and one 'son, Leonard Hammond, of Camden, i who was associated in business with his father. A sister, Mrs. William Branham, of Camden, also survives. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock at Efbenezer church in West Wateree, conducted by Rev. S. B. Hatfield, of Camden, assisted by Rev. Arthur V. Smith, 'of Logoff. Pallbfearers were iSpanish-Amerjcan war veterans?Messrs. J. F. Jenkins, i J. K. Lee, J. R. Weathers, Zack Wooten, Jim Taylor and T. B. Bruce.. Honorary pallbearers were members from the local post of the Amer| icai> Legion. Beautiful floral emblems testified to the esteem and popularity of Mr. Hammond. Boys to Hold A1"10*1 Camp The 4-H Club Boys of Kershaw county will hold their annual camp at Lake Shamokin near Camden Thursday, Friday and (Saturday, July 28, 29 and 30. All club boys who expect to attend this camp are requested to notify the county agent in writing at once. it L It now looks like the camp will be | verfy successful. Mr.. Dan Lewis, the state 4-H agent, Ralph W. Coarsey, dairy specialist and A. L. Durant, the livestock specialist and other%leaders will assist the county agent. 4-H Boys' Judging Contest Monday All 4-H Club Boys of Kershaw County are requested to meet at the county agent's office in the Court house in Camden at 9 a. m., Jul/ 18. Bring lunch. All day livestock judging training and local contest will be conducted. District winners will be selected. It is valuable training, boys whether you win the trip or not. ? ij? Bethesda Presbyterian Church Sunday, July 17. A. Douglas McArn, pastor. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Morning worship at 11:16. The public is cordially invited to these Local Minister Loses Father Florence, July 9.?The Rev. J. T. Littlejohn, 64, for more than 40 years a minister in. the Baptist church, died in a Florence hospital late tonight. At the time of his death he was pastor of the Scranton Baptist church, to Florence county. Funeral services will be held at Scranton Monday at & p. mn ?7; 1. " Mr. Littlejohn was a graduate of Furman university, Grreenville, and the Southern Baptist Theological seminary, Louisville, Ky. He is survived by his widow, the former Amelia Lanford, of Laurens; two sons, the Rev. J. T. Littlejohn, Jr., pastor of Wateree Baptist church, Camden, and C. B. Littlejohn, of Lake City. - Postal Savings Show Large Deposit *? Charleston leads the list of postal saving*, depositories in South Carolina in both the number of depositors and" the amount of deposits to the postal Savings accounts in South Car- i olrna for the month,of ?J Charleston has 3,900 depositors an#1 a total of $1,842,000 ip deposits. Columbia comes next with 2,200 depositors and $1,278,126 of deposits. The smallest single deposit is $2 and largest $2,000. The grand total for the state for the month of June is 21,244 account" and $10,110,000 deposits. This is an increase over May when the number of accounts were 19,999 and the amount olS deposit waa $9,690,000. The report shows that Camden has 186 depositors with a total of $101r 996. ~ Local Golfer Joins Holejn-One Club John M. Villepigue, WeM-known coal and wood: dealer,' and successful coach of the Camden championship foot ball team last season, joined the hole-in-one club ope evening last week when ho made the seventh hole on the Kirkwood links in one stroke". Hewas flaying in company with C. -H. Yates, W. L. DePass, >Jr., and W. L. Goodale. f Mr. Villepigue is one of Camden s best golfers and has been playir.g the game for a good many years, but this is his first hole-in-one. Baptist Church Services Thd following services are announced at the First Baptist church: ' Sunday school at 10 o'clock, Mr. C. O. Stogner, superintendent. Public worship conducted by the pastor at 11:15 a. m. The evening service will be called in on account of the revival meeting the Methodist <ihurc Also the mid wgifc eervice will be called in for the same reason. B. Y. p. u. fitmdUy evening at 7:30 o'clock. The public it cordially invited to I attend all the tHa church Mrs. Youn g Passes I in Wedtvifie Section . On Wednesday afternoon, July 13, Mrs. Melissa Caroline Young, in her 73rd year, widow of the late John T. Young, of WestviUe, passed away at her home in that community. Mrs. Young had been in ill health for a number of years but despite suffering at times, was always of a most cheerful disposition, tbeloved by all with whom she came in contact. She was a member of I>amascus church at WestviUe and was u loyal worker, ever displaying her true Christian spirit for good. Funeral eervl($es were held at Damascus church at 4 p. m. Thursday, the Rev. J. F. Hoffmeyer officiating, assited by Rev. Warren G. Ariail, of the Lyttleton Street A Methodist church of this city. Mrs. Young is survived "by a large falnily ofehild^n as follows^, Misses Nan Young, Lou Young, of Camden; Misses Ida Young, Eva Young, Mr. R. H. Young, of WestviUe; Mrs. E. V. Peedin, of Pine Level, N. C.; Mrs. S. J. Clyburn, of Orangeburg; Mrs. Coyte Treusdale, Mr. Leroy Young, of Hickory, N. C.,; Mr. J. A. Young, of (Savannah, Ga. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Evans Funeral Honae, Camden. Slayer of Phillips Acquitted By Jury Claude Roberts, young white farmer of the Shamrock section of the county, was acquitted Iby a general sessions court jury Wednesday... Roberts was up on a charge of murder in that he cut the throat of Tom Phillips, a filling station operator of near Kershaw. The killing occurred on Sunday night, June 5, when Phillips stopped his car on the highway and a quarrel ensued. The wounded man waa carried to Bethune where he was treated by Dr.. E. Z. j Truesdtale. Later he was brought to the Camden hospital where he died from loss of blood. Roberts was without means to em- ; ploy legal counsel so the court appointed W. L. DePass, Jr. and T. K. Trotter of the Camden bar to repre- , sent him. The case was begun Tuesday afternoon immediately after the Mayer .verdict of acquittal waa rendered. The Jury was out only a short time. Rural Citizen Makes Knives For Sale C. W. Shiver, residing on the Camden-Bishopvifle highway about seven miles from Camden, is a metal worker of no small ability. For a number * of years Mr. Shiver has been follow^ ing the trade of a mechanic and also in the making of pocket knives. He was in Oamden this week and had several knives in his possession exhibiting them to prospective customers. He makes them out of Diamond flies, and those who have * bought them say that they stand up well under the toughest cutting. When he turns them outv they have a razor edge on them and those who like a good pocket knife are well pleased with his product. Mr. Shiver also repairs the most intricate parts of the finest guns and revolvers in his rural ah/vp Foresters Track- Firehttg At an early hour Monday morning, Forest Warden Melvin, Truesdale, called the county forester and reported a fire burning on the city property near Woodward airport. An immediate investigation was begun to determine the cause of the Are. At a point on the trail where same | crosses Little Pine Tree Creek a copy of a newspaper was picked up, same . j having been used by the incendiary j | to light the Are. A little further on , a partially burned bunch of grass j was also found. This indicated th^t | the incendiary intended to make a j good job of it. Fortunately the fire; was soon brought under control with little acreage lost. This is. the first. case of malicious incendiaryism coming to the attention of the county forester and every effort will be made to establish the identity of the 'fire bug and bring him to justice. ? The ketch Curlew, missing days in an ocean race from Long faland to Bermuda has been fonnd with all- on brfafd safe and returning to New York trader the bpatfs own pow r v "i Jury Disagrees J In Munn Trial Th? jury in the owe of The State against J. B. Munn, on trial for the killing oJ O. L. (Buck) Hoi lay, on March 26th of this year, after having been sent to their room by Judge Townsend at a little after noon on Friday, and after having spent the night in the stiff lingly hot jury room,. <i M at tan-thirty Saturday morning ware brought into the Court to announce that they were In hopeless disagreement, and to be discharged. A mistrial was ordered and the case will attain be called *at the October term. Munn promptly made a new bond and wns immediately discharged from custody, the first bond, under the law, being only for appearance for trial, and all defendants in such cases being in the custody of tho Sheriff after they have been arraigned and during the trial. It is stated on good authority that the jury stood ten for acquittal and two for a jnan- j Jc slaughter verdict. , Crowds, filling every available seat upstairs and down, and jamming the aisles listened to the arguments of former Judge Smith and Solicitor Spign6r for the State and Murdoch M. Johnson for the defense. Hundreds of people from Lancaster and Chesterfield counties attended - the trial throughout. I Holley was killed near Piqgah church. The evidence of both the State and defense witnesses was that / *' 4 Munn had been to a store and grist J mill owned and operated by his S?on and himself several" miles from his home and tfygt while going back a-^ long the road, toward his home Holley drove past him and turned around and caVne back meeting him, and the shooting followed. Munn, using a pistol, shot four times, three bullets ''T| taking effect. Holley had a single barrel shotgun in his car that he had ? secured ffom his home that after- ^ noon, a abort time before he was killed. iMunn and , his grandson, James Mangum, testified that Holley was attempting to shoot him with the shotgun, but this was denied by Roscoe Boons, who was riding with Holley when he waft shot and who testified for the State. The jury hearing the Munn case and who hopeleaaly disagreed was composed of John Whitaker, Sr., foreman; Lawrence H. Jones, Frank R. fOureton, L. C. Marshall, W. S. \J| Beckham, M. L. Hancock, J. F. Watts, ?. J. Baker, W. T. Baker, W. I). Dowey, Douglas Arledge, B.' C. Deas. - . . J* -;. Woman Captured; Wanted for Murder -M Estella Summers, negro woman, who whs born at St, George, S. C., whs captured near RstttbcH by city and county officers this week, on advices from Philadelphia authorities. She was bald , in the Camden jail until a deputy from Philadelphia came for her to be returned to the Pennsylvania city. ?r... ~ The woman * is said to be wanted for the murder of a negro man. The fight occurred at a party and is said to have been caused by a man slapping this woman down. She Is said to have gone to her room, seoured a pistol and returned to open fire on her assailant. The shot went wild and killed her lover instead. Senate Candidates ==j ? Speak Here Friday _^| Candidates lor the United Statea ~ senate will speak in Camden on Friday, July 15, using the regular itin- erary by the fltatc Executive Cottt= ? mittee. The speaking will be held in the Camden high school auditorium / beginning at 10 o'clock in the morning. Notables for Kershaw County Day Among the outstanding men who have been invited to attend the Kershaw county farm day at the Sandhill Experiment Station Tuesday, Ju- ly 19, is Mr. David R. Coker, of * Hartsville. > A11 of the county officials and county workers have been invited by county agent Green to cooperate in getting a large number of Kershaw ? county farm and business people. Ed- ' itors of the county naw^apera hava ? ] IVamr IgA WAAM I mllae - ? - - - r< - - naryWinr W"?l CtjraiHIly iTiYlvCCI. father of UidW^Utes'leoltor^ESley, died Saturday night at Paducah,